Warehouse Worker

About the Role

Retrieve, store, and deliver warehouse materials and files to appropriate City departments. Inspect materials for damage, verify shipping documents, ensure proper storage, and perform a variety of tasks related to warehouse operations.

Responsibilities

• Receive and unload incoming shipments; record inventory items by quantity, log inventory on receiving documents, and enter storage location in the computer; return incorrectly shipped items.
• Maintain computerized records of parts, equipment, merchandise, and cost; use computer terminal to input and retrieve data; verify inventory with computer printouts.
• Inspect materials for appropriate quantities, damage, and conformity to specifications; report discrepancies.
• Maintain assigned warehouse area by cleaning and removing obsolete items as directed; prepare items for auction.
• Purchase parts and supplies for department personnel; research sources, obtain items, and issue or deliver stock to user departments by requisition; clean and rotate stock.
• Operate and maintain material handling equipment and assigned vehicles, including forklifts; report needed repairs.
• Assist document imaging staff with the retrieval and storage of boxes; retrieve files from other departments for document conversion.
• Perform destruction of records according to established procedures; prepare destruction certificates as required.
• Respond to public inquiries regarding warehouse operations in a timely and efficient manner.
• Participate in the disposal of surplus or salvage items.
• Assist in preparing reports on inventory items and warehouse activities.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, supplemented by thirty (30) credit hours of college-level coursework in business, accounting, inventory management, or logistics.
• Two (2) years of experience working in a warehouse, central stores operation, or parts shop.
• Possession of a valid New Mexico Driver’s License or the ability to obtain one by the date of hire.
• Possession of a City Operator’s Permit (COP) within 6 months from the date of hire.

Working Conditions

Environmental

Warehouse/shop environment; exposure to dust, noise, and computer screens.

Physical

Essential and supplemental functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for moderate lifting, climbing, bending, stooping, and operating motorized equipment and vehicles.