Transportation Materials Technician

Minnesota Department of Transportation; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 67,049,000 - 94,749,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Public pension

Deferred compensation

Health savings plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Leadership development

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Employee groups

Fitness center

Job summary

Minnesota Department of Transportation in Maple Grove, MN, seeks a Transportation Materials Technician to handle purchasing, inventory, and asset management for MnDOT materials. The role requires coordinating bids, specifications, and vendor selections while ensuring compliance with the Materials Management Plan.

The position emphasizes reporting, budgeting, and using software tools for inventory control; a valid driver’s license is required and a local drive may be involved.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience researching equipment, parts and materials and purchasing inventory using MnDOT’s Materials Management System.
• Two years of experience with automated Materials Management/Inventory Management Systems including researching heavy equipment parts and construction materials; writing specs and analyzing bids.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing, inventory management, fixed asset management and contract administration.
• Specification, disposal and parts, supplies, equipment, and materials disbursement within Materials Management Plan.

Skills

Driver’s License

Software proficiency

Accounting basics

Tools

Spreadsheets

Word processing

Job description

Transportation Materials Technician | Salary Range: $23.31 - $32.94 / hourly; $48,671 - $68,778 / annually

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to get your foot in the door with State of Minnesota? If so, come join our MnDOT team in Maple Grove, MN! Begin your journey today and check us out: Why Work For Us

Our Transportation Materials Technician position works out of the Maple Grove location and provides purchasing and inventory management of various commodities and Mn/DOT materials. It performs a broad range of work activities associated with purchasing, inventory management, fixed asset management, contract administration, specification, disposal, and parts, supplies, equipment, and materials disbursement within the guidelines of the Materials Management Plan.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? Learn About Our Benefits

• Financial Well-Being: Public pension plans, deferred compensation plan & health care savings plan; life insurance, short & long-term disability insurance, & paid parental leave
• Professional Development: Tuition assistance, employee education, leadership development
• Work/Life Balance: Paid vacation & sick leave including 12 paid holidays each year
• At-Work Benefits: Employee Resource Groups, employee recognition, employee activities, fitness center at our Central Office

Here are the Minimum Qualifications:

NOTE: The incumbent in this position is required to be immediately accessible to a phone and be able to report to work within one (1) hour of being called.

To qualify as a Transportation Materials Technician, applicants must meet one of the following:

• One year of experience working with the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Materials Management System sufficient to research equipment, parts and materials through a variety of resources and methods; establish and evaluate product comparison data; and analyze detailed reports to recommend/determine and purchase appropriate inventory.

OR

• Two years of experience working with automated Materials Management/Inventory Management Systems sufficient to research heavy equipment parts and/or construction materials; compile, analyze, and evaluate product comparison data, write specifications, prepare solicitations, analyze bids and select vendors; and purchase inventory.

AND

• Experience using various software applications (e.g., spreadsheets, word processing, etc.) sufficient to research, update and report on inventory.
• Accounting sufficient to analyze costs, invoicing and budgets.
• Valid Driver’s License.

The successful candidate must achieve the following certifications within 6 months of hire:

• Authority for Local Purchase (ALP) Certificate for up to $10,000 from the Minnesota Department of Administration.