Warehouse Specialist

Responsibilities

• Verify materials (or merchandise) against receiving documents, noting and reporting discrepancies and obvious damages.
• Rout materials to prescribed storage locations.
• Store, stack, or palletize materials in accordance with prescribed storage methods.
• Rearrange and take inventory of stored materials.
• Examine stored materials and report deterioration and damage.
• Remove material from storage and prepare it for shipment.
• Operate hand and power trucks (Forklifts) in performing warehousing duties.
• Perform all duties in an effective and efficient manner.
• Maintain equipment used daily and cleans work areas to maintain a safe work environment.
• Ensure that all tasks are performed safely.
• Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as appropriate.
• Receive, identify, and securely store hazardous materials in designated facility zones.
• Utilize computerized inventory systems (e.g., GCSS-Army or activity databases).
• Package, load, and unload hazardous materials for transport between storage areas, shops, and primary disposal sites.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum six (6) months of experience in supply chain, warehouse logistics, or hazardous material handling.
• OSHA Hazardous Communication Certification.
• RCRA Hazardous Waste Handling Certification.
• Environmental Course Certification.
• DOD Hazardous Material/Hazardous Waste Handler Course Certification.
• Hazardous Waste Central Accumulation Area (CAA) Training Certification.
• Forklift Certification.
• 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER Certification.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to follow oral and written directions.
• Ability to climb, crawl, stoop, bend, squat, and reach as required to work on equipment.
• Ability to work outside in inclement weather conditions when necessary.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Physical Demands

• Sit and talk or hear while performing the job.
• Use repeated motions that include the arms, wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision.