Inventory & Supply Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Inventory and Supply Aide

Reports To: Manager, Purchasing & Warehouse

Department:        Accounting and Finance

Location:  ***Fort Oglethorpe (travel to other district offices weekly, as needed)***

Purpose: Help power local communities by ensuring line crews have access to all necessary equipment to build and maintain the power system. Serve as a steward of resources by utilizing effective database management and processes to maintain proper records while receiving, storing, securing, and disbursing materials and supplies within the warehouse facilities. Be a champion of internal customer service, stewardship, and inventory management.  

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Process oriented with the ability to maintain excellent records.
• Organizational strengths.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while demonstrating ambition.
• Customer service with a sense of urgency and friendliness.
• Solid computer and technology skills:
  • Knowledgeable in Windows and Microsoft Office products.
  • Ability to navigate new software following training.
• Ability to safely operate a fork-lift and obtain/maintain necessary certification.
• Ability to demonstrate mathematical skills.
• Ability to learn new processes or skills, retain knowledge, and put training plans into action within a reasonable and established timeframe.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to promote strong customer service and the ability to foster relationships with employees, vendors, management, and others.
• Physical strength and ability to perform heavy lifting.
• A Valid driver's license.
• The ability to satisfactorily pass North Georgia EMC’s pre-employment, post-offer drug screen.

Preferred Qualifications:                             

• Experience in warehouse environment.
• Class B commercial license

Job Functions:

• Understand and implement company work order procedures.
• Perform functions in the work order system, as needed.
• Assist with inventory control and management of materials and supplies. This may include managing consignment and fiber.
• Process material and supplies received, issued, and returned to the warehouse, and accurately document such activity.
• Transfer material and supplies between warehouses, and accurately document such activity.
• Maintain the general warehouse facilities and property to ensure all is well-kept, clean, orderly, and well stocked.
• Assist with daily inspections of lift trucks and equipment.
• Maintain knowledge of lift truck operation, policies, and procedures. Be a safe, efficient, and courtesy operator.
• Actively participate in job training and department safety meetings.
• Abide by all safety rules, practices, and standards; perform all duties and tasks in a safe manner.
• Constantly seek ways to improve processes and work assignments to promote safer, better, faster, and leaner methods.
• Other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies:

• Proven proficiency in mathematics.
• Proven proficiency in computer skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and extra attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with employees, vendors, management, and others.
• Demonstrates initiative to acquire additional knowledge and be proactive, forward thinking of new initiatives for improved efficiencies.

Core Values:

• Safety: Continually adheres to regulations and ongoing training to maintain a safe work environment for all.
• Operational Excellence: Works smart and efficiently to provide exceptional reliability and is a sound financial and economic steward. Collaborates to develop the best solutions.
• Engagement and Growth: Takes responsibility for own actions, success and growth. Expresses commitment to work hard, with a positive attitude. Demonstrates good judgement and embraces constructive criticism and challenges. Seeks opportunities to learn and share knowledge.
• Integrity: Honest, respectful, kind and trustworthy. Brings a positive influence and values diversity. Eager to own, apologize and fix mistakes promptly and follow through timely on commitments. Maintains confidentiality.
• Teamwork: Provides assistance, information or other support for the team to build or maintain relationships.
• Customer Commitment: Puts the convenience of the members and internal customers first; asks for and values opinions of those whom they serve. Provides solutions with a sense of urgency and concern while being present, open and empathetic.
• Community Minded: Desires to make a difference in the communities served by NGEMC.
• Change: Constantly seeks opportunities to develop better services and more efficient processes.

Physical Demands: 

All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities (some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.). Requires physical ability in climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, crawling, pushing, pulling, lifting, the ability to lift small objects with the fingers, grasping, talking, hearing, and is defined heavy work.  Maintain a body weight of less than 275 pounds to safely conduct work using a lift and ladder. Requires visual acuity in machine operation. Exposure to outside environmental conditions on a frequent basis.

Working Conditions:

General warehouse environment; requires the flexibility to work irregular hours for assignment completion; requires the ability to work during emergency situations and during inclement weather.