Material Handler II

Job Description

Under general supervision, receives, stores, picks-up, and delivers supplies, materials, mail, documents, and equipment. Drives step vans, light trucks, automobiles, and other vehicles. Participates in office and school relocations. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Operates and maintains an assigned area within a storage facility. Organizes, maintains, and rotates stock. Assists in conducting physical inventories of stock. Keeps shelves and goods clean and orderly.
• Receives delivered items. Unloads vans, trucks, and trailers. Ensures the accurate receipt of items. Compares delivered items with invoices. Notes damages to goods received. Places stocked items in their proper storage locations. Operates material handling equipment such as forklifts and electric pallet movers.
• Processes requisitions. Pulls, organizes, and prepares requisitioned items for delivery. Loads items onto vans, trucks, and trailers. Delivers and picks-up supplies, materials, inter-office mail, food, and equipment throughout the BCPS system. Obtains proper signatures for deliveries.
• Operates commercial weight trucks. Operates step vans, light trucks, automobiles, and other vehicles. Delivers and picks-up items on an assigned route. Inspects equipment returned from loan.
• Participates in office and school relocations. Moves furniture and equipment. Provides assistance to drivers and acts as a substitute driver as needed.
  
  

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training, And Experience

• Possession of a high school diploma or an appropriate equivalent, plus one year of warehousing, distribution, or related experience. (Additional experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.)
  
  

Licenses and Certifications

• Possession of a valid class C Maryland driver's license or an equivalent is required.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of material handling and delivery. Knowledge of warehouse and storage facility operations. Knowledge of material handling equipment including forklifts and electric pallet movers.
• Skill in maintaining an inventory of items. Skill in receiving, storing, and delivering items. Skill in operating material handling equipment. Skill in operating step vans, light trucks, and automobiles.
• Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to keep records of deliveries and the receipt of items.
  
  

Physical And Environmental Conditions

• The work of this class entails the performance of heavy physical labor including frequent walking and standing, working at heights, lifting and carrying of objects of moderate to heavy weight (up to 60 pounds), and the use of coordinative and manipulative skills in the operation of material handling equipment. Duties require exposure to a warehouse and shop environments that include exposure to dust, dirt, chemicals, machinery, and equipment. Duties may require the operation of automobiles, step vans, and light trucks and travel throughout Baltimore County.
  
  

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Retirement And Benefits Eligibility

Eligible for the Baltimore County Employees' Retirement System.

BENEFITS: BCPS offers a comprehensive benefits program for eligible employees including options for medical plans, dental plans, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, and 403(b)/457 plans. Other benefits include paid holidays, sick, personal business, and bereavement days, and flexible leave options such as FMLA, sick bank, and board approved leaves. All new hires will attend a benefits meeting upon hire.

Visit the BCPS website for additional information about benefit plans for BCPS employees at

https://www.bcps.org/hr/compliance/benefits_and_retirement

SALARY: Regular Rate: Grade 04 on the AFSCME Pay Scale $17.56 to $26.46 per hour

Visit the BCPS Office of Payroll website for additional information on pay scales, other compensation and leave accruals at https://www.bcps.org/fiscalservices/payroll .

This document describes the duties and responsibilities of a position. It shall not be held to exclude duties not referenced nor limit the right of management to assign work to employees.

Citizenship, Residency Or Work VISA In United States Required

Application Instructions

Please read and carefully follow the instructions provided below.

• Applicants are required to have a completed application on file for employment with Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS). Information on your resume and application must match. This information is necessary for salary determination should you receive an offer of employment.
• Professional references must be submitted to complete your application. Examples of professional references include current and former principals, supervisors, managers, mentor teachers and university/college supervisors. Personal references from colleagues, friends, community members, etc. will not be accepted.
• Be sure to account for all periods of employment and unemployment. Failure to complete all fields of the "Work Experience" section of the application may result in your application not being considered. A resume will not be the only document considered in determining your qualifications for a position.
• You MUST attach your unofficial transcript(s) or license(s) to your application if you applying for a position as a teacher or position which requires Licensure/Certification.
  
  

Pre-Employment Requirements

• All persons employed by the Baltimore County Public Schools, regular and temporary, are required to be fingerprinted and have a criminal background investigation (per COMAR) completed. The fee charged for fingerprinting is $109. An identification card will be issued which must be shown prior to employment.
• Anyone offered employment is required to provide proper identification and documentation of eligibility for employment in the US.
• If you have military experience you will be asked to provide a copy of DD214.
• Official transcripts for all higher education must be received prior to contract signing.
• Some positions will require employees to undergo a physical examination and/or drug testing.
• All newly hired personnel must attend a Badges and Benefits session.
• Additional job verification will be required for salary credit.
  
  

Contact Information

Office of Staffing

Phone: 443-809-7872

Email: supportstaffhr@bcps.org