Warehouse Person II - Warehouse (Multiple Positions)

Position Purpose

Provides logistical and inventory control support for the Distribution Centers.

Essential Job Functions

• Loads assigned delivery vehicle, drives to specific location, and unloads.
• Operates a variety of warehouse equipment including, but not limited to, forklifts, pallet jacks, furniture hand dollies, hand trucks, and stock pickers.
• Performs preventative maintenance and disassembly/reassembly of warehouse equipment.
• Affixes proper identifications to equipment for distribution.
• Restocks bins and shelves with supplies as needed.
• Completes emergency deliveries as directed.
• Assists with large-scale moves at District Service Centers, schools, and other facilities as directed.
• Picks up and delivers all items in a safe, efficient, and timely manner.
• Works periodic unscheduled overtime on short notice as directed.

Safety

• Performs preventive maintenance on tools and equipment, including vehicles, and ensures equipment is in safe operating condition according to established inspection procedures.
• Follows established safety procedures and techniques to perform job duties including lifting and carrying.
• Operates tools, equipment, and vehicles according to prescribed safety procedures.
• Corrects unsafe conditions in work area and promptly reports any conditions that are not immediately correctable to supervisor.

Personal Work Relationships

• Maintains a commitment to the District's mission, vision, and strategic goals.
• Exhibits high professionalism, standards of conduct and work ethic.
• Demonstrates high quality customer service; builds rapport/relationship with the consumer.
• Demonstrates cultural competence in interactions with others; is respectful of co-workers; communicates and acts as a team player; promotes teamwork; responds and acts appropriately in confrontational situations.

Other Duties As Assigned

Performs all job-related duties as assigned and in accordance with Board rules, policies and regulations. All employees are expected to comply with lawful directives in rare situations driven by need where a team effort is required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of safety protocols, including District rules and regulations, OSHA, and Texas rules of the road.
• Knowledge of inventory control principles and methods.
• Knowledge of office procedures and of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and arithmetic.
• Knowledge of records administration and maintenance techniques and procedures.
• Skilled at the beginner level, working with Microsoft Office 365, especially Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Skilled in interpersonal relationships, including using tact, patience, and courtesy.
• Skilled in performing basic mathematical calculations with accuracy.
• Ability to read and understand loading and delivery tickets.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to accurately retrieve and deliver boxes of files and records.
• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Ability to perform tasks requiring close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus, including acuity in low-light environments.
• Ability to review work for accuracy.
• Ability to understand and apply rules, policies and procedures relating to District operations.
• Ability to work independently or with a helper depending on workload demands.
• Ability to use software to create spreadsheets, work on email, and do word processing.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written forms.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.

Travel Requirements

Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.

Physical & Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Posture: Prolonged sitting and standing; occasional stooping, squatting, kneeling, bending, pushing/pulling, and twisting.
• Motion: Frequent repetitive hand motions, including keyboarding, use of mouse, and scanning; frequent walking, climbing ladders and scaffolding; grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension, and overhead reaching; frequent driving.
• Lifting: Frequent lifting and carrying (in excess of 50 pounds).
• Exerting: Occasional exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force; frequent exerting 50 pounds of force to move objects; may require increased work pace in order to meet deadlines.

Work Environment

• Works in a warehouse setting (without air conditioning), in and around a truck, and outside.
• Frequent exposure to sun and weather elements, extreme heat, extreme cold.
• Frequent exposure to dust.
• Frequent requirement for very heavy lifting.
• May require occasional irregular and/or prolonged hours.

Attendance

Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position; occasionally works unscheduled overtime on short notice as directed.

Mental Demands

• Conscious of safety protocols at all times.
• Maintains emotional control under stress.
• Works with frequent interruptions.
• May require occasional irregular and/or prolonged hours.

Vision

• Performs tasks requiring close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus, including acuity in low-light environments.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Accredited High School diploma, GED, or Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency required.
• Forklift operator certification or the ability to obtain one within 90 days of employment.
• Insurable by the District's insurance carrier.
• 3 years in truck driving, or warehouse duties, including receiving shipments, pulling orders, and inventory counts.
• Must be able to work independently or with a helper depending on load size and route traveled.
• NO positive drug or alcohol tests including pre-employment, random, post-accident or reasonable suspicion.
• NO violations during previous 36 months including:moving traffic violations (including no more than 1 preventable accident);failure to provide proof of valid drivers license or proof of insurance;equipment violations.
• NO DUI for drug or alcohol.
• NO leaving scene of an accident (bodily injury or physical damage).
• NO vehicular assault, manslaughter, or homicide.
• NO operating a vehicle with suspended or revoked drivers license.
• NO reckless driving, speed contests, drag racing, or highway racing.
• NO use of a vehicle in commission of a felony.
• NO operating a vehicle without owners permission (unauthorized use or grand theft).
• NO speeding more than 20 mph over the posted speed limit.
• NO history of a conviction in a commercial or personal motor vehicle.