Inventory & Materials Spec II - Post Regional Distribution Ctr

Inventory & Materials Spec II - Post Regional Distribution Ctr.

The TxDOT Support Services Division is seeking a highly motivated individual for an Inventory & Materials Specialist position at the Regional Distribution Center (RDC) in Post, TX. The RDC focuses on working individually and as a team to supply materials for the districts and divisions and assists in maintaining stocked inventories. The position will require monitoring inventory such as stocking, rotating, reporting items not meeting standards or goals, spot checks, and annual inventory cycle counts.

The individual will pull orders and prepare them for shipment and also load and unload materials by hand or utilizing a forklift in a safe and efficient manner.

Benefits and Perks:

• Retirement Plans
• Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Leave and Holidays
• Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees
• On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
• Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
• Family-Friendly Policies and Programs

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensures the loading and unloading of stock, by using hand, hand truck or forklift according to policies and procedures.
• Assists in reviewing and correcting automated receipts from the Warehouse Receiving Unit.
• Cleans work area.
• Conducts annual inventory.
• Ensures incoming freight meets specifications as required moves these items using appropriate safety methods and tools.
• Ensures warehouse area and equipment are kept clean and properly maintained.
• Enters and reads computer data relating to the issuance and receipt of stock.
• Handles problems relating to incorrect or damaged stock and disposes of surplus stock.
• May train other employees.
• Monitors inventory levels to maintain stock at proper levels including ordering materials, reducing surplus or obsolete stock, and minimizing back orders.
• Prepares correspondence to district personnel and vendors.
• Prepares weekly orders for traffic signs.
• Processes receipts and transfers of minor equipment items.
• Provides assistance to warehouse management as needed.
• Provides status update information to management.
• Records amount of materials/items received or distributed and reports discrepancies.
• Requests or maintains hazardous materials data.
• Weighs, counts, sorts and places materials/items on racks, shelves or bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color or commodity code; as required moves these items using appropriate safety methods and tools.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: High School Graduate or Equivalent in general high school studies

Experience: 4 years experience in warehouse operations, supplies management or purchasing and forklift operations. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). College education and/or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Licenses and

Certifications:

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Safety Impact Certificate (may obtain after hire)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in People Soft and Microsoft Excel applications preferred.
• Forklift operating experience preferred.

Considerable knowledge of safety methods and procedures associated with warehousing hazardous materials.

• Maintaining effective working relationships with others
• Using basic mathematical fundamentals
• Using, maintaining, and repairing tools and equipment of the trade
• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Training in a classroom, office, or field environment
• The use and support of personal computers and peripheral equipment
• Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment and mechanical devices of the trade

Physical Requirements and

Working Conditions:

• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Required to wear protective gear, hard hat, or other device
• Medium work:
  Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
• Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist
• Crouching-bending body downward and forward by…