Warehouse Technician

Arlington County VA•Arlington, VA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Arlington County's Department of Environmental Services (DES), Water, Sewer, and Streets (WSS) Bureau, is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Warehouse Technician. This position performs a full range of technical and administrative duties related to warehouse and inventory operations supporting critical County services. The Warehouse Technician plays a key role in ensuring materials, tools, parts, and equipment are accurately received, stored, tracked, and distributed in a safe, efficient, and timely manner using an automated inventory asset management system.

Requirements

Some experience related to warehouse operations: including receiving, storing, issuing, and buying supplies/tools, materials, parts and equipment and maintaining the associated records systems
Valid driver’s license

Nice To Haves

Working with a computerized inventory/supply system
Using Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel
Using an automated financial system
Operating a forklift

Responsibilities

Using and maintaining an automated inventory system (Cartegraph) of materials ordered, received, and dispensed and conducting periodic inventories of warehouse storage items
Receiving incoming shipments, materials and equipment delivered to the warehouse including verifying accuracy and condition of materials, properly storing items and notifying customers of availability and arrivals
Producing and analyzing usage reports using Microsoft Word and Excel to identify items that need ordering, discarding or auctioning
Ensuring safe and compliant storage of bulky, perishable, flammable, toxic, or hazardous materials in accordance with safety regulations
Researching availability of materials, parts and equipment by using supply manuals, catalogs, the Internet, and existing vendor contracts and responding to inquiries related to inventory levels
Initiating the purchase approval process and ordering materials using standard purchasing policy, procedures and the County's automated financial system
Tracking purchasing requests, recommending parts or materials substitution and ensuring discrepancies on orders are addressed
Assisting with loading and unloading supplies and moving heavy parts using a forklift
Maintaining the uniform inventory and distribution
Operating a county vehicle to pick up and/or deliver parts