Job no: 523212
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Facilities Operations/Skilled Trades, Veteran's Preference Eligible
Department:11800000 - RE-ANIMAL CARE SERVICES

Classification Title:

Warehouse/Stores Specialist

Job Description:

Responsible for processing and purchasing of orders and maintaining inventory for food, bedding and supplies for all ACS sections. Enters all supply requests, via ACS purchasing software to Accounting and Director, for approval. Responsible for ordering scrubs and uniforms for husbandry staff. Coordinates transfer of feed, bedding, and supplies between ACS facilities with Warehouse/Store Manager. Coordinates deliveries and problem resolution with ACS vendors. Ensures PCard orders are processed in accordance with University regulations and meets processing deadlines.

Responsible for the shipping and receiving of animals ordered by ACS on behalf of UF research Principal Investigators (PI). Receives and matches all new rodent animal arrivals with copy of vendor order form and ACS incoming sheets to verify that expected orders are correct and complete. Ensures that appropriate housing destination is identified and written on each order shipping container. Reports any discrepancy on animal orders to the Warehouse manager and front office personnel. Routes packing lists to finance payables section for billing. Routes health certificates to the appropriate lab staff.

Maintains the loading dock and supply stores area. Receives inventories, trouble shoots issues, assists in stocking supplies, and maintains ACS supply stores database. Enters supply issues and receipts in database daily. Conducts weekly physical inventory counts to reconcile ACS supply stores inventory database. Ensures supply stores area is cleaned and sanitized according to established SOPs. Drives ACS CDL and other vehicles as needed to deliver supplies, animals, tissue, and equipment as needed.

Serves as back up for the Warehouse/Stores Manager.

Other duties as assigned.

Expected Salary:

Commensurate with education and experience

Minimum Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent and four years of relevant experience. Appropriate college course work or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree or higher, Excellent interpersonal and time management skills.

Strong customer services skills especially with the research investigators and vendors.

Excellent computer skills and ability to work effectively with Microsoft software as well as UF and ACS programs.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

In order to be considered, applicants must provide a cover letter, resume, and a list of three professional references.

A criminal background check is required.

This is not a remote work position, and it is located on the University of Florida main campus in Gainesville, FL.

This position is eligible for veteran’s preference. If you are claiming veteran’s preference, please upload a copy of your DD 214 Member Copy 4 with your application for consideration. See our Veteran's Preference Page for more specific information.

This is a time-limited position.

This position has been reposted. Previous applicants are still under consideration and need not reapply.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required:Yes

Advertised: 21 Sep 2022 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 12 Oct 2022 Eastern Daylight Time