About the Role
This entry-level Warehouse Specialist I position is essential for Supply Services, ensuring patients and residents are supplied with needed items for daily living. The role offers opportunities for growth within Texas and involves logistical inventory and warehouse work, including electronic inventory control and delivery of goods.
Responsibilities
- Reviews system generated picking tickets for logical bin picking order and planned delivery dates to assigned units using material handling equipment.
- Verifies items to be picked to affixed labels on warehouse bins.
- Picks, verifies and makes notations on the pick ticket.
- Loads carts with picked items for safe maneuvering.
- Stages loaded carts in outgoing warehouse location.
- Loads and unloads warehouse stock using lifting equipment (forklifts, pallet jacks, dollies).
- Puts away warehouse stock into assigned racking and shelving.
- Delivers stock and non-stock items to ordering departments using a state vehicle (box truck, van, pickup, UTV) in a timely manner.
- Unloads vendor freight trucks verifying shipments with purchase orders and other shipping documents.
- Uses lifting equipment, dock plates and dock levelers to safely move items from trucks to the warehouse.
- Inspects, counts and checks items for compliance or damage, making notations on documents in accordance with the Supply Services SharePoint Procedures System Receiving policies and Operating Instructions.
- Enters data into the MIMS automated inventory control computer program for inventory tracking purposes.
- Assists with conducting inventories, reconciling variances and maintaining inventory of warehouse stock supplies.
- Enters data into the CAPPS Financial system to provide accurate and timely receiving of warehouse stock and nonstock items.
- Participates in COOP plan and other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited high school or GED.
- Work experience in the use of a computer using inventory control and receiving software or similar systems.
- Work experience in a warehouse/inventory control related field preferred.
- Prior experience in the use of forklift and other material handling equipment or similar experience preferred.
Skills
- Knowledge of general warehouse operations to include shipping, receiving, issuing, customer service and inventory control.
- Ability in the use of mechanical lifting devices used in warehouse operations to move, transfer and deliver goods.
- Ability to review warehouse rules, regulations, and policies for compliance and to follow departmental policy instructions for inventory control guidelines.
- Ability to use a handheld device for the purpose of managing warehouse stock and receiving goods.
- Skill in use of operating a computer using inventory control and receiving software.
- Skill in communicating effectively verbally and in writing.
Location
- Austin, TX
Work Type
- Full time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
Salary/Compensations
- $32,331.96 - $47,355.00
Benefits
- 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Generous time off benefits
- Numerous opportunities for career advancement
About the Company
- Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans.
- At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey.
Equal Opportunity
- In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability.
- HHSC uses E-Verify.
- All active-duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if qualified to fill this position.
