The Warehouse Operator assists with the daily operations of the warehouse facility, ensuring efficient management and achievement of goals and deadlines. This role involves providing customer support internally and externally by creating orders and delivering supplies and materials to various TCSO locations. Key responsibilities include rotating stock and food supplies, ensuring product freshness through quality control measures, and maintaining food and product safety standards. The Warehouse Operator also conducts inventory control audits, operates a supply inventory database, and serves as a liaison with vendors, contractors, and professional staff. Distinguishing Characteristics This is a job classification in the Skilled Trades job family. This classification is responsible for the day to day operational functions of a departmental warehouse facility that includes both food and operational supplies. This classification may require a flexible work schedule to meet the needs of the department. Duties and Responsibilities Manages all aspects of a complex warehouse system; maintains and administers inventory of equipment, tools and food products in a comprehensive database to ensure proper tracking and costing of supplies and materials. Develops and maintains detailed, organized distribution and receiving process for warehouse. Provides quality control measures to ensure proper documentation for job costing and inventory control. Serves as purchasing liaison with vendors, contractors and staff to obtain price quotes on non- contracted materials and supplies and ensures high quality merchandise at a competitive price. Prepares requisitions for materials and supplies. Works with other inter and intra-departmental staff to resolve issues related to invoices, purchase orders and other items. Plans, organizes and communicates with supervisors to ensure requisite materials and supplies needed for operations are available and accounted for. Ensures compliance with current policies, procedures and regulations. Reports problems to management. Compiles data and develops reports. Maintains knowledge of federal, state, local and county applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines. Receives, monitors, tracks and processes purchase requests for materials and supplies. Reviews and verifies accuracy of transactions and information, resolves discrepancies and obtains required authorizations. Documents and tracks related purchasing activities to ensure timely processing of job related requests. Delivers supplies and materials to various TCSO locations. Individual is required to drive county vehicles to make deliveries. Performs other job-related duties as assigned. Minimum Requirements Education and Experience:High School diploma or G.E.D. AND five (5) years increasingly responsible experience in warehouse operations or related field, including one (1) year of lead experience;OR,Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job. Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:Valid Texas Driver's License. Forklift certification. Applicants are required to attach a resume with the online application. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Knowledge of:Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations, guidelines and requirements. Policies, practices, procedures and terminology of assigned function. Operational materials, food supply, tools, and equipment. Computer equipment to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases and a variety of software packages. Proper grammar and punctuation for report preparation and email communications. Skill in:Monitoring and tracking purchase orders for materials, tools, food, and equipment. Proper and applicable safety practices, procedures and regulations. Explaining complicated problems in simple non-technical language. Problem-solving and decision-making. Both verbal and written communication. Ability to:Reason and make judgments and decisions. Understand and precisely follow both verbal and written instructions and communicate in a concise and effective manner. Use computers, including working in multiple databases and a variety of software. Manage time well, perform multiple tasks and organize diverse activities. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental clientele, other County employees and officials, representatives of outside agencies, and the general public. Work Environment & Other Information Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 50 pounds on a regular basis, occasional heavy lifting with assistance, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer. Subject to standing, sitting, walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, balancing, repetitive motion, client/customer contact, squatting, occasional crawling, and working in cramped or confined spaces or areas for extended periods of time to perform the essential functions. Subject to contact with hazardous waste, foul odors, animal and human fecal matter, insects and rodents, toxic or potential hazardous chemical or substances, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, loud noises, and high voltage. Requires work indoors/outdoors in all types of weather (excessive heat and cold). Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.