Operator – Warehouse and Delivery Services

REPORTS TO: Manager Supply Chain

DEPARTMENT NAME: Central Supply

JOB SUMMARY: Transfers items from warehousing to schools, school and district facilities, as well as other sites. Loads and unloads items from the vehicle. Works under general supervision according to some procedures; decides how and when to complete tasks.

PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS - List, in the order of time spent, the essential tasks performed by the position. Employees may be assigned additional duties by management as required.

Job Responsibility 1: Stages, loads and unloads, and delivers warehouse items (including, but not limited to surplus furniture and equipment, office and classroom furniture, textbooks, technology, food service equipment, musical instruments, science kits) and any other items.

Job Responsibility 2: Works with teams of temporary staff at various times throughout the year as it relates to textbook processing, technology processing, school moves, and other district relocation assignments.

Job Responsibility 3: Operates vehicles to transport items. Job Responsibility 4: Assists with the coordination, palletizing and delivery of any items sold through Metro Government (EBid).

Job Responsibility 5: Assists in reconciling discrepancies in asset records (physical counts versus reported items, physical location of items, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining a computerized inventory of all assets as required by state, federal, and administrative regulations.

Job Responsibility 6: Uses inventory software, creates delivery tickets and pulls items from stock for staging and delivery (textbooks, technology, and other warehouse items, as necessary).

Job Responsibility 7: Receives signature as proof of delivery from schools and other locations. Receives signatures as proof of pickup from schools and other locations for any inventory that is removed. Turn in paperwork to ensure asset locations are kept uptodate.

Job Responsibility 8: Maintains open communications and develops solid working relationships within the organization.

DATA RESPONSIBILITY: “Data Responsibility” refers to information, knowledge, and conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation. Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalizations. Copies, transcribes, enters, or posts data or information.

PEOPLE RESPONSIBILITY: “People Responsibility” refers to individuals who have contact with or are influenced by the position. Attends to the needs or requests of people and exchanges information with them.

ASSETS RESPONSIBILITY: “Assets Responsibility” refers to the responsibility for achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization. Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving moderate economies and/or preventing moderate losses through the management or handling of supplies of high value or moderate amounts of money.

MATHEMATICAL REQUIREMENTS: “Mathematics” deals with quantities, magnitudes, and forms and their relationships and attributes by the use of numbers and symbols. Uses addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; may compute ratios, rates, and percentages.

COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: “Communications” involves the ability to read, write, and speak. Reads routine sentences or instructions; writes routine sentences and completes routine work forms; speaks routine sentences using standard grammar.

COMPLEXITY OF WORK: “Complexity of Work” addresses the analysis, initiative, ingenuity, creativity, and concentration required by the position and the presence of any unusual pressures. Performs semi-routine work following procedures, with occasional problems; requires normal attention for accurate results.

IMPACT OF DECISIONS: “Impact of Decisions” refers to consequences such as damage to property, loss of data or property, exposure of the organization to legal liability, or injury or death to individuals. Makes decisions with minor impact - affects only those in immediate work area.

EQUIPMENT USAGE: “Equipment Usage” refers to inanimate objects such as substances, materials, machines, tools, equipment, work aids, or products. A thing is tangible and has shape, form, and other physical characteristics. Handles machines, tools, equipment, or work aids involving moderate latitude for judgment regarding attainment of standard or in selecting appropriate items, such a delivery vehicles and hand tools.

SAFETY OF OTHERS: “Safety of Others” refers to the responsibility for other people’s safety, either inherent in the job or to assure the safety of the general public. Requires some responsibility for safety and health of others and/or for occasional enforcement of the standards of public safety or health.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: “Education Requirements” refers to job specific training and Requires high school diploma, GED, or vocational training.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, AND REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED: “Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations” refers to professional, state, or federal licenses, certifications, or registrations required to enter the position. Requires valid Tennessee Driver’s License.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: “Experience Requirements” refers to the amount of work experience that is required for entry into the position that would result in reasonable expectation that the person can perform the tasks required by the position. Prior warehouse experience pulling stock, staging, loading and unloading trucks; and/or experience working with teams and temporary staff is preferred. More specific degree, certification, and experience requirements will be included in the position announcement as vacancies occur.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: “Physical Demands” refers to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement. Standing and walking: generally 6 hours per day (moderate) Lifting and carrying: frequently lifting 70 lbs and occasionally lifting 100 lbs Push and pull: unlimited grasp and fingering Dexterity: ability to operate machines, tools or office equipment Additional requirements: unlimited reaching to shoulder height; frequently climbs stairs; exposure to heat extremes.

UNAVOIDABLE HAZARDS: “Unavoidable Hazards” refers to unusual conditions in the work environment that may cause illness or injury. The position is exposed to extreme heat/cold, wet or humid conditions, bright/dim lights, dust or pollen, intense noise levels, vibration, fumes or noxious odors, moving mechanical parts, disease/pathogens, and traffic.

SENSORY (ADA) REQUIREMENTS: “Sensory Requirements” refers to hearing, sight, touch, taste, and smell necessary to perform the tasks required by the position efficiently. The position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense of smell, and depth perception.

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