Vacancy Announcement

Warehouse Worker
North Dakota Department of Health

Location: Bismarck, ND
Salary: $12-$15 per hour
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Position Number: 301-TEMP
Requisition Number: None
Status: Full-time/temporary
Type of Recruitment: Internal/External
Date Posted to Web: November 5, 2012

Minimum Qualifications:

Requires a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of warehouse or shipping-or-receiving clerk related experience. Basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills are required. Forklift certification is preferred but if necessary, will allow an uncertified employee to become trained and certified within the first month of employment. Employees must have good record-keeping skills and an attention to detail.

Working conditions are normal for a warehouse environment. Work involves frequent lifting of materials and product up to 50 pounds. Manual dexterity required for operating machinery.
The work is physically demanding and requires lifting, bending or standing for long periods of time.

The applicant selected for the position must be available for emergency response outside of normal business hours.

Application Procedures:

External applicants must submit the following documents:

State of North Dakota Application for Employment Form (SFN 10950)
List of references

Applications may be downloaded from the North Dakota Department of Health website at http://www.ndhealth.gov/HumanResources/. Applications are also available at any Job Service North Dakota office or call 1.800.247.0981 (in-state) or 701.328.5000 (Bismarck). Please fill in all information requested on the application form, such as dates of employment, hours worked per week, credits earned, etc.

Mail completed applications and required forms to the North Dakota Department of Health, Human Resources Office, 600 East Boulevard Ave – Dept 301, Bismarck, ND 58505-0200 or submit them online to DOHjobs@nd.gov.

Applicants from the ND Department of Health must submit a State of North Dakota Application for Employment Form (SFN 10950) to Dirk Wilke, Human Resources Director.

The NDDoH Human Resource Division staff will score applications against the minimum qualifications and preferences listed on the job announcement and qualifying military service. After the scoring is completed a certified list of eligible individuals and the applications will be forwarded to the hiring manager to interview based on the final scores.

For more information about the position, contact Julie Sickler, Public Health Preparedness Coordinator, at 701.328.2748. For assistance in the application or interview process contact Dirk Wilke, Human Resources Director, at 701.328.3256 or TTY 800.366.6888.

The North Dakota Department of Health is a nonsmoking environment.

ND Relay Number: 1-800-366-6888

Summary of Work:

Provides assistance to warehouse manager in organizing, shipping and receiving state medical cache for the North Dakota Department of Health. The position is responsible to track as well as unload merchandise as it is received at the warehouse and load it when it is being shipped.

Tasks involved in fulfilling the duty/responsibility:

Receive, check-in and place product into inventory.
Process, pull and ship orders.
Inputs into computer inventory control program.
Inventory product(s) accurately and record results.
Operate forklift, pallet jack, two wheel cart and other warehouse equipment. Must get certification for operation of the DoH forklift within the first month of employment.
Perform general warehouse upkeep and cleaning duties.
Work independently and able to prioritize and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
Perform basic computer skills with MS Office products (e.g., Outlook, Excel, Word).
Communicate courteously and professionally with other DoH employees and warehouse vendors.
Other related duties as assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer