Warehouse​/Dock Worker- Sheriff's Office

Job Description

Warehouse/Dock Worker

$38,722.00 - $48,402.00
* DOE

+$1 per hour worked in environmental Pay

* All job-related experience must be included on the resume portion for it to be considered in the salary offer.

Under general supervision, operates a major centralized jail stores facility to support the Metro and Oxbow Jails, the Sheriff’s Office Building, and the Special Operations Building facilities. Controls the inventory, unloading and delivery of supplies and prisoner meals; disposal of bio-hazardous materials generated by the prisonerpopulations, proper security for the destruction of confidential documents, and recycling of paper andcardboard, and the movement of over 1.5 tons of trash monthly from within the Jails.

One (1) year of related experience and training in a dock or warehouse environment.

Preference may be given for experience with an automated inventory control system.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required Sheriff’s Office preemployment background check.

Must receive a verified negative test result on a mandatory drug test before starting in this position. Will besubject to random alcohol and drug testing.

The following duties and responsibilities are intended to be representative of the work performed by the incumbent(s) in this position and are not all-inclusive. The omission of specific duties and responsibilities will not preclude it from the position.

Applicants must be prepared to demonstrate the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

• Receives inventory and maintains security of the docks by verifying identification of personsentering/exiting the dock or warehouse area; checks trucks and semi-trailers to ensure no contrabandenters jail; inspects and verifies all deliveries and packing slips and invoices for content to original order.
• Unloads and stores inventory in appropriate bins, shelves, and pallets, and rotates stock.
• Pulls and delivers orders using tugs, carts, trailers, or trucks; distributes janitorial supplies and other ordersto prisoner pods, offices, and other buildings on Sheriff’s Office campus.
• Delivers breakfast, lunch and dinner meals prepared by contracted food services workers and prisoners tothe units in the Jails three times a day
• Prepares requisitions, purchase orders, and inventory control records; approves packing slips, invoices,and delivery paperwork.
• Picks up, secures, and disposes all bio-hazardous waste created during intake of prisoners and in medicalunits by the Doctor, Dentist, and nursing staff; responds to emergencies in the pods to remove and disposeof bio-hazardous materials in accordance with OSHA regulations.
• Removes all garbage from the Metro Jail and Oxbow Jail facilities, trash and garbage equaling more than
  1.5 tons monthly using industrial trash compactor; sorts recyclable cardboard and tracks amounts forrefund back to Jail budget; maintains security and storage for medical and prisoner documents identified to be picked up by contracted shredding vendor.
• Provides warehouse and yard maintenance to eliminate safety hazards; strips and waxes office floors;maintains equipment; ensures stock is arranged according to safety and security standards; performs walk-through inspections of the area and stock.
• Operates forklifts, electric and manual pallet jacks, tugs, trucks, or other light equipment to move materials in warehouse and for distribution; maintains OSHA certifications and follows safety procedures for storing and stacking of inventory.
• Assists Clothing Unit with movement of laundry carts throughout the Metro Jail and transporting laundry toand from the laundry facilities at the…