Medical Materiel Specialist- Level I
Location: Eglin Air Force Base, Destin, FL
About the role
The Medical Materiel Specialist I performs general warehousing tasks, customer support, requisition, shipping, receiving, building medical kits, inventory management, Quality Assurance (QA), and cargo preparation and deployment. Responsibilities include handling medical controlled items stored in a secure location, operating materials handling equipment, and updating DoD MMIS records.
Responsibilities
- Ensure all assets in medical WRM assemblages/kits are accounted for and managed.
- Assist in management of deferred procurement programs.
- Ensure all assigned WRM assemblages are inventoried.
- Assist in developing activation checklists for logistics activities.
- Assist in maintaining shelf-life extension program (SLEP) and serve as SLEP monitor if required.
- Maintain WRM continuity files.
- Conduct monthly reviews and provide monthly reports to the COR of SLEP and DMLSS inventory records to ensure accuracy and program compliance.
- Assist in the procurement of medical supplies and equipment.
- Identify and determine proper storage locations (refer, hazmat, flammable, etc.).
- Demonstrate use of PPE.
- Package and ship temperature-sensitive materiel.
- Verify incoming materiel for correctness in quantity and condition.
- Research and resolve shipment discrepancies.
- Identify controlled item markings.
- Update MMIS/DMLSS with QA data of new or incorrect data.
- Retrieve hazardous alerts and recalls, inspect storage locations for affected materiel, document actions, update MMIS/DMLSS, and perform disposition actions.
- Provide customer support.
- Assist in building kits and assemblages according to CONOPS and within allowance standards.
- Attain certification/license to drive/operate materiel handling equipment (MHE).
- Attain cargo certification to palletize and pack medical items and segregate special handling according to regulations.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Schedule
Monday–Friday, day shift
Travel
10% to 25% travel is required.
Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent is required.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in a logistics or warehousing field (medical logistics preferred).
- Familiarity with MMIS systems and ability to learn and navigate DMLSS.
- Ability to provide documentation of eligibility to legally work in the United States without employer-sponsored visa support.
- Ability to pass client background screening for security clearance.
- Experience working with medical supplies and equipment is preferred.
- Prior exposure to DMLSS or other DoD logistics systems.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and maintain an acceptable driving record.
- Forklift certification required or ability to obtain certification upon hire.
Pay
$19.40 per hour + $5.09 H+W (health and welfare) hourly benefit
Work Environment
The work environment involves a warehouse or distribution center setting. The area may be noisy, dusty, or involve exposure to fumes from forklifts or other equipment. Temperature can vary—some warehouses are climate-controlled, while others may be hot in summer and cold in winter.
Physical Demands
- Regularly lift, carry, push, or pull items weighing 25–50 lbs (sometimes up to 75 lbs with assistance).
- Prolonged standing and walking throughout the shift (often 8–12 hours).
- Frequent bending, kneeling, squatting, and reaching to pick up or place materials.
- May involve using ladders, step stools, or order pickers to access shelves.
- Repeated motion of scanning, sorting, or packaging of materials.
Benefits
- 401K Employer Matching
- PTO - Vacation eligibility under this federal contract is governed by the Service Contract Act and becomes available once the required continuous service period is met.
- Sick leave
- 11 Paid Federal Holidays
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Employer-paid Life Insurance
- Employer-paid AD&D Insurance
- Employee-paid voluntary benefits
- Employee development resources