Do you have a basic understanding of storekeeping methods, inventory control practices, and maintaining automated control records and best practices? 

The County of San Diego is currently accepting applications for the position of 

STOREKEEPER.

 

The County of San Diego is looking for quality candidates who have previous work experience using effective safety storeroom practices while handling a high volume of inventory in a large storeroom or warehouse. Storekeepers are allocated to various departments throughout the County of San Diego and are responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the overall activities in a commissary, large storeroom or warehouse.  The work of a Storekeeper involves ordering, receiving, storing, inventorying, and issuing a wide variety of items.  Positions assigned to the Sheriff's Commissary, also involve preparation and delivery of orders to people in custody. Incumbents will spend the majority of time performing essential functions that are considered routine and physical in nature. Work assignment will involve using P-cards to order materials, supplies, and equipment.

Current vacancies are in the Sheriff's Office. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply as this list may also be used for vacancies in other County of San Diego departments. 
 

Click here to view the complete listing of job duties and responsibilities.

 

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work primarily takes place indoors within an office or storeroom environment or warehouse environment (separate building). Work involves frequent travel to various locations within the County to pick up or deliver items. Work involves occasional exposure to heights, loud machine noises, unpleasant odors, gaseous fumes, dust, debris, and varying temperatures. When assigned to the Probation or Sheriff's Department, work involves frequent interaction with juvenile wards or adult inmates who may be uncooperative, upset, hostile, and potentially violent.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate is an effective communicator who is customer focused, a knowledge worker, values and respect others, drives to excel, is supportive of change and embraces team work, collaboration and continuous learning.

1.  Two (2) years of storekeeping or warehouse experience consisting of ordering, receiving,  storing, and issuing supplies, materials, and equipment; OR,

2.  Eighteen (18) months of experience as a Stock Clerk with the County of San Diego.

NOTE: Depending on assignment, select positions may require possession of a valid Certified Forklift Operator's license from a recognized agency or organization within thirty (30) days after appointment. Experience in providing first line or full supervision over employees responsible for performing storekeeping work is desirable.

Beginning July 1, 2022, the Department of Human Resources will remove personally identifiable information from all new recruitments. This practice, called Blind Applicant Screening, will hide a candidate’s personal information that could influence or bias a hiring decision. Personal information includes name, phone number, address, gender, age, and race. This process will help contribute to a fair and equitable selection process leading to a more diverse and inclusive workforce.

 

The most highly qualified candidates, based on the evaluation results, will be referred for an interview.  Be sure to include your experience in meeting the minimum requirements in both the Work Experience section and the Supplemental Questionnaire section of the Application.

 

As part of the County of San Diego’s pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Additional types of background investigations may be conducted based on the job-related activities of the position.

Employees who work at County locations subject to the California Department of Public Health State Public Health Officer order are required to be fully vaccinated. In addition, booster-eligible employees must receive their booster by March 1, 2022, or within 15 days of becoming eligible for a booster if they are not eligible as of March 1, 2022. If there are CDPH date changes for Booster compliance, employees must come into compliance in accordance with that date.

The names of qualified candidates will be placed on a six (6) month employment list based on scores received during the evaluation of information contained in their employment application and supplemental questionnaire.  Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental application form will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system.  If you are successful in the initial screening process your application will be reviewed individually to confirm that the information you provided is accurate and qualifying.