Storekeeper 2 - 20090317

State of Ohio; Lancaster (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental, Vision & Basic Life Insurance

Paid time off & holidays

Leave for childbirth/adoption/foster

Education and Development Opportunitie

Job summary

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Southeast Correctional Institution in Lancaster, seeks a Storekeeper 2 to lead a team in receiving, inspecting, and distributing stock and equipment in a secure, efficient storeroom environment.

Responsibilities include maintaining logs, ensuring safety, operating mail and related equipment, and supporting logistics for staff and incarcerated individuals. Pre-employment checks apply; comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Formal arithmetic training; 6 months inventory control experience.
• OSHA or safety training (3 months) for storeroom/warehouse operations; security screen required.
• Or equivalent of minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in receiving, inspecting, storing, and distributing stock and equipment.
• Maintain inventory records and logs; manage perpetual inventory.
• Operate mail, postage, and related equipment; handle parcels and shipments.
• Ensure safety policies and procedures are followed.
• Load/unload trucks and distribute contents to offices.
• Keep work area clean and orderly and participate in committees.

Skills

Store Management

Purchasing

Stores

Inventory

Attention to Detail

Problem Solving

Time Management

Job description

Job Description - Storekeeper 2 - 20090317 (2600069V)

Organization

Rehabilitation & Correction - Southeast Correctional Institution

Agency Contact Name and Information : Personnel Director - [e-mail]

Unposting Date

Sep 8, 2026, 3:59:00 AM

Work Location

Southeastern Correctional Inst 5900 BIS Road Lancaster 43130

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO-Fairfield County-Lancaster

Compensation : $22.59

Schedule

Full-time

Union : OCSEA

Primary Job Skill

Store Management

Professional Skills : Attention to Detail, Problem Solving, Time Management

Who We Are…Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others.

What We Do…The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.

To learn more about our agency, please visit our website at www.drc.ohio.gov

Are You Ready?We are thrilled to see that you are interested in beginning your career with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction! Without a doubt, this will be the most rewarding and meaningful work you’ll ever find with a work family that is second to none!

Job Description

• Lead team of incarcerated individuals (i.e., provides work direction and training) in receiving, inspecting, storing, and distributing stock, supplies and/or equipment in assigned work areas (e.g., warehouse, quartermaster, laundry, commissary)
• Enforces storeroom or warehouse procedures
• Inventories and orders supplies
• Completes and maintains shipping, receiving and inventory records
• Receives clothing and shoes for incarcerated individuals
• Receives clothing and equipment for staff
• Issues and/or exchanges clothing items and shoes for incarcerated individuals
• Issues and/or exchanges clothing items and equipment for staff
• Stores and rotates stock
• Updates and maintains logs and records, maintains perpetual inventory
• Labels and/or prices stock items
• Follows all applicable safety rules, policies, and procedures.
• Operates all related equipment assigned to area
• Opens incoming mail and physically inspects contents
• Operates x‑ray equipment to scan incoming parcels and packages for detection of potentially threatening and/or suspicious materials (contraband)
• Follows security procedures for confiscation of contraband and notification of appropriate institutional staff for investigation
• Operates postage machines (e.g. postage scale, meter machine) to process incoming/outgoing mail (e.g. sorts mail for most efficient handling
• Determines class of mail
• Sets postage meters: date and time stamps, opens, bundles, addresses
• Completes documentation associated with special mail handling such as certified return receipts or receipts for insurance
• Ensures prompt handling of time sensitive documents that could have impact on legal notifications) and delivers to appropriate office and/or picks up mail, parcels and/or messages
• Prepares and submits all applicable reports when required and/or requested and ensures audit control of records
• Distributes cleaning supplies, paper products, dry goods and other food items
• Receives clothing and shoes from incarcerated individuals being released
• Receives clothing and equipment from staff separating from the institution
• Loads and unloads trucks and/or distributes contents to various offices
• Maintains daily record in assigned area.
• Maintains clean and orderly work area
• Serves on institution committees

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part‑time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions & percentages; 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. in inventory control; 3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in OSHA &/or other safety standards & practices applicable to storeroom or warehouse operations. In addition, employees working in a drug central warehouse or storeroom must pass security screen.

• -Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Store Management, Purchasing, Stores, Inventory, Attention to Detail, Problem Solving, Time Management

Pre-Employment Drug Testing: All final applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to test for illegal drug use prior to appointments. Testing will also be performed for the presence of marijuana. An applicant with a positive test shall not be offered employment unless the applicant submits medical documentation of legally prescribed medications or a recommendation for medical marijuana.

Pre-Employment Background Investigation: The final applicant selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is prohibited from hiring: Individuals under a federal or state weapons disability if the position requires firearms certification/recertification and use; Individuals who have engaged in sexual abuse in a prison or other confinement facility; have been civilly or administratively adjudicated, or convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, implied threats of force, or if the victim did not or was unable to consent; Individuals convicted of soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism, terrorism, or money laundering to support terrorism; Individuals who have been convicted of or pled guilty to a felony where a direct correlation exists between the position and prior criminal behavior. (example: individuals convicted of a felony involving fraud, deceit, or theft from holding a position that has substantial management or control over the property of a state agency.)

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug‑free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non‑medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.