Warehouse Technician I

The purpose of this classification is to receive, store, and issue materials, supplies, tools, and equipment for the Consolidated Government's water utility within the guidelines of departmental policies and procedures and standard warehouse practices.  Reports to the Operations Manager or other designated person. Works with vendors, co-workers, sales people, and the public to provide administrative support.   Performs all other duties as assigned.

• Issues parts, tools, supplies, orders, or other items. Fills work orders for parts and supplies from inventory. Pulls stock to fill work orders, reviews work orders to ensure accuracy and closes out completed work orders. Maintains logs/records of all materials checked out or issued.
• Receives materials, equipment, and supplies. Verifies incoming shipments against Purchase Orders to ensure accurate counts of incoming merchandise. Runs receiving report and performs basic data entry as needed.
• Shelves and stores materials, equipment, and supplies. Ensures proper labeling and shelving of inventory. Updates stocking levels, maintains inventory locations, and maintains related records and documentation.  
• Conducts physical inventory count, inventory test counts, sight inventory, and low stock checks and adjustments. Verifies and adjusts inventory records, as needed. Resolves inventory variance reports.
• Maintains safety and cleanliness of warehouse. Performs daily inspection of the warehouse and surrounding area for unauthorized entry and potential unsafe working conditions. Performs general cleaning and housekeeping tasks. Alerts supervisor to problems and concerns as needed.

Education: High School diploma or GED {Please note: Upon job offer, you will be required to provide proof of education. Be sure to have the appropriate documents readily available.}

  

Experience: Two (2) years of experience in installation, maintenance and repair work or related field. 

Certification:  Must possess and maintain a valid Forklift certification.

    

Licensing Requirements:  Possession of a valid driver’s license with good driving history.  If State license is other than Georgia or South Carolina, applicant must obtain a license in Georgia or South Carolina within 30 days of employment. ***This position operates county vehicles.***

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: 

• Considerable knowledge of warehouse inventory, equipment and parts utilized in water and sewer repair, inventory and storekeeping procedures, and standard methods and practices of warehouse or storeroom operations. 
• Familiarity with departmental policies governing warehouse operations.
• Proficiency in data entry and storing and inventorying supplies and equipment.
• Mastery of using adding machines, calculators, computers and performing basic math.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently.
• Possess or have ability to obtain a valid state operator/driver’s license for the type vehicle or equipment operated.
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Performance Aptitudes:

• Data Utilization:  Requires the ability to determine, calculate, tabulate, or summarize data/information, following a prescribed plan requiring the exercise of some judgment. Includes performing subsequent actions in relation to these computational operations. 
• Human Interaction:  Requires the ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well established policies, procedures and standards.
• Equipment:  Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal:  Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
• Math:  Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.
• Functional Reasoning:  Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.
• Situational Reasoning:  Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.
• Physical Abilities:  Tasks require the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).
• Sensory Requirements:  Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors:  Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as heights or machinery. 

 

OTHER: 

• This position requires staff call up in an emergency situation.
• Travel from office to other locations is required of this position.

Disclaimer:  The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.

Salary : $34,980