Supply Technician

Description:

This position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the Butler 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.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/27/2026.

Selective Placement Factor: Driver's license required.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
  • providing supplies and material to clinical and/or administrative areas of a facility;
  • scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing and distributing supplies, instruments and other material;
  • pulling stock, replenishing stock and maintaining records on stock levels;
  • monitoring expiration dates;
  • cleaning assigned areas in accordance with regulations and policy;
  • utilizing an automated system to maintain inventory; and
  • answers customer questions regarding supplies and materials. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed 4 years above high school in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education was obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. OR,
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must possess an equivalent combination of specialized experience and post high school education as described above that demonstrates my ability to perform the duties of this position. For the GS-05, only education in excess of 60 semester hours (2 years) is creditable.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ .