Warehouse Specialist - Temporary at Purchasing Department at Tacoma Public Schools (WA), WA

About the Department

Tacoma Public Schools

Expected Start Date: October 2025

FTE: 1.0

Hours per day: 8

Payrate: $53.92/hour

Additional Information:  This is a TEMPORARY position for a staff member out on a leave of absence.  The approximate dates are October 20, 2025 - January 19, 2026.

Position Duties

This position performs a variety of warehousing functions which includes receiving, material handling, order filling, delivery, and mail/audiovisual distributing.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Receives and stores merchandise in assigned locations and enters data by computer.

2. Fills store withdrawals and inventory requests, using a computer.

3. Prepares and packages warehouse supplies for shipping.

4. Assists in the annual storeroom inventory.

5. Drives delivery truck and mail truck; transports and delivers items as directed; accounts for assigned items using delivery documents.

OTHER JOB DUTIES

1.Maintains a clean and orderly work and storage area to contribute to a safe and efficient work environment.

2.Performs related duties as assigned.

3.Regular, reliable, predictable attendance or physical presence is an essential job requirement and critical to the performance of the work.

CONDITIONS

Required to move heavy objects; may be required to lift and carry up to 70 pounds, bend, squat, stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, twist, climb, and/or be mobile; may travel to various district locations.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

High school graduation or equivalent and general warehousing experience; or any combination of experience and training which provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and ability required to perform the work.

Licenses/Special Requirements

Valid Washington State driver’s license.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of warehouse storage techniques.

Ability to operate a forklift and delivery trucks.

Ability to lift up to 70 pounds using proper equipment and safety precautions.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of people in a multi-cultural, diverse socio-economic setting.