Job Details

Materials Specialist

Salary Info: $97,620- $113,004 Annually, Plus Excellent Benefits + Retirement

Opens online at www.ebmud.com/jobs on Monday, September 16, 2024

Online applications must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday, September 27, 2024

Internal Reference # 24-107

The Materials Specialist is responsible for coordinating the purchase, requisition or acquisition of materials, supplies, tools, parts, and equipment using a specialized work order system. The Materials Specialist is also responsible for the storekeeping, transportation, handling, and recordkeeping (manually or computerized) of materials, supplies, tools, parts, and equipment. The Materials Specialist exercises a broad latitude of independent judgment and action in coordinating activities related to the stores function.

Typical duties include:

• Coordinating and preparing requisitions for materials, supplies, tools, parts, and equipment.
• Maintaining a cumulative list of local vendors.
• Acting as liaison with local vendors.
• Obtaining data and information from local vendors and service providers.
• Helping coordinate and review Requests for Proposal (RFP)/proposals/bids.
• Maintaining records for outside services and managing vendors.
• Maintaining inventory of materials, supplies and equipment.
• Purchasing parts and materials using a purchase card and providing accurate and timely monthly reconciliation.
• Making necessary stock level adjustments, establishing reorder points, insuring inventory movements are entered into the computer or manually recorded.
• Picking up and delivering materials, supplies, tools, parts, and equipment from various places to prevent work delays or to enhance productivity.
• Managing shipping and receiving functions.
• Unpacking and inspecting deliveries for damages and completeness of orders.
• Storing materials, supplies and parts received in a logical and orderly fashion.
• Batching materials and equipment for large projects.
• Preparing materials for shipment.
• Maintaining records of purchases, requisitions, invoices, inventory records, work orders, vendor files, annual purchase orders, hazardous materials and fuel station needs.
• Performing clerical work associated with purchasing, requisitioning, inventory, storekeeping, and other functions.
• Operating a forklift to load, unload, move and stock materials, supplies and equipment in both enclosed and open storage areas.
• Maintaining the work area in a clean, safe, and orderly condition.

Every employee adds value to the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) team as they are committed to responsible stewardship of our resources. The employee standard is to act with integrity, treat others with respect, and value a teamwork culture while fulfilling EBMUD's mission to provide reliable, high-quality water and wastewater services at fair rates.

The salary range is $8,135 per month increasing to $8,542, $8,969, and $9,417 after 12, 24, and 36 months, respectively.

EBMUD offers an excellent benefits program that includes paid vacation, holidays and sick leave; family health insurance coverage; family dental and vision care plans; retirement plan (reciprocal with CalPERS); 401(k), 401(a) and 457(b) tax-deferred retirement plans; transit subsidy; tuition reimbursement; and opportunities for professional growth including training and career development.

Requirements:

1. A high school diploma; AND

2. Three years of increasingly responsible storekeeping experience, two years of which must have been at the level of EBMUD's Storekeeper II classification.

3. Must possess a valid California driver's license and have a satisfactory driving record.

4. Must possess the physical characteristics to perform the critical and important duties of the job, including dexterity, stamina, and physical strength to load and unload materials, tools, and equipment of various bulk and weight, including lifting objects weighing up to 100 lbs.

Submit a completed EBMUD application and the required supplemental question responses online at www.ebmud.com/jobs by 4:30 p.m., Friday, September 27, 2024. Only application materials submitted online during the filing period will be accepted.

EBMUD is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Disability

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Job Hotline: (510) 287-0735