Warehouse and Materials Technician, Senior - Gas and Light Division

City of Richmond; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Richmond is seeking a Warehouse and Materials Technician, Senior to manage inventory, assist customers, and ensure smooth warehousing functions. This role requires physical strength, good customer service, and knowledge of procurement processes. Candidates should hold a High School Diploma and have forklift certification. Experience in inventory management and data entry is essential for this position.

Qualifications

• 2 years of related experience or equivalent training.
• Must have a valid Driver's License and Forklift certification.

Responsibilities

• Managing inventory supplies and performing periodic inventories.
• Assisting customers and processing invoices.
• Operating forklift for inventory movement.

Skills

Inventory Management

Data Entry

Customer Service

Time Management

Communication Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's or Technical Degree

Tools

Forklift

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

**Previous Applicants Need Not Reapply**

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities – Warehouse Division is seeking qualified individuals for the position of Warehouse and Materials Technician, Senior. This class provides inventory management, distribution, and warehousing functions.

• Managing and maintains inventory supplies. Performs periodic inventories;
• Assisting customers and City employees in obtaining needed materials and supplies;
• Performing data entry functions to maintain accurate logs and records. Processes invoices, verifies accuracy against purchase order and supplies received;
• Soliciting quotes from vendors and orders materials needed;
• Receiving inventory and moves inventory to desired location. May use a forklift to move inventory;
• Performing data entry;
• Conducting inventory control and cross training in procurement functions;
• Operating forklift for inventory receipt and bin location;
• Maintaining supplies and cycle counting.

The selected candidate should possess the ability to lift at least 75 lbs and will be part of the on-call schedule, which will require the individual to be available after hours and weekends approximately one week per month.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Considerable knowledge of procurement processes, purchasing processes, and cycle counting; inventory practices; of safety practices; Microsoft Office Suite and Arithmetic. Demonstrated skill maintaining accuracy in data entry; good customer service skills; managing inventory; well organized and good oral and written communication skills. The ability to work with a diverse team; to operate forklifts, fork truck, ladders, hand tools, banding machine, drills, mobile stairs, and power tools; and time management.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED;
• Two years of related experience;
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record and a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License within 30 days of hire, as assigned;
• Forklift certification

PREFERRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Associate's or Technical Degree or specialized training that is equivalent to the satisfactory completion of two years of college education;
• Experience working with warehouse supplies and materials purchasing;
• Customer service experience is a plus;
• Microsoft Office Suite experience.