MWR Materials Handler - Maintenance

Full Job Description

This position is a part of the Morale, Welfare & Recreation Division (MWR) of Navy Region Southwest (NRSW).

The purpose of this position is to maintain storage layouts, space utilization, stock arrangement, & traffic flow to regulations.

Receives, stores, ships, & inventories materials & equipment.

Coordinates inbound & outbound shipments, operates forklifts & vehicles, guides staff, & performs physically demanding work in indoor & outdoor warehouse environments.

Located at Naval Base Coronado. In-depth knowledge of the overall warehousing plan, documentation requirements, and accepted warehousing methods, procedures, and techniques.

Ability to lay out storage space and establish item and material locations in accordance with agency regulations.

Ability to prepare inventory and production reports, screen and identify shipping and receiving documents for discrepancies, and direct shipments to shipping or storage areas.

Skill in use of vehicles and forklifts - a driver's license is required. Able to stand on hard surfaces for extended periods of time.

Bends, stoops, and works in tiring and sometimes uncomfortable positions. May lift and carry items weighing up to 40 pounds.

Heavier items are moved with weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers.

Able to work in Work is performed inside or outside in areas that may be hot, damp, cold, drafty, or poorly lighted. May be required to wear protective clothing. Major Duties:

Handles or oversees a segment of a large warehouse or serves as senior employee in a smaller warehouse.

Assists supervisor in developing plans for storage and arrangement of stock in accordance with agency regulations determining configuration, setup, movement, rearrangement and traffic flow.

In a large warehouse is responsible for storage and space utilization for a specific commodity or equipment group.

In a smaller warehouse, serves as the senior non-supervisory worker of the facility, laying out storage space, establishing item locations, determining organization and arrangement of stock, and identifying high and low usage items according to agency regulations and procedures encompassing a full spectrum of warehouse functions.

Operates vehicles such as stake trucks, cherry-pickers, forklifts, etc.

May coordinate incoming and outgoing shipments and placement of materials with docking area, and schedules personnel to facilitate movement of material in accordance with priorities, scheduling requirements, and space allocations.

Performs other related duties as assigned.