What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials Handler I position at State of Colorado Job Opportunities?
Department Information
Colorado's oldest public university, Mines is located in Golden, Colorado at the gateway of the Rocky Mountains, 13 miles west of downtown Denver and 21 miles south of Boulder.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Free EcoPass
- Generous vacation and sick leave plus 13 paid holidays
- State pension plan (PERA)
- Parental Leave
- Reduced cost tuition for employee and family members
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Professional growth and training opportunities
- Access to technology and equipment
- Colorado State Employee Assistance Program
- Access to a world-class recreation center
- Interaction with an international population and cultural events
Description of Job
This position exists to assist and advise the Colorado School of Mines campus with their distribution needs through Central Receiving, Central Stores, Mail and Package Delivery services. To provide quality service to the faculty and staff and to work with vendors to fulfill the needs of the College.
Central Receiving & Delivering:
- Unload trucks with forklift as necessary, organize freight, check in and log packages, stage packages for delivery.
- Maintain logs and filing systems for the purpose of tracking packages by date.
- Check all incoming freight for Purchase Orders, damaged as well as poorly labeled freight.
- Resolve customer, vendor and carrier issues.
- Load vehicles with freight that has been checked in for best delivery efficiency to optimize delivery times checking for time sensitive packages, deliver to proper location on campus with quality customer service.
- Maintain scheduled mail route and non· scheduled package delivery routes.
- Be a contact for those on campus regarding receiving issues and procedures.
- Unloading, handling and sorting of incoming United States Postal Service mail & packages along with inter· departmental mail for campus wide delivery.
- Act as backup in the processing of out-going mail when Mail Manager is not present.
- Must keep up with current USPS postal changes.
- Takes out all processed mail to the USPS local postal station and mail that requires the attention of the Business Mail Technician (insured, certified and registered mail) - all of which entails driving off campus.
- Maintain scheduled mail routes for both morning and afternoon mail runs.
- Prepare vehicles for that day’s functions.
- Review prior days paperwork and resolve outstanding issues.
- Prepare vehicles for overnight/weekend storage.
- Update daily/weekly logs and files.
- Clean work environment and equipment, check charge level and batteries on forklift- charge as necessary.
- Walk and check building prior to locking up.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
One year of experience which includes warehousing, handling, shipping, receiving, storing, inventory, and/or distribution of goods.
Substitutions:
Appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
APPEAL RIGHTS:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.
An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.
For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.
Supplemental Information
Colorado School of Mines is committed to equal opportunity for all persons. Mines does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), ancestry, creed, marital status, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status or current military service. Further, Mines does not retaliate against community members for filing complaints regarding or implicating any of these protected statuses.
Mines’ commitment to nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and equal access is reflected in the administration of its policies, procedures, programs and activities and in its efforts to achieve a talented student body and workforce.
Through its policies, procedures and resources, Mines complies with federal law, Colorado state law, administrative regulations, executive orders and other legal requirements to prevent discrimination (including harassment or retaliation) within the Mines campus community and to address potential allegations of inequality or concerns for safety.
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