Storekeeper

LOCATION: Brighton

WORK HOURS: 6:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., half-hour lunch, either Monday -Thursday. Overtime as necessary. On-call per bargaining agreement.

Position Purpose and Objectives:

Under the general supervision of the Fleet and Warehouse Manager, the Storekeeper assists in the warehousing and inventory control functions, including material receipt and issuance. They assist in maintaining an adequate supply of materials, supplies, tools, and equipment for the company, as well as accurately recording transactions.

Essential Job Functions:

· On a daily basis, receives all incoming shipments to warehouse or pole yard. Records items received and, if necessary, carries or moves with a dolly or forklift to department or storage area.

· Maintains daily inventory control over stock in storage in the warehouse and pole yard to ensure an adequate supply for construction and maintenance. Maintains inventory at proper level.

· The Storekeeper is responsible for the overall daily housekeeping and appearance of the warehouse and pole yard, in accordance with assigned standards.

· Receives and generates daily material sheets and assembles and issues the items necessary for construction and maintenance.

· Frequently requisitions items necessary for stock, construction, and maintenance.

· Frequently furnishes necessary information to relevant stakeholders for matching of purchase orders and receiving records. Must be aware and provide information for correspondence to correct irregularities.

· Occasionally assigns and affixes numbers to transformers. Sells material to customers.

· Works with the Senior Storekeeper in making up material issue, return and credit tickets, and makes proper postings. Occasionally disassembles retired material; reconditions salvaged items and returns to stock where practicable; maintains proper records.

· Occasionally requisitions and keeps first aid and safety supplies on hand for replacement and checks line safety equipment. Works with the Senior Storekeeper in the testing of protective rubber gloves and keeps a record of gloves issued.

· Completes assigned driving routes to pick up/deliver material to other locations, including stops at other United Power facilities. This can include additional stops for other reasons including mail.

Secondary Job Functions:

Must be able to react to change productively and handle other tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must have a high school diploma or GED, plus completion of additional training in computers and remote terminal units.

Two (2) years of work experience in line construction work or related field preferred. Must be able to work outdoors in any kind of weather. Must have a valid Colorado driver’s license before employment, and a CDL license before the end of the 90-day probationary period.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

Must be able to work effectively with employees and contractors while exercising proper accounting and control over supplies. It is necessary to have the ability to work with numbers, accounting systems and procedures, and to implement inventory control measures. Must be able to read and understand computer printouts for inventory control and maximum/minimum order quantities. A basic understanding of line construction materials and RUS procedures is very helpful.

Must have the ability to operate a variety of hand tools and a variety of motorized forklifts. Must know, understand and apply all safety rules and regulations necessary to safely perform the job and enforce safety rules and safe work practices.

Essential Physical and Mental Demands:

Ten percent (10%) of the time each day is spent standing, thirty percent (30%) sitting, and sixty percent (60%) walking.

The Storekeeper frequently lifts and carries up to 50 lbs. when unloading trucks and restocking bins. They occasionally push and pull up to 200 lbs. when moving wire reels in the pole yard and moving purchased supplies to the necessary area with a dolly. Uses controls when operating forklift.

This position requires occasional climbing when getting into forklift or truck, getting up and down on dock, and getting to top bins to reach inventory supplies. Balancing is constantly essential when walking, standing, climbing, and lifting. Stooping is done frequently when stocking shelves, lifting material and filling orders. Kneeling and crouching are occasionally necessary when stocking shelves and filling orders.

Reaching is frequently important when operating forklift, filling orders and stocking shelves. Handling and fingering is constantly being done when writing, working on computer, filling orders and restocking. Feeling occasionally is important to distinguish one inventory item from another.

Talking and hearing are done frequently throughout the day when communicating with employees and vendors delivering material.

Seeing “near” is occasionally needed when completing record keeping, working on computer and reading serial numbers on equipment. This is especially important during annual inventory.

Seeing “far” and depth perception are frequently necessary when operating forklift, seeing who is in the pole yard from the garage or vice versa, and directing trucks with large loads through pole yard. Eye accommodation is frequently necessary when filling order and doing other paperwork and computer work. Occasionally, field of vision is important for safety reasons, especially when working in the pole yard. Color vision is occasionally needed to identify sizes of some items.

Mental abilities that are essential to this job are alertness, precision, problem solving, auditory discrimination, tactile discrimination, speaking ability, memory, concentration, judgment, writing ability, reasoning, initiative, patience and visual discrimination. Those that are only occasionally necessary are ingenuity, analytic ability, creativity, and imagination.

Working Conditions:

The Storekeeper spends about seventy percent (70%) of the time indoors and thirty percent (30%) of the time outdoors. Noise level is estimated to be 70-90 decibels for approximately three hours per day. Some assignment may change the above percentages.

When working in the garage, the Storekeeper must frequently work with fumes, gases, odors and dust with vehicles pulling in and out of the garage. Mechanical hazards may possibly be present with running the forklift and the hazards with toxic chemicals that are in stock in the warehouse. With the highly exposed work site, especially in the pole yard, the Storekeeper must be constantly aware of his surroundings to prevent injuries.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a generous benefits package that includes an employee retirement plan, 401K with match, paid holidays, vacation & sick leave, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. For a full list of benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.unitedpower.com/careers.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Not to discriminate on the basis of Race/Color/Creed/Religion/Sex(including Gender Identity, Pregnancy, Sexual Orientation)/Marital Status/ Age (40 or older)/National Origin /Veteran or Military Status/Disability/Medical Condition/ Unemployment Status or any other characteristics prohibited by Federal, State and/or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $41.62 per hour

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Dental insurance

- Health insurance

- Life insurance

- Paid time off

- Vision insurance

Work Location: In person