Warehouse and Materials Technician, Senior - Gas and Light Division

March 13, 2026

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The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities – Warehouse Division is seeking qualified individuals for the position of Warehouse and Materials Technician, Senior. This class provides inventory management, distribution, and warehousing functions. <ul><li>Managing and maintains inventory supplies. Performs periodic inventories;</li><li>Assisting customers and City employees in obtaining needed materials and supplies;</li><li>Performing data entry functions to maintain accurate logs and records. Processes invoices, verifies accuracy against purchase order and supplies received;</li><li>Soliciting quotes from vendors and orders materials needed;</li><li>Receiving inventory and moves inventory to desired location. May use a forklift to move inventory;</li><li>Performing data entry;</li><li>Conducting inventory control and cross training in procurement functions;</li><li>Operating forklift for inventory receipt and bin location;</li><li>Maintaining supplies and cycle counting.</li></ul><div style="text-align: center"> </div><div style="text-align: center">The selected candidate should possess the ability to lift at least 75 lbs and will be part of the on-call schedule, which will require the individual to be available after hours and weekends approximately one week per month. </div><div style="text-align: center"> </div>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Considerable knowledge of procurement processes, purchasing processes, and cycle counting; inventory practices; of safety practices; Microsoft Office Suite and Arithmetic. Demonstrated skill maintaining accuracy in data entry; good customer service skills; managing inventory; well organized and good oral and written communication skills. The ability to work with a diverse team; to operate forklifts, fork truck, ladders, hand tools, banding machine, drills, mobile stairs, and power tools; and time management. MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: <ul><li>High School Diploma or GED;</li><li>Two years of related experience;</li><li>An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.</li></ul> LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: <ul><li>Valid Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record and a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License within 30 days of hire, as assigned;</li><li>Forklift certification</li></ul> PREFERRED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: <ul><li>Associate's or Technical Degree or specialized training that is equivalent to the satisfactory completion of two years of college education;</li><li>Experience working with warehouse supplies and materials purchasing;</li><li>Customer service experience is a plus;</li><li>Microsoft Office Suite experience.</li></ul>

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