Maintenance Technician

JOB DESCRIPTION

CITY OF FARMINGTON

JOB POSITION #124 MATERIALS TECHNICIAN

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1

DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services

WORK LOCATION: City Warehouse

TYPE OF POSITION: Regular/Full-time

HIRING RANGE: $14.01-$21.33/hour

PAY CLASS: E

DAYS WORKED: Monday-Friday 

HOURS WORKED: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED THROUGH: Wednesday, June 26th, 2019

JOB DUTIES

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Works under the supervision of the Warehouse Superintendent.

Supervision is not exercised in this position.

Using excellent customer service skills, establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other employees, officials, and all members of the general public.

Provides exceptional customer service to walk-in and phone-in customers. Maintains a clean and orderly warehouse, ensuring warehouse is accessible and safe for all associates.  Includes sweeping and dry-mopping floors, dusting shelves, emptying trash, and organizing product.

Operates a forklift and other warehouse equipment as required, performing pre-shift inspections of equipment. Loads and unloads materials as needed.

Operates a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the business of the department and the City.

Receives, verifies, and accurately pulls inventory supply requests made through the City's Purchasing/Inventory (P/I) system, by phone, by e-mail, or in person for all City departments.

Enters inventory supply requests into the City's P/I system as needed, verifying the correct work order, project, or account numbers.

Accurately issues and pulls electrical work order and project materials for crews as required.

Pulls and stages materials for delivery or pickup.  Double checks pulled orders for accuracy.

Verifies outside stock items retrieved by non-warehouse personnel.  Confirms stock number, quantity, work order number and asset ID, prior to materials leaving the warehouse yard.

Returns to stock materials brought back by electrical crews.

Scans, files, and archives paper copies of issues tickets and work orders.

Re-stock quick-access shelves from backup stock as needed.

Physically counts inventory items to verify accuracy on a regular basis.

Reports damages and discrepancies for accounting, reimbursement and record-keeping purposes.

Assists in resolving inventory discrepancies identified during normal course of business or cycle counts.

Unloads utility poles and places on storage racks.

Receives and logs in package and freight deliveries, notifying recipient, and storing or delivering items as needed for receiving departments.

Maintains and adheres to safety procedures.

Cross trained in all aspects of Warehouse operations, including ordering, receiving, fuel system, surplus, Vendor Managed Inventory, hazard waste, etc.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Attendance at work is an essential function of this position.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES WHICH MAY BE ASSIGNED:

Creates and administers public on-line auctions for surplus items, including receiving, tracking and storing surplus items, assigning surplus tracking numbers, submitting lists to City Council to be declared surplus as needed, taking and up-loading photographs, creating accurate descriptions, placing newspaper ads as needed, monitoring auction progress, responding to bidder's questions, following up auction closings, receiving payments, relisting unsold items, tracking and reporting auction performance, and performing other auction duties as needed.

Monitors scrap metal bins, contacting the scrap contractor for bin pickup as needed.

Stores scrap and surplus transformers and distribution devices, recording and tracking individual units in the database.  Recommends the sale of units when appropriate.

Maintains car washes and gas pumps at Municipal Operations Center and City Hall, including cleaning wash bays, emptying trash, filling soap containers and making minor repairs. 

Records fuel inventory readings, receives fuel deliveries and performs fuel site inspections, in compliance with Federal and State regulations.  Obtains and maintains a NM Fuel System Operator Class A/B Certification.

Monitors Vendor Managed Inventory, working with vendors to maintain accurate and adequate inventory levels.

Delivers requisitioned materials to the various City facilities.

Conducts inventory discrepancy analysis to solve inventory problems.

Coordinates with the Safety division to receive and store hazardous waste.

Maintains a clean and orderly warehouse yard, including removal and disposal of trash, debris and weeds.

Receives items ordered from suppliers, inspects to assure quantity and quality of item received agrees with order specifications, enters receipts into computer, and stocks items in the assigned warehouse location, as backup to Materials Specialist. 

Knowledge of procurement process for inventory items in compliance with the State Procurement Code, as backup to Materials Specialist.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

May serve on various employee committees, as required and assigned.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

QUALIFICATIONS

This position is subject to the City of Farmington's Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy which includes:  pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing.

A pre-employment physical and or drug/alcohol test is required for this position.

Extensive background checks required.

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other City personnel and the public.

Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Attention to detail skills are critical; must be able to pull complex orders quickly and accurately.

Experience in inventory and materials control procedures.

Must have strong computer literacy skills, including experience with Microsoft Office applications and web page usage.

Strong work ethic, displaying initiative, adaptability, and integrity.

Basic math skills and legible handwriting required.

Ability to work under stress and handle stressful situations.

Works independently with minimal supervision.

Valid New Mexico or state of current residency driver's license with acceptable driving record for the past three years.

Experience in fork lift operation for certification requirements. 

Knowledge of hazardous materials storage helpful.

Working knowledge of computerized Fuel Management System beneficial.

Must have a telephone at residence and be willing to be on 24 hour call; must be able to be at the MOC Warehouse within thirty minutes after receiving a call.

Ability to operate tools and equipment listed.

Experience in bid processing and buying stock for inventory, as backup to Materials Specialist.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Personal computer, telephone, adding machine, copier, fax machine, key machine, heavy and light duty forklifts, motor vehicle, pallet jack, electric reel winder, 2-wheel hand truck, electric utility cart, and computerized gas monitor system.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand.  The employee is occasionally required to sit and talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and with assistance may occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment is a warehouse/office setting.  The noise level in the work environment is moderate.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F/D/V.

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