Purchasing Technician , II - Facilities Maintenance Branch

Job Posting

Employer:

Hawaii State Department of Education

Salary: $3,484.00 - $3,768.00 Monthly

Location:

Facilities Maintenance Branch

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time 12-month

Position Number: 17059

The authorized level of this position is Purchasing Technician II. Applications are being accepted down to the Purchasing Technician I in the event of recruiting difficulties. Salary Range:
Purchasing Technician I, SR-11: $3,484.00 per month Purchasing Technician II, SR-13: $3,768.00 per month

• Discusses requirements, specifications and alternatives with users;
• Discusses needs with and obtains information from vendors;
• Studies catalogs and reads various background material related to purchasing requirements of the agency;
• Drafts specifications, terms and conditions for invitation for bids based on readily available precedents or specific instructions or prepares an initial draft of specifications for a new item and refers to others for finalization of purchasing action;
• Procures technical or unique supplies and equipment requiring written request for quotes;
• Supervises and participates in informal purchases characteristic of the next lower level;
• Issues purchase orders and finalizes arrangement for delivery;
• Supervises or conducts inspection of materials upon delivery for compliance with purchase order or contract;
• Reviews, supervises and/or participates in the follow up of orders to expedite delivery or to resolve discrepancies or problems in completing a purchasing action;
• Revises operating procedures and recommends changes to policies;
• Supervises and participates in other work described at the next lower level.

Basic Education/Experience Requirement:
Experience requiring knowledge of English grammar, spelling and the ability to read, comprehend and apply written directions, and to make basic mathematical computations including percentages. This experience may be met from part-time and/or unpaid work. There must, however, be evidence that participation was on a continuous basis but not necessarily on a full-time normal work basis. This requirement may also be met by possession of a high school diploma with satisfactory completion of coursework in English and arithmetic.

Experience Requirement:
Except for the substitutions provided for in this specification, applicants must have work experience of the kind and quality described below and in the amounts shown in the following table:

Class Title - Gen Exper (years) - Spzld Exper (years) - Suvry Aptitude (years) - Total Exper (years)

Purchasing Technician I - 2 - 0 - 0 - 2

Purchasing Technician II - 2 - 1 - * - 3

* Supervisory Aptitude:
For some Purchasing Technician II positions, applicants must possess Supervisory Aptitude which is the demonstration of an aptitude for the performance of supervisory duties. Supervisory Aptitude may be demonstrated through completion of regular or special assignments involving responsibility for some supervisory functions; by serving as a group or team leader; by completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments or by favorable appraisals by a supervisor stating the possession of interpersonal skill indicative of supervisory potential.

General

Experience:

Responsible work experience which demonstrated the ability to request information from others and to explain procedural requirements orally and in writing and which demonstrated knowledge/experience as described under (a) or (b) below or a combination of both:

• (a) Experience requiring the possession and application of a good working knowledge of governmental purchasing methods, laws, regulations, policies, procedures and requirements. Examples of qualifying experience include account clerical or pre-audit work which involved the examination of documents supporting governmental purchases (e.g. authorizations for purchases, requisitions, invoices, purchase orders, contracts, statewide central purchasing lists, etc.) for validity, accuracy and that proper procedures were followed and the preparation or review and approval of vouchers authorizing payments.
• (b) Experience…