** Warehouse Specialist**

**Job Category****:** Client Program Opportunities **Requisition Number****:** WAREH001378 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

**POSITION SUMMARY**MELE Associates, Inc. is looking for Warehouse Specialists to support an important Department of Defense customer located in Philadelphia, PA; Norfolk, VA; Yorktown VA; Mechanicsburg, PA; and Virginia Beach, VA. The selected candidates will assist the customer with various warehouse related responsibilities such as reporting to the warehouse supervisor on the status of incoming and outbound materials, tracking shipments, checking inventory for degradation, operating warehouse machinery, and more. The full-time positions are contingent upon contract award.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**MELE Associates, Inc. has a need for Warehouse Specialists to support an important Department of Defense customer with loading, unloading, and moving materials within the warehouse, reading work orders, or following verbal instructions to determine which materials or containers need to be moved. The selected candidate should be able to lift heavy items, stand for long periods of time, and move easily within the warehouse.

Essential functions may include:

* Receiving/Issuing material, Loading/Unloading trucks, Processing/Issuing receipts, assisting with inventories, assisting with maintaining shop stores inventory, and performing general shop store cleanup.

* Performing a variety of warehousing duties which requires an understanding of the establishment's storage plan. Work involves most of the following: Verifying materials (or merchandised against receiving documents, noting and reporting discrepancies and obvious damages); routing materials to prescribed storage locations; storing, stacking, or palletizing materials in accordance with prescribed storage methods; managing and taking inventory of stored materials; removing material from storage and preparing it for shipment.

* Examining stored materials and reporting deterioration and damage to the inventory manager and warehouse supervisor.

* Operating hand or power trucks and forklifts in performing warehousing duties.

* Inspecting received material to verify NSN/part number, nomenclature, type, correct quantity, to ascertain compliance with the contract, purchase agreement and stock catalogs. Determining when and how items shall be consolidated in holding areas for inspection, transfer, or placement in proper storage areas. Checks material for damage and material discrepancies, such as overages/shortages, wrong material, etc. Reports discrepancies when required, to the inventory manager and warehouse supervisor. Determines appropriate area for holding material and ensures that the materials are placed in the proper Direct Turnover (DTO) or stock locations, as predetermined by the government.

* Certifying accuracy of material received and issue validation. Utilizes G8O report from MAXIMO to verify system accuracy before items are stored for issue.

* Ensuring that shop store over the counter forms mirror the items received by the customer. At a minimum, over the counter issues shall include job order numbers, reference numbers, quantity and stock numbers.

* Ensuring that the forms are accurate, input data from the Shop Store Form into the computer in MAXIMO, and report any problems to the inventory manager and warehouse supervisor.

* Providing a wide range of customer service functions including assisting customers in locating appropriate material and determining stock status.

* Assisting branch employees with customer assistance, routine follow-up, relocating/storing of materials, and cleaning up of the work area.

* Tracking turnover items on hand and recommending increases and decreases of stock as appropriate. A green card shall be inserted to the location if an item is not in stock. Coordinates with shop store inventory manager for items in need of replenishment in the warehouse area.

* Participating in the physical inventories annually. Counts type and quantities of items during inventories and maintains tallies during the count. Recounts or searches other storage locations to determine the basis for overages, shortages, or misplaced items by checking stock status information in issue request, receiving, shipping reports, and locator records.

* Assisting inventory managers with inventories for shop stores on an annual basis.

* Processing all issues in accordance with applicable regulations/instructions. This includes all manual and data entry input via local area network and mainframe computer terminals.

* Utilizing SPM/MAXIMO 7.1 Supply automated System and to Maintain NMCI Access.

* All other duties as assigned.

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**

* Active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

* Material handling equipment (MHE) operators must be able to pass a periodic physical examination as specified by Naval Medical Command (NAVMED) P-117 published by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED). Each MHE operator shall possess a current Medical Examiners Certificate or proof of a current medical examination document on their license. This document shall be carried on person during working hours for inspection purposes. The contractor employee shall have and maintain a current, valid state drivers license. Additionally, the employee must be able to pass a forklift certification test and ensure their certification is kept up to date.

* Operating Material Handling Equipment (MHE) and may be required to operate motor forklifts up to 10,000 Lbs. Lift Capacity.

* Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

* Must understand and demonstrate the importance of maintaining inventory integrity.

* Must have a strong commitment to maintaining and enforcing inventory procedures and following inventory rules.

* Must be able to adapt quickly to new procedures and work independently.

* Ability to obtain a Forklift certification.

* Current valid state drivers license.

* Minimum 3 years warehouse experience.

* Microsoft Office experience preferred (Excel, Word, Outlook E-mail).

* All other duties as assigned.

**DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES**

* Associates Degree in Business or closely related field from an accredited University or College.

* 7-10 years serving in a warehouse or closely related experience.

* Navy supply experience strongly preferred.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)