Utility Warehouse Superintendent

• Position Type:
  Utility Services/ Utility Warehouse Superintendent
• Date Posted: 10/14/2026
• Location:
  
  City of Seguin

This position is responsible for planning, organizing, and supervising the daily operations of the Utilities Warehouse to ensure the efficient procurement, receipt, storage, inventory control, and distribution of materials, equipment, and supplies that support the City's utility operations. This position provides leadership to warehouse personnel, maintains accurate inventory records, coordinates with utility divisions and purchasing, and ensures adequate stock levels for routine operations, capital projects, and emergency response.

The Warehouse Superintendent promotes a safe, organized, and customer-focused work environment while ensuring compliance with City policies, procurement procedures, and applicable regulations.

Plans, organizes, supervises, and evaluates the daily operations of the Utilities Warehouse to ensure efficient support of utility operations, capital improvement projects, and emergency response activities.

Supervises, trains, mentors, and evaluates warehouse personnel; establishes performance expectations and ensures compliance with City policies and departmental procedures.

Participates in the recruitment, selection, promotion, discipline, and termination of employees; completes performance evaluations, coaching, counseling, and performance improvement plans

Assists in developing, administering, and monitoring the warehouse operating budget; identifies opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Oversees warehouse inventory management, including procurement, receiving, storage, issuance, tracking, and reconciliation of inventory materials.

Ensures materials, equipment, and supplies are available to support the Electric, Water, Wastewater, and Utility Engineering Departments for routine maintenance, emergency response, and capital projects.

Maintains inventory management systems, including work order integration, barcode technology, and inventory control processes to improve accuracy and accountability.

Coordinates with Finance, Purchasing, and Utility management to reconcile warehouse inventory records with invoices, purchase orders, general ledger information, and other financial records; researches discrepancies and provides accurate supporting documentation within established deadlines;

Maintains data management of warehouse inventory and activities while assigning checked-out inventory to appropriate account numbers;

Establishes, monitors, and maintains appropriate minimum/maximum inventory and reorder levels; routinely reviews outstanding purchase orders, back orders, lead times, and critical stock levels to ensure adequate materials are available to support Utility operations;

Ensures inventory transactions are entered accurately and timely and that inventory adjustments, removals, transfers, returns, and disposals are supported by appropriate documentation and authorization;

Oversees the issuance, tracking, maintenance, and accountability of tools, equipment, and specialized utility assets.

Administers the testing, tracking, and distribution of electrical safety equipment, including rubber gloves, line hoses, blankets, and other protective equipment, ensuring compliance with applicable safety standards.

Maintains records associated with transformers, including inventory, movement, PCB testing, regulatory documentation, rebuilds, and disposal.

Coordinates the procurement process by preparing requisitions, obtaining quotes, evaluating products, receiving materials, and working with vendors and manufacturers to ensure timely delivery and product quality.

Checks out material to electric and water/wastewater crews by maintaining communication to determine project needs and adequate inventory.

May unload freight, load freight and move material for other departments with forklift; and

Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

Knowledge of: the City's electric system, including different types of materials and tools and their use; different types of transformers including size, voltages, overhead and pad mount types; and different types of materials and their proper names used in the field. Also prefer knowledge of different types of materials and tools and their use in regard to water distribution and wastewater collection as well as their proper names.

Demonstrated ability to:
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