PARTS SPECIALIST (SECOND SHIFT)

City of Columbia SC; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Columbia SC is seeking a Warehouse Inventory Clerk for the Fleet Services Division to support procurement, stocking, and inventory maintenance of parts and supplies while performing routine clerical duties.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, 2 years of experience, a SC Class D driver’s license, ASE parts specialist, and forklift certification. The position involves lifting and standing, with emphasis on accuracy and adherence to procedures.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Two years of relevant prior experience.
• Valid South Carolina Class "D" Driver's License.
• ASE parts specialist certification.
• Forklift certification required.
• Strong arithmetic and data-entry skills.
• Ability to follow procedures and work with little supervision.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date inventory records for Fleet Services Division parts, materials, tools, and supplies.
• Procure parts needed for maintenance and repair work.
• Communicate with vendors for quotes, availability, and order expediting; resolve billing/shipping discrepancies.
• Receive goods and reconcile invoices with purchase orders; process invoices for payment.
• Organize, label, and stock parts and supplies; issue items to personnel as needed.
• Assist in quarterly inventory of materials in the parts room; maintain a clean workspace.

Skills

Inventory management

Vendor communication

Data entry

Office equipment operation

Clerical skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Two years of relevant prior experience

South Carolina Class D Driver's License

ASE parts specialist

Forklift certification

Job description

Description
This position assists in procuring, stocking and maintaining inventory of parts, materials and supplies for use in the Fleet Services Division, and performs other routine clerical and bookkeeping work as required. The incumbent works according to some procedures but decides how or when to do things; work is reviewed regularly by supervisor.

Description
This position assists in procuring, stocking and maintaining inventory of parts, materials and supplies for use in the Fleet Services Division, and performs other routine clerical and bookkeeping work as required. The incumbent works according to some procedures but decides how or when to do things; work is reviewed regularly by supervisor.
The work is considered light-to-medium in nature and involves walking or standing virtually all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a recurring basis, or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving close tolerances or limits of accuracy. The work requires the following physical abilities to perform the essential job functions: balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, fingering, handling, hearing, kneeling, lifting, mental acuity, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity, and walking.
Work environment may involve exposure to extreme noise levels, dusts and pollen, bright / dim light, toxic / caustic chemicals, fumes and/or noxious odors; and works with heavy equipment and machinery that could result in bodily harm to co-workers or others.
Essential Job Functions

• Assists in maintaining accurate and up-to-date inventory records of all Fleet Services Division parts, materials, tools and supplies in stock;
• Procures parts necessary for maintenance and repair work;
• Communicates with vendors to obtain price quotes, to determine parts availability, to coordinate and expedite orders, and to resolve billing / shipping discrepancies;
• Receives goods; reconciles invoices with purchase orders; processes invoices for payment;
• Organizes, labels and stocks parts and supplies;
• Issues parts and supplies to personnel as needed;
• Assists in quarterly inventory of all materials in parts room;
• Maintains a clean parts room;
• Attends training, workshops, meetings, etc., as appropriate to maintain or enhance job knowledge and skills;
• Performs routine clerical work as required, including preparing reports and records, entering and retrieving computer data, copying and filing documents, answering the telephone, processing mail, sending and retrieving faxes, etc.; and
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:

• High school diploma or GED;
• Two (2) years of relevant prior experience;
• Valid South Carolina Class "D" Driver's License;
• ASE parts specialist;
• Forklift certification.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and/or calculating ratios, rates and percentages;
• Ability to compute or perform arithmetic operations using data or information;
• Ability to speak or signal to people to convey or exchange information of a general nature;
• Ability to handle or use machines, tools or equipment requiring brief instruction or experience, such as computers for data entry, fax machines, copiers, telephones or similar equipment; may service office machines, including adding paper and changing toner;
• Ability to perform semi-routine work following procedures with occasional problems;
• Ability to read routine sentences, instructions, regulations, procedures or work orders; writing routine sentences and completing routine job forms and incident reports; speaking routine sentences using proper grammar;
• Ability to perform clerical, manual or technical tasks requiring a wide range of procedures and requiring intensive understanding of a restricted field or complete familiarity with the functions of a unit or small division of an operating agency; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure; and
• Ability to guide others, requiring frequent decisions affecting co-workers and others who depend on the service or product; works in a somewhat fluid environment with rules and procedures but with many variations from the routine.

The City of Columbia is proud to offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees. This package includes health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time or temporary employees, including interns, are not eligible for City benefits.