Supply Technician

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/30/2026. Advancement to positions up to GS-05: Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-05 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment. For this GS-05 position, if you have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, it must have been a GS-03 or higher to be eligible.

• 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;
• answering customer questions regarding supplies and materials.
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 4 years above high school.
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 2 years above high school (beyond 60 semester hours).

Duties

Duties include - but may not be limited to the following:

• 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;
• Maintains expiration dates, rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates;
• Maintains 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 in sterile and operational condition;
• Completes specialty cart preparation;
• Cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles;
• Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area.