2026 Summer Employment - Dept. of Materials Management (DMM) - Temporary Staff - SEE BELOW FOR JOB DETAILS

Job Summary

DMM Summer temporary staff will work in various areas of the department performing routine manual and clerical work. Positions may involve the continuous movement of materials, such as bulky, heavy packages and furniture, by hand or electric material handling equipment. Work requires the ability to grasp and move heavy items weighing up to 100 pounds. Positions may require operation of a light truck or cargo van. A CDL license is required for operating a cargo van.

Work Activities

• Perform routine manual and clerical work in the selection, storage, inventory control, issuance, loading and delivery of supply items, equipment, instructional materials and in the delivery of mail.
• Continuous movement of materials, such as bulky, heavy packages and furniture, by hand or electric material handling equipment.
• Safe and efficient operation of electric materials handling equipment, must be OSHA certified to operate equipment.
• May involve the continuous movement of materials, such as bulky, heavy packages and furniture, by hand or electric material handling equipment.
• Operate a light truck or cargo van.

Qualifications

• Valid Maryland Class C noncommercial driver's license, or equivalent.
• Completion or ability to complete an OSHA approved certification program on operation of power industrial equipment.
• Able to lift, carry and move up to 100 pounds.
• Flexible and a team player.

Hours and Pay

• Part-time shift: Day shift from 6:00 am - 2:30 pm.
• Paid at a rate of $20.00 per hour.

Supplemental Information

This is a temporary summer position which is not associated with your MCPS permanently assigned position. Wage range for a summer position is dependent on multiple factors depending on the position and the candidate’s hourly rate (MCEA or SEIU). For specific wage info: here.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Some knowledge of warehousing and storekeeping practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of the safe and efficient operation of power material handling equipment.
• Knowledge of the safe and efficient operation of a light truck, traffic rules and regulations.
• Ability to rapidly and accurately fill orders, including proper palletization of product.
• Ability to check supplies and other materials rapidly and accurately.
• Ability to keep ample store records and reports.
• Ability to operate power pallet trucks and other warehouse equipment in accordance with established safety standards.
• Ability to read, follow simple oral and written instructions, write, and make computations at the level required by the position duties.
• Skill in the operation of a light truck under all types of weather conditions required for some positions.
• Good communication and human relations skills.
• Some knowledge of modern office practices and procedures.
• Ability to learn assigned clerical and mail handling tasks readily and to follow prescribed routines.
• Ability to learn, recognize and recall names of addressees in the central offices and to match names to their office locations.
• Skill in processing and sorting large quantities of inter-office and incoming U.S. mail.

Education, Training, and Experience

• Completion of the ninth grade required.
• High School or GED diploma preferred.
• Some experience as a stock clerk.
• Some experience in the operation of a light truck required for some positions.