STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: WAREHOUSEMAN
Class Code: 9790-10
Date Established: 07-01-50
Occupational Code: 1-3-4
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To receive and store supplies and
equipment and keep inventory records on incoming and outgoing shipments.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
o Checks and maintains inventories of
stock items, including receiving, shipping, unpacking, and storing a variety of
goods and supplies in proper storage places.
o Keeps and updates inventory control
records for a stockroom or warehouse.
o Assembles, packs and transports
parts, supplies and surplus property.
o Makes messenger runs to pick up and
deliver materials, supplies, equipment, or mail.
o Operates equipment to move
materials or supplies.
o Fills invoice orders by picking
stock from storage bins and transporting it to shipping area.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in applying instructions
to accomplish different job functions OR in operating machines for a variety of
different purposes.
Knowledge: Requires understanding and using
business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard operating
procedures.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support
activities within one or more organizational units. Errors at this level affect the work of others or have
measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in
order to complete succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires medium to heavy
work, including continuous physical exertion such as frequent bending, lifting
or climbing.
Communication: Requires obtaining and exchanging
information, referring inquiries to the appropriate source, or responding to
questions from state employees or members of the general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
using minimal judgment to perform a variety of job tasks according to clearly
prescribed standard practices and procedures.
Independent Action: Requires making a limited number of
choices in selecting among alternative courses of action under supervisory
guidance and in performing job functions according to a variety of prescribed
policies or procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from high school, G.E.D. or
its equivalent. Each additional
year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required
work experience.
Experience: One year of experience as a
storekeeper, stock clerk, in warehousing, operating forklifts or related
experience. Each additional year
of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work
experience.
License/Certification: Valid New Hampshire driver's license.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Working knowledge of storeroom methods
and procedures. Ability to operate
forklifts or trucks. Ability to
write legibly. Ability to compare
quality and quantity of goods with prescribed specifications. Ability to maintain stock inventory
records. Sufficient physical
strength to lift and move heavy objects.
Ability to follow instructions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
other employees. Must
be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and
responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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