• Job Description

  Req#: 20698
  Position Type:
  SUPPORT - FACILITIES POSITIONS/ MATERIAL HANDLER II (J4110)
  
  
  Date Posted:
  12/29/2023
  
  
  Location:
  PULASKI PARK/LOGISTICS (158013)
  
  
  Closing Date:
  01/08/2024
  
  
  Applicants are required to have a completed application on file for employment with the Baltimore County Public Schools.
  Professional references must be submitted to complete your application. Examples of professional references include current and former managers, supervisors, mentors and/or university/college supervisors. Personal references from colleagues, friends, community members, etc. will not be accepted.
  Be sure to account for all periods of employment and unemployment and include names, addresses, and telephone numbers of employers.
  Be sure to answer all criminal background questions. If you answer "yes" to any of the criminal background questions you must provide a written explanation. A criminal offense does not necessarily exclude an applicant from employment with BCPS. Factors such as passage of time since the offense, the nature of the violation, and the extent of rehabilitation will be taken into consideration.
  All persons employed by the Baltimore County Public Schools, regular and temporary, are required to be fingerprinted and have a criminal background investigation (State of Maryland, Senate Bill 315, effective October 1, 1986) completed. The fee charged for fingerprinting is $109.00. An identification card will be issued which must be shown prior to employment.
  Anyone offered employment is required to provide proper identification and documentation of eligibility for employment in the US.
  If you have military experience you will be asked to provide a copy of DD214.
  Official transcripts for all higher education must be received prior to hire.
  Some positions will require employees to undergo a physical examination and/or drug testing.
  All newly hired personnel must attend a Badges and Benefits session.
  Additional job verification will be required for salary credit.
  BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
  
  JOB TITLE: Material Handler II
  
  TITLE CODE: J4110 GRADE: 04/AFSCME
  
  DEFINITION: Under general supervision, receives, stores, picks-up, and delivers supplies, materials, mail, documents, and equipment. Drives step vans, light trucks, automobiles, and other vehicles. Participates in office and school relocations. Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
  
  Operates and maintains an assigned area within a storage facility. Organizes, maintains, and rotates stock. Assists in conducting physical inventories of stock. Keeps shelves and goods clean and orderly.
  
  Receives delivered items. Unloads vans, trucks, and trailers. Ensures the accurate receipt of items. Compares delivered items with invoices. Notes damages to goods received. Places stocked items in their proper storage locations. Operates material handling equipment such as forklifts and electric pallet movers.
  
  Processes requisitions. Pulls, organizes, and prepares requisitioned items for delivery. Loads items onto vans, trucks, and trailers. Delivers and picks-up supplies, materials, inter-office mail, food, and equipment throughout the BCPS system. Obtains proper signatures for deliveries.
  
  Operates commercial weight trucks. Operates step vans, light trucks, automobiles, and other vehicles. Delivers and picks-up items on an assigned route. Inspects equipment returned from loan.
  
  Participates in office and school relocations. Moves furniture and equipment. Provides assistance to drivers and acts as a substitute driver as needed.
  
  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  
  Education, Training and Experience:
  Possession of a high school diploma or an appropriate equivalent, plus one year of warehousing, distribution, or related experience. (Additional experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.)
  
  Licenses and Certificates:
  Possession of a valid class C Maryland driver's license or an equivalent is required.
  
  Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Knowledge of the principles and practices of material handling and delivery. Knowledge of warehouse and storage facility operations. Knowledge of material handling equipment including forklifts and electric pallet movers.
  
  Skill in maintaining an inventory of items. Skill in receiving, storing, and delivering items. Skill in operating material handling equipment. Skill in operating step vans, light trucks, and automobiles.
  
  Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to keep records of deliveries and the receipt of items.
  
  PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
  The work of this class entails the performance of heavy physical labor including frequent walking and standing, working at heights, lifting and carrying of objects of moderate to heavy weight (up to 60 pounds), and the use of coordinative and manipulative skills in the operation of material handling equipment. Duties require exposure to a warehouse and shop environments that include exposure to dust, dirt, chemicals, machinery, and equipment. Duties require the operation of automobiles, step vans, and light trucks and travel throughout Baltimore County.
  
  CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
  Persons appointed to this classification are designated as Essential-As-Needed Personnel and are required to work when schools and/or offices are closed during adverse weather conditions or any other emergency when contacted and directed to do so.
  
  FLSA: Non-exempt
  
  Eligible for the Baltimore County Employees’ Retirement System
  
  This class specification defines the types of duties and level of difficulty of work required of positions in this title. It shall not be held to exclude duties not mentioned nor limit the right of management to assign work to employees.
  
  Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required.
  
  GRADE: Grade 04 on the AFSCME Pay Scale, $17.22 - $24.48 per hour
  
  NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
  The Board of Education of Baltimore County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, or veteran status in matters affecting employment or in providing access to educational programs or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding the Board’s nondiscrimination policies should be directed to: EEO Officer, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Baltimore County Public Schools, 6901 Charles Street, Building B, Towson, Maryland 21204 (443-809-8937). There is a compliance officer responsible for identifying, preventing, and remedying prohibited harassment concerning students. Complaints of harassment should be directed to the executive director, Department of School Safety and Security, 9610 Pulaski Park Drive, Suite 219, Baltimore, Maryland 21220 (443-809-4360).
  
  
  Application Instructions
  Please read and carefully follow the instructions provided below.
  • Applicants are required to have a completed application on file for employment with the Baltimore County Public Schools.
  • Professional references must be submitted to complete your application. Examples of professional references include current and former managers, supervisors, mentors and/or university/college supervisors. Personal references from colleagues, friends, community members, etc. will not be accepted.
  • Be sure to account for all periods of employment and unemployment and include names, addresses, and telephone numbers of employers.
  • Be sure to answer all criminal background questions. If you answer "yes" to any of the criminal background questions you must provide a written explanation. A criminal offense does not necessarily exclude an applicant from employment with BCPS. Factors such as passage of time since the offense, the nature of the violation, and the extent of rehabilitation will be taken into consideration.
  Pre-Employment Requirements:
  • All persons employed by the Baltimore County Public Schools, regular and temporary, are required to be fingerprinted and have a criminal background investigation (State of Maryland, Senate Bill 315, effective October 1, 1986) completed. The fee charged for fingerprinting is $109.00. An identification card will be issued which must be shown prior to employment.
  • Anyone offered employment is required to provide proper identification and documentation of eligibility for employment in the US.
  • If you have military experience you will be asked to provide a copy of DD214.
  • Official transcripts for all higher education must be received prior to hire.
  • Some positions will require employees to undergo a physical examination and/or drug testing.
  • All newly hired personnel must attend a Badges and Benefits session.
  • Additional job verification will be required for salary credit.
  
  TiErra Johnson
  HR Analyst- Staffing
  Baltimore County Public Schools
  Office of Staffing
  6901 N Charles Street, Bldg E
  Towson, MD 21204
  Ph:443.809.7872
  
  
  
  
  

• About the company

  Baltimore County Public Schools is the school district in charge of all public schools in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.

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