Storekeeper II

The Massachusetts Veterans Home (MVH) at Chelsea, formerly the Soldiers' Home at Chelsea, was established in 1882 and offers residential and long-term care programs to eligible Massachusetts veterans.  Our mission is to provide the highest quality personal health care services to Massachusetts veterans with dignity, honor, and respect.

To help support activities onsite, MVH at Chelsea is looking to add a Storekeeper II to their team. This role uses state procurement system, COMMBUYS to purchase all food, goods, and supplies for the dietary department. Maintains inventory of food, supplies and kitchen ware for two kitchens. Orders, receives and stores food in compliance with standards. Maintains records of food by date, rotates stock, and issues supplies. Maintains related records of storeroom supplies. Performs related work as required.

DETAILED STATEMENT OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Consults with Director of Food and Nutrition Services and Dietitian to determine what is required to feed over 300 Veterans three meals each day, 7 days per week.

• Reviews meal plans to establish how much food is needed.

• Requisitions, receives, stores, and distributes foods, materials, equipment, forms, and supplies.

• Uses state procurement system, COMMBUYS, to purchase all food, goods, and supplies for the dietary department.

• Maintains inventory of food by maintaining electronic ledgers and logs of foods/supplies received by name, type, date, etc.

• Reconciles inventory on hand with inventory needed and places orders with vendors through CommBuys.

• Supervises the maintenance of a perpetual inventory and related records and anticipates future stock and supply needs.

• Stores foods in appropriate locations (refrigerated or non-refrigerated), in appropriate storage containers, and appropriately marks each.

• Unpacks and examines goods to verify quality and quantity of stock.

• Stores materials, equipment, forms, and supplies and replenishes depleted stock when necessary.

• Makes daily inspection of stock to determine if there is spoilage, past due dates, etc., and removes from shelves and discards.

• Supervises truck loading and unloading and assigns delivery routing of stocks and supplies.

• Maintains the cleanliness and appearance of the stockroom.

• Reviews records for accuracy of information, conforming to established procedures. When stock levels are being depleted, prepares necessary requisitions, including pricing. 

  Maintains file of related purchasing division awards.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED AT HIRE:

• Ability to make mathematical computations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) with speed and accuracy.

• Ability to read, write and comprehend the English language.

• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.

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