Warehouse Worker - Sumter School District

Sumter School District
Job Description
 
 
 
POSITION:                Warehouse Worker, Non-exempt
 
QUALIFICATIONS:  High school diploma, preferred or equivalent; supplemented by one (1) or more years general warehouse and delivery experience. Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Possession of a valid South Carolina Driver's License. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
 
REPORTS TO:         Maintenance Supervisor
 
JOB GOAL:             Under general supervision, participates in the organization and maintenance of warehouse supplies, materials and equipment. Picks up and delivers school supplies, materials, and equipment. Exercises limited judgment and discretion in planning and prioritizing work in receiving, storing and distribution of supplies, materials and equipment. Work is performed with some independence and use of some independent judgment.
                                                                 
JOB DUTIES:

1. Unloads, checks and shelves incoming materials, equipment and supplies. Receives merchandise and unloads trucks.
2. Inspects incoming stock for conformity to purchase orders and reports shortages, damages and other discrepancies.
3. Assists other warehouse service personnel on assigned deliveries and other duties as required.
4. Performs a variety of warehousing functions including stocking, shelving, filling requisitions and checking materials and supplies.
5. Prepares delivery orders. Picks up various items from locations including school and site equipment, furniture and supplies.
6. Operates forklifts, pallet jacks, vans and trucks to perform duties. Assists in the maintenance of stock records and in inventory counts.
7. Computer skills and knowledge of District financial software system to perform various job duties, including stock inventory, asset compliance, vendor history and purchase order history.
8. Telephone and email correspondence with District staff and suppliers to resolve order and supply issues as needed to ensure proper receipt and delivery of ordered merchandise.
9. Process product discrepancies and freight claims with suppliers and freight companies.
10. Maintains the warehouse in a safe and orderly condition.
11. Performs all other duties and responsibilities designated by the Executive Director of Operations and the Maintenance Director.

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STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Physical Requirements: Requires medium work that involves walking, standing, stooping, crouching, crawling, climbing, stretching or lifting all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis, or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving very close tolerances or limits of accuracy.
• Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.
• Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes the giving of assignments and instructions to subordinates. Includes the receiving of information and instructions from supervisor.
• Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of administrative, technical and other documents and reports. Requires the ability to prepare various types of reports and documents with the proper format. Has the ability to speak before others with poise, voice control and confidence.
• Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in oral, written, diagrammatic or schedule form. Requires the ability to apply influence systems in staff supervision; to learn and understand principles and techniques; to make independent judgments in absence of supervision; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow and give verbal and written instructions; to counsel and teach employees. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical and/or professional languages including facility manageme