Houck Assistant Warehouse/Purchasing Coordinator

• Safety Sensitive Position*

Classification:

Non-exempt

Reports to:

Warehouse Manager

Job Description

Summary/Objective

Performs an array of duties including ordering, receiving, and processing incoming stock and materials and managing, organizing, and retrieving stock and other materials. Responsible for supplying all projects with equipment and material on site and on time. Supervises fleet of vehicles, supervises equipment maintenance and repairs. Load and unload trucks.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Purchase materials needed for office sanitation and jobsites.
• Work with estimators, project managers, superintendents and crews to coordinate deliveries of materials to jobsites.
• Coordinate equipment rentals as needed.
• Organize stock and maintain inventory.
• Inspect products for defects and damage.
• Examine ingoing and outgoing shipments.
• Organize warehouse space and rotate material per expiration dates.
• Receive, unload and place incoming inventory items.
• Verify and approve supplier invoices for payment.
• Keep the warehouse clean and organized.
• Operates forklifts, hand trucks, pallet jacks and other warehouse equipment.
• Receives instructions from supervisor.
• Abides by all OSHA and Houck safety guidelines.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
• Performs minor/routine maintenance at the corporate office and warehouse facility.
• Coordinate and direct outside vendors when used at the facility.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Building and construction standards and methods
• Correct tools to use and their functions
• Correct disposal methods
• Basic mathematical skills
• Public and personnel safety
• Proper equipment selection
• Control operations of equipment or systems
• Understanding and able to follow written directions
• Problem identification and solutions of problems
• Judgment and decision making, time management
• Talking to others to effectively convey information
• Active listening-giving full attention to what people are saying
• Match and detect differences between colors, shades, and texture
• Understand speech and converse with people
• Tell when something is wrong or likely to go wrong
• Shift back and forth between two or more activities
• The ability to know one's location in relation to the environment around you
• Remember information
• Judgment and decision making, time management.
• Flexibility.
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility.
• Communication/People Skills.

Work Environment

Functions can take place indoors or outdoors, sometimes in high, precarious places with fumes and/or airborne particles. The standard work environment has loud to very loud noise levels associated with various equipment, coworkers, and phone conversations. The employee works around hazardous situations, materials, and equipment.

Physical Demands

• Physical demands are based on the ability to perform the following actions throughout an 8-10-hour period of work for 5 days.
• Exert oneself physically over long periods of time.
• Bend stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and other extremities.
• Use one's abdominal muscles and lower back to lift continuously over time without fatiguing.
• Exert maximum muscle force to lift, pull, or carry objects.
• Keep or regain one's body balance or stay upright.
• Quickly move your arms and legs.
• Make fast and repeated movements of the body, fingers and hands.
• Exert muscle force repeatedly.
• Keep the hand and arm steady while making a movement.
• Quick, coordinated movements of one hand to grasp, manipulate or assemble objects.
• Coordinate movements of two or more limbs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.
• Stand and walk throughout an extended workday.
• Use legs, hands and arms on a consistent basis for manual labor.
• Climb and/or balance yourself.
• Lift up to 100 pounds on occasion and up to 50 pounds regularly.
• Excellent vision skills (with or without correction) are required.
• Ability to clearly hear within speech range in an environment with construction noise.
• Kneel, squat, or bend consistently for more than 4 hours a day.
• Use your hands consistently to grip or pinch for more than 4 hours a day.
• Make repetitive motions much of work hours.
• Work outdoors.

Supervisory Responsibility

There are no supervisory responsibilities with this position.

Position Type

Full-Time/Variable Hours

Compensation

Hourly

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits available after waiting period.

Required Education and Experience

High School Diploma or GED

Comparable Experience

Travel

No travel is required for this position.

Other Duties

This job description may not cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, activities, and responsibilities may change at any time.

Houck Services, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.