Title: General Services Technician

State Role Title: Store & Warehouse Spec III

Hiring Range: $44,558.00

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: VIRGINIA BEACH HQ

Agency Website: jobs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

We’re looking for an experienced, reliable, and hardworking General Services Technician to play a vital role in supporting our public health efforts. This position requires a dedicated individual with practical knowledge and a strong commitment to community service. This is a dynamic, hands-on role that is not facility-based but essential to helping protect and promote community health. If you are dependable, motivated, and ready to contribute your skills to meaningful work, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits: The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

Restricted Position: This is a restricted position, which is solely funded by the Public Health Infrastructure Grant period ending November 2027. The availability of funding is scheduled for review November 2027 and periodically thereafter. Continued employment is contingent on the continued availability of fund

In this role, you will:

• Work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and outside regular business hours
• Support mass community health initiatives such as drive-thru vaccination clinics
• Assist with community events and emergency public health operations, including mobile medical clinics and shelters
• Operate heavy equipment safely and effectively
• Work outdoors for extended periods, often in various weather conditions
• Pay close attention to detail, ensuring smooth and efficient operations

Surplus Property

• Receive, record, and manage surplus office equipment, modular furniture, miscellaneous materials, and supplies held in inventory
• Maintains inventory and disposal of surplus property items that include but not limited to: office panels, work surfaces, excess office equipment such as printers, fax machines and furniture
  
• Manages and reports on materials and office items stored in the building
•  Performs minor repairs to property
  
• Assists office in procuring and delivering surplus property from external agencies and State Surplus Warehouse
  
• Assists in planning and implementation of surplus property disposal through the most cost-effective avenues
•  Identifies high value and demand items; maintains a surplus store
• Maintains familiarity with needs within the building and districts to distribute valuable pieces within VDH and to keep an effective inventory of high demand items
• Responsible for cleanliness and order of surplus property to maintain an orderly space

General Support

• Provides guidance and assists with the assessment of office space needs and the configuration/construction of office layouts and office moves
•  Provides backup assistance with the sorting of mail to the various offices/units and the processing of outgoing of United Parcel Services (UPS) packages from the Mailroom on an as needed basis
•  Provides general facilities assistance to include, but not limited to, moving boxes, maintaining patio umbrellas, coordinating large deliveries, and providing special event support on an as needed basis
  
• Performs routine scheduled building related safety walks, floor by floor inspections for needed repairs, and general service tasks to maximize building functions without interruption of services
• May provides backup to General Services operations for processing building access, parking assignments, and receptionist desk operations
• Assists with special projects such as space allocation measurements and surveys on an as needed basis

Facility & Fleet Support

• Assists the Facilities Manager in liaison functions with the Department of General Services
• Performs small to moderate repairs on surplus property to restore or maintain value
  
• Places and maintains cubicle walls and furniture, including set up, reconfiguration, and repair of cubicle office spaces
  
• Routinely inspects building to identify maintenance needs, fixing very minor issues or reporting the need to Facilities Manager for DGS support
•  Performs spot checks and cleaning on assigned vehicles
•  Takes vehicles to and picks up from DGS Fleet for regularly scheduled maintenance, state inspections, and repair
•  Performs data entry tasks to support fleet
  
• Acts as primary back up for Fleet Administrator
  
• Participates in fleet email monitoring; prepares monthly fleet exception reports
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience with inventory management and warehouse/storage operations
• Experience working independently
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet due dates
  
• Experience with hand tools to make minor repairs
•  Ability to move office furniture and equipment while following design requirements
  
• Ability to distribute mail
  
• Strong oral and written communication skills
•  Ability to work well with others and to provide excellent customer service
  
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to lift 70 pounds alone
•  Valid State Driver's License to operate a vehicle while conducting business for the agency
  

Additional Considerations

• Proven project management skills
• Possession of a valid Class A driver’s license to operate box trucks, RVs, and other heavy equipment safely and effectively is highly desirable.
  
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Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.
If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.

As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!

Supplemental Questions: You may be required to respond to position-specific questions at the end of this application. This information will help us evaluate your credentials and qualifications for the job. Failure to respond to any questions may disqualify you from further consideration.

Contact Information

Name: Cydnee Stuckey

Phone: 757-278-6692

Email: cydnee.stuckey@vdh.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.