STOREKEEPER

CLASS DEFINITION:    

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

To be responsible for the operation of a large supply store, stock room or storeroom; and to do related work as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Works under the general supervision of a superior with some latitude for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative; work is subject to review in progress, and upon completion, for conformance to instructions, policies and rules and regulations, and for results obtained.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

Supervises and reviews the work of subordinates assigned to assist.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:

To supervise the operation of a large supply store, stock room or storeroom.

To requisition supplies; review express and freight bills; maintain disbursement, inventory, credit and exchange records and write records.

To received, unpack, inspect, store and safeguard incoming materials, supplies and/or equipment.

To issue, and/or to pack and prepare for mailing or shipping, forms, supplies, equipment and/or materials.

To supervise workers engaged in maintaining materials stocked in bins, racks, or tables, or in refrigerators, and in work areas in a neat, orderly, safe and sanitary condition.

To maintain a perpetual inventory control system.

To inventory, and care for, furniture, equipment, supplies, fixtures and other state property.

When required, to supervise workers engaged in:

    the operation and maintenance of mimeograph or copying machines, marking machines, stencil machines and/or stencil    
   makers;

    receiving, storing and accounting for the patients' personal clothing and items of personal property; the distribution of 
   hospital supplies and food; receiving, and accounting for, packages sent to patients:

    issuing and/or packaging, and preparing for mailing or shipping, forms, supplies, equipment and/or materials;

    small trucking and transportation operation.

When required, to supervise inmates working in a bakery.

To determine the proper time and manner of receiving and shipping materials and to expedite delayed deliveries.

To do related work as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND CAPACITIES: 

A thorough knowledge of the procedures and methods of receiving, storing, distributing, and accounting for materials and supplies; a familiarity with general office procedures; the ability to maintain inventory and related records; the ability to prepare detailed reports; the ability to plan and supervise the work of others engaged in storekeeping and the maintenance of perpetual inventory control records; the ability to understand written and oral instructions; and related capacities and abilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Education:   

Such as may have been gained through: graduation from a senior high school; and

EXPERIENCE:

Such as may have been gained through: employment in a responsible supervisory position in a warehouse, storeroom, stock room, or tool room with responsibility for storage, distribution and record keeping activities.

Or, any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.