Supply Technician

About the opportunity

The position is located in the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) under Logistics Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VA Medical Center in Tampa, FL. As a Supply Technician, you will provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment. Major duties include pulling and replenishing stock inventory, interacting with clinical and administrative customers, maintaining stock level records, monitoring expiration dates and stock rotation, performing daily inventory using bar coding equipment, resolving discrepancies between records and physical counts, and delivering items in a timely and sterile condition.

Salary and benefits

• Competitive Federal salary ranging from $40,736 to $52,957 per year
• Comprehensive federal benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid annual/sick leave

Who can apply?

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level in Federal service related to providing supplies and material to clinical/administrative areas, inventory management, and bar-coding
• Alternatively, successfully completed 4 years above high school in any field (education substitution) or an equivalent combination of specialized experience and post high school education
• Must possess a current, valid state-issued driver's license as a selective placement factor
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program

Required documents

• Resume (limited to a maximum of two pages starting September 27, 2025)
• College transcripts (if qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience)
• DD-214 or Statement of Service (if claiming Veterans' Preference)
• SF-15 Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (if applicable)
• SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action (for current or former Federal employees)
• Cover letter (optional)
• Disability letter or other supporting documentation if applicable

When to apply

• Date posted: September 1, 2026
• Application closing date: September 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM (ET)

How to apply

• Click 'Apply Online' on the USAJOBS posting to create or log in to your USAJOBS account
• Upload your two-page resume and required supporting documents
• Complete the initial online application questionnaire
• Submit your complete application package by 11:59 PM (ET) on September 9, 2026
• Complete any required online assessments through the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment system if notified via email

Additional information

• This is not a virtual position; you must live within or be willing to relocate within a commutable distance of Tampa, FL.
• Selected applicants will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period.
• The physical demands require standing and walking during the entire workday, frequent reaching, bending, and lifting supplies up to 50 pounds, and pushing loaded carts weighing over 100 pounds.