Stores and Warehousing Operations, #79130
Occupational Family: Trades and Operations
Pay Band Range: 1 - 5


Concept of Work

This Career Group provides career tracks for storekeeper assistants, storekeepers, and warehouse specialists that perform the full range of storeroom and/or warehouse functions including receiving, shipping, issuing, selecting, inventorying, ordering, and storing supplies, merchandise and equipment in an agency warehouse or storeroom. Warehouse and storeroom processes may be manual or computerized with bar-code scanning devices. Positions range from entry level to management level.

Roles Comprising This Group

These roles describe the collective characteristics of the work performed by employees in the Stores & Warehouse Operations Career Group. The roles define the typical career paths for employees who pursue careers as storekeeper assistants, storekeepers, and warehouse specialists.

Although all of these occupations are store or warehouse specialists, each warrants a separate career track. Each of these career paths requires different knowledge, skills, and abilities and would not naturally lead to the other for career progression. However, a role for each of these occupations represents different levels of work, or career progression. Career paths may exist within a single role, extend to other roles in this Career Group, or to roles in other occupationally related Career Groups.

PAY BAND

PRACTITIONER ROLES

ROLE CODE

MANAGEMENT ROLES

ROLE CODE

1

Store and Warehouse Specialist I

79131

   

2

Store and Warehouse Specialist II

79132

   

3

Store and Warehouse Specialist III

79133

   

4

   

Warehouse Manager I

79134

5

   

Warehouse Manager II

79135

Role Descriptions

These roles are distinguished based upon the Compensable Factors of Complexity, Results, and Accountability and are used for position classification. These factors should be used for classification and compensation analysis. Recruitment and selection standards must be based on knowledge, skills, and abilities as indicated in the Employee Work Profile.

Store and Warehouse Specialist I

Code: 79131

Pay Band: 1

SOC: 43-5081*

The Store and Warehouse Specialist I role provides career tracks for helpers or storekeeper assistants performing entry level to journey level duties in a state agency or institutional warehouse or storeroom. Employees assist others in receiving, storing and issuing materials, equipment and supplies; perform manual labor; deliver materials, equipment and supplies to designated locations.

Store and Warehouse Specialist I

COMPLEXITY

  • Basic skills in the use of tools, equipment, and materials appropriate to area.
  • Applies knowledge of procedures and techniques appropriate to the area.
  • Some related experience and/or formal training in the area.
  • Must be able to perform physical requirements of job.
  • May require a valid drivers license.

RESULTS

  • Effective job performance results in the successful, safe and timely completion of assigned duties.

ACCOUNTABILITY

  • Works under immediate supervision and from detailed verbal and written instructions.
  • Follow operational and safety procedures.
  • Resolves basic questions and problems.

 

Store and Warehouse Specialist II

Code: 79131

Pay Band: 2

SOC: 43-5000*

The Store and Warehouse Specialist II role provides career tracks for storekeepers or warehouse specialists performing entry level to advanced level range of warehouse functions. Responsibilities include receiving, shipping, issuing, selecting, inventorying, ordering, and storing supplies, merchandise and equipment in an agency warehouse or storeroom. May serve as a lead worker.

Store and Warehouse Specialist II

COMPLEXITY

  • Duties range from loading and unloading items to a more specialized function, such as storing and shipping controlled substances.
  • Knowledge of storage/ handling techniques and safety regulations.
  • Skill in operating equipment, such as forklifts, pallet drivers, and hand carts.
  • May require certification for operating a forklift.
  • May require valid drivers license.

RESULTS

  • Items are accurately received, stored, inventoried and shipped according to procedures.

ACCOUNTABILITY

  • Resolves routine questions and problems, but refers complex issues to higher levels.
  • Works under direct supervision and selects from a variety of established procedures to accomplish assigned tasks.
  • May be responsible for providing leadership to others.

 

Store and Warehouse Specialist III

Code: 79134

Pay Band: 3

SOC: 43-5000*, and 53-1000*

The Store and Warehouse Specialist III role provides career tracks for storekeepers or warehouse specialists who perform expert level warehouse responsibilities or supervision of other store or warehouse workers. Employees serving as experts may be responsible for quality checks, reports, inventory control, resolving shipping, receiving, and distribution issues, or training others on use of specific equipment.

Store and Warehouse Specialist III

COMPLEXITY

  • Duties and tasks reflect substantial variety and complexity ranging from replenishing inventory, quality checks, maintaining records, to supervision of others.
  • Skill in use, care, and safety of store or warehouse equipment, including forklifts.
  • Adapts procedures, techniques, tools, materials and/or equipment to meet special needs.
  • Extensive experience in general storeroom or warehouse inventory control functions.
  • Responsibilities include vendor relations, coordination and evaluation.
  • Special license may be required for certain positions within this role.

RESULTS

  • Serves as a resource to others in the resolution of complex store or warehouse problems and issues, such as distribution, quality control, inventory control, and safety regulations.

ACCOUNTABILITY

  • May orient, train, assign and check the work of lower level employees.
  • May be designated as lead worker or supervise a small group of specialists.
  • Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
  • Advises others on resolution of complex problems, referring problems involving policy to managers.
  • Supervisors are responsible for hiring and performance evaluation of subordinates.

 

Warehouse Manager I

Code: 79134

Pay Band: 4

SOC: 11-3071*

The Warehouse Manager I role provides career tracks for managers of several operations within a warehouse that receives, stocks, selects and ships items throughout the state to those managing a specific warehouse.

Warehouse Manager I

COMPLEXITY

  • Coordinates all activities of a warehouse or several functions of a warehouse, such as fleet management, receiving, shipping, and surplus property, having multiple projects to meet project deadlines and budgets.
  • Resolves conflicting demands of users.
  • Applies knowledge of supervisory practices and principles.
  • Applies knowledge of particular warehouse function(s), such as inventory management, scheduling, and distribution.

RESULTS

  • Warehouse or assigned unit of the warehouse operates efficiently while ensuring proper handling of merchandise.

ACCOUNTABILITY

  • Uses strong technical and supervisory skills to direct and assist staff.
  • Measures employee’s results and initiates personnel actions.
  • Independently resolves daily warehouse issues.

 

Warehouse Manager II

Code: 79135

Pay Band: 5

SOC: 11-3071*

The Warehouse Manager II role provides career tracks for managers of a statewide central warehouse that range from assistant managers to manager of the central warehouse. Employees manage a large and diverse staff, multiple distribution points, high dollar merchandise, and a wide range of customers that may include all state agencies, institutions, and political subdivisions and/or the general public.

Warehouse Manager II

COMPLEXITY

  • Prioritizes and assigns work to staff.
  • Plans and implements the delivery and improvement of services, staffing, and resources.
  • Evaluates the effectiveness of services provided and recommends changes in procedures to meet user’s needs.
  • Extensive management experience with knowledge of warehouse management.
  • Manages the material handling and financial operations that includes planning of inventory levels and inventory control.

RESULTS

  • Warehouse operations ensure good customer service, safety of workers and security of the merchandise.
  • Warehouse operates within budget and meets program goals.

ACCOUNTABILITY

  • Ranges from managing assigned operations to the entire warehouse operations.
  • Uses strong technical and supervisory skills to direct and assist staff.
  • Independently resolves management issues, those involving people, resources, and warehouse programs.

 

*Statistical Reporting

This Career Group includes, but is not limited to the following Standard Occupational Classifications:

11-3071 Transportation, Storage, & Distribution Managers
43-5000 Materials, Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, & Distributing Workers
43-5071 Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks
43-5081 Stock Clerks & Order Fillers
53-0 Transportation & Material Moving Occupations
53-1020 First Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers
53-1031

First Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation & Material Movers & Vehicle Operators

53-7000 Material Moving Workers
53-7062 Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers

New Effective Date: 11/01/01

History

Previous class titles (listed by new role title).

Store & Warehouse Specialist I

CLASS CODE

CLASS TITLE

GRADE

64081

Storekeeper Helper

2

Store & Warehouse Specialist II

CLASS CODE

CLASS TITLE

GRADE

64082

Storekeeper

4

64091

Warehouse Worker

4

64093

Warehouse Specialist

5

Store & Warehouse Specialist III

CLASS CODE

CLASS TITLE

GRADE

64083

Storekeeper Senior

6

64084

Storekeeper Supervisor

7

64093

Warehouse Supervisor

7

Warehouse Manager I

CLASS CODE

CLASS TITLE

GRADE

64094

Warehouse Supervisor Senior

9

64095

Warehouse Superintendent

10

64096

Warehouse Superintendent Senior

11

Warehouse Manager II

CLASS CODE

CLASS TITLE

GRADE

64097

Warehouse Manager

12

64098

Warehouse Manager Senior

13

64099

Central Warehouse Manager

14