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Texas Department of Transportation; Seguin Township; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A state transportation agency in Ontario, Seguin Township is seeking a warehouse operations specialist. The position involves ordering, expediting inventory, and maintaining supplies for various projects. Candidates should have 4 years of experience in warehouse operations and hold a valid driver's license. This role demands physical fitness and includes responsibilities such as evaluating new products and assisting warehouse management. The ideal candidate should be proficient in inventory control and familiar with safety practices.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in warehouse operations or supplies management.
• Experience in forklift operations required.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Perform ordering and expediting functions for warehouse stock.
• Evaluate new products and maintain safety in operations.
• Prepare weekly orders for traffic signs.

Skills

Inventory/stock control procedures

Safety methods and procedures

Effective working relationships

Basic mathematical fundamentals

Tool maintenance and repair

Coordination of labor, materials, and equipment

Training capabilities

Personal computer skills

Education

High School Grad or Equivalent

Tools

PeopleSoft

Microsoft Excel

Forklift

Job description

Performs ordering and expediting functions or issues and maintains warehouse stock, supplies, equipment and materials. Work requires contact with other governmental and private entities. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details.

Essential Duties

• Evaluates new products.
• Ensures the loading and unloading of stock, by using hand, hand truck or forklift according to policies and procedures.
• Assists in reviewing and correcting automated receipts from the Warehouse Receiving Unit.
• Cleans work area.
• Prepares weekly orders for traffic signs and compiles annual price list for traffic signs.
• Provides assistance to warehouse management as needed.
• Provides status update information to management.
• Records amount of materials/items received or distributed and reports discrepancies.
• Requests or maintains hazardous materials data.
• Weighs, counts, sorts and places materials/items on racks, shelves or bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color or commodity code; as required moves these items using appropriate safety methods and tools.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: High School Grad or Equivalent in general high school studies

Experience: 4 years experience in warehouse operations, supplies management or purchasing and forklift operations. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). College education and/or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications

Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in PeopleSoft and Microsoft Excel applications preferred.
• Forklift operating experience preferred.

Competencies

Considerable knowledge of:

• Inventory/stock control procedures
• Safety methods and procedures associated with warehousing hazardous materials

Proficient skill in:

• Maintaining effective working relationships with others
• Using basic mathematical fundamentals
• Using, maintaining, and repairing of tools and equipment of the trade
• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Training in a classroom, office, or field environment
• The use and support of personal computers and peripheral equipment
• Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment and mechanical devices of the trade

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Subject to environmental conditions; protection from weather but not temperature changes
• Subject to outside environmental conditions; no effective weather protection
• Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
• Subject to atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation
• Required to wear protective gear-respirator, hard hat, or other device
• Works in narrow aisles or passageways
• Medium work: Lift up to 50 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs
• Balancing-walking, standing, crouching on various surfaces without falling
• Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist
• Lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position

Conditions of Employment

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• This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.
• Must pass a drug test prior to employment for safety impact positions. This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing.
  • Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) – does not authorize “medical marijuana” under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.

• Employee must be able to report for duty 2 hours after notification during an emergency