DEFINITION OF CLASS:
This is intermediate level work involving the receipt, labeling, storing, inventorying and issuing of parts, tools, equipment and/or supplies. Contacts include Department/Agency personnel who are supported by the supply operation and, to a much less extent, vendors, the primary purpose of which is to receive and provide straightforward information. An employee in this class offers little or no direct service or assistance to the public.
An employee in this class is responsible for responding to the supply needs of a requesting party, which often entails researching product lines, cross referencing parts/materials manufactured by two or more manufacturers, and providing recommendations for substitute parts/materials. Work assignments are of a stable nature and the employees are expected to work according to clearly defined standard operating procedures under general supervision of a supply supervisor. Work is intermittently checked for compliance with instructions. The complexity of the work is characterized by the existence of several related steps required in the researching, storing, and inventorying of a variety of parts and supplies. The scope of the work involves supply-related assignments that may require the use of a computer, materials handling equipment and/or other equipment. The employee works in a warehouse/storage facility environment that includes areas that are dirty, greasy, and dusty and outside on a loading dock with exposure to a range of weather conditions. The work requires an employee to keyboard and/or stand and walk for extended periods as well as to reach, climb, crouch, bend and otherwise move about and position oneself. Employees in many positions frequently lift and carry tools, parts, supplies and equipment that weigh about 50 pounds, sometimes more; they use hand trucks, dollies, hoists and other mechanical devices or leveraging techniques and/or get help from other workers for movement of heavier items. Some employees in this class independently move objects weighing 50 to 100 pounds or more by lifting, pushing, shoving, rolling, leveraging, etc., or using equipment for assistance. The work involves exposure to hazards associated with slippery surfaces, high stacks of pallets, toxic substances, corrosives and similar conditions.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: (Illustrative Only)
Receives supplies; unloads, unpacks, and places goods and supplies in assigned locations; counts, sorts, and/or weighs incoming articles to verify receipt of items as specified on invoice/purchase order; examines received goods to check for damage and verify conformance to specifications; operates materials handling equipment to move items about storage area.
Labels and stores items in bins, on floor and shelves, according to identifying information such as part number, style, size, or type of material.
Rearranges and/or relocates stock as necessary to accommodate changing needs and requirements; safeguards stock against loss, damage, or theft.
Works as "counter person" receiving supply requests from department/agency personnel.
Monitors supply levels and prepares requisitions for stock replacement.
Fills orders for requested items, checks items against the requisition, and obtains receipt from requesting party.
Maintains varied stock records (either automated or manual or combination of both) such as items received, orders filled, items used or damaged, etc.; prepares reports as directed.
Removes items from stock such as discontinued, outdated, spoiled, damaged, hazardous items, and items designated for auction, destruction, trade in, etc.
Under supervision, conducts periodic physical inventories.
Performs general housecleaning duties.
Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience: One (1) year of experience in storekeeping procedures which includes researching, ordering, receiving, checking, stocking, inventorying, and issuing supply items applicable to the Department/Agency to which the position is assigned.
Education: Completion of high school or High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland.
Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of the principles and practices of ordering, receiving, storing, inventorying, and issuing parts, materials, supplies and equipment peculiar to the organization assigned.
Ability to use standard office equipment, modern office software suites and materials handling equipment, as required by duty assignment.
Ability to make mathematical computations with speed and accuracy.
Ability to read and comprehend parts equipment catalogs.
Ability to maintain records (manual and automated) necessary for ordering, receipt, storage, and distribution of supplies, parts, and equipment.
Ability to carry out oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to perform some physically demanding work, such as prolonged standing and walking and some bending and climbing and, in many positions, frequently lifting and carrying or otherwise moving tools, parts, supplies, and related equipment weighing about 50 pounds, sometimes more, using lifts, hand trucks, dollies and other workers for assistance with heavier items. Some employees must have ability to independently or with assistance or equipment move objects weighing over 100 pounds.
Ability to attend meetings or perform other assignments at locations outside the office.

LICENSE:
Possession of a valid standard driver's license and certificate for forklift and/or other vehicle, which may require a Commercial Drivers License, as required by the position of assignment.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD:
Individuals appointed or promoted to a position in this class will be required to serve a probationary period of six months. Performance will be carefully evaluated during the probationary period. Continuation in this class will be contingent upon successful completion of the probationary period.

MEDICAL PROTOCOL: Core Exam

Class Established: November, 1975
November, 1963
Revised: August 1985
September, 1987
December, 1994 (M)
December, 1995
June, 2002(M)
March, 2003
April, 2010