Lead Supply Technician

Summary This position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System. As a Supply Technician, you will provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including - but not limited to - sterile and non‑sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment. Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement: 07/17/2026. Time‑In‑Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time‑in‑grade requirements by the closing date. For a GS‑6 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS‑5. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF‑50 that shows your time‑in‑grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF‑50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate that you possess one‑year time‑in‑grade as required by the announcement. You must provide an additional SF‑50 that clearly demonstrates one‑year time‑in‑grade if necessary. Time‑in‑Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement and to current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑05 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes providing supplies and material to clinical and administrative areas of a complex health care facility; scanning, bar‑coding, receiving, storing, and distributing medical and surgical supplies, instruments, and other material; pulling stock, replenishing stock, and maintaining records on stock levels; monitoring expiration dates; cleaning assigned areas in accordance with aseptic principles; utilizing an automated system to maintain inventory; and answering customer questions regarding supplies and materials. Experience refers to paid and unpaid work, including volunteer work through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. A full year of work is considered to be 35–40 hours per week. Part‑time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours per week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work requires standing, walking, and frequent reaching, bending, and lifting of supply packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds). It also requires pushing loaded carts of medical supplies weighing in excess of 100 pounds. With proper assistance, you may move heavier items that weigh over 40 pounds. Work occurs throughout the medical center and supported catchment areas, which includes wards, storage buildings, and warehouses ranging from clean environments to hot, cold, drafty, and poorly lit spaces. Duties Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery Replenishes stock inventory Interacts with clinical and administrative customers and maintains records on stock levels Communicates to the Lead or Supervisor any concerns related to supplies, equipment, and procedures Provides information to customers regarding medical supplies Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock to limit outdates, and removes items from use as required by outdates Monitors and controls critical supplies Performs daily inventory using bar‑coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock Distributes items according to established or ad‑hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems Delivers supplies in a timely manner and ensures supplies and material delivered are sterile and operationally sound Completes specialty cart preparation Cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area Work Schedule: Various work schedule of Monday‑Friday 6:00am‑2:30pm; Sunday‑Thursday 11:30am‑8:00pm; schedule may change based on agency need This is not a virtual position Position Description/PD#: Lead Supply Technician/PD99833S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized #J-18808-Ljbffr