The Materials Warehouseman supports power generation facilities by ensuring materials are received, stored, inventoried, staged, and shipped accurately and safely. This role is essential to keeping plant operations, maintenance activities, and planned or unplanned outages supplied with the materials they need.
Key responsibilities include receiving and inspecting shipments; labeling, storing, staging, loading, and shipping materials; maintaining accurate inventory records for receipts, issues, transfers, and bin movements; and preparing inventory reports as needed. The position also maintains clean, organized warehouse and storage areas in accordance with safety requirements and good business practices.
The Materials Warehouseman performs quarterly cycle counts and supports annual physical inventories, works closely with plant material specialists and inventory champions to verify material accuracy, and assists Supply Chain with recycling, investment recovery, and special projects. Success in this role requires attention to detail, a safety-focused mindset, strong organizational skills, and the ability to build positive working relationships with plant, corporate, and departmental teams.
Support various plants in receiving, storing, staging, and shipping material as needed to support ongoing plant operation's planned outages, unplanned outages, and maintenance activities.
Maintain accurate documentation of all inventory transactions – including receipts, issues, transfers, and bin movements.
Maintain clean and orderly warehouse facilities that comply with good business practices and all safety regulations.
Perform quarterly cycle counts and participate in annual inventories.
Work with each plant's material specialist, inventory champion, and other plant personnel to ensure accuracy of materials received.
Support Supply Chain in special projects, recycling, and investment recovery.
Maintain good working relationships with department, corporate, and plant staff.
Receive, unload, inspect, label, store, stage, load and ship materials.
Maintain accurate inventory records and provide reports as requested.
Dust, clean, and maintain warehouse and storage areas to comply with good business practices and safety regulations.
Prepare for and perform full annual inventories, quarterly cycle count inventories, and report on activities associated with these intentories.
Support department investment recovery effort.
Attend and participate in scheduled trainings.
Attend departmental, plant, and safety meetings.
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent is required. Associate or Bachelor's degree in business or technology related field preferred.
Experience: Three to Five years of warehouse experience preferably in utility generation, transmission and distribution industry.
Licenses, Certifications and/or Registration: Valid Drivers License that meets the insurance eligibility requirements under Oglethorpe Power's Driver Qualification Program.
Travel: Up to 75% depending upon plant assignment, including day trips
Oglethorpe Power is among the nation’s largest power supply cooperatives and is one of the largest energy producers in Georgia. Utilizing a diverse portfolio of resources, Oglethorpe Power provides reliable, affordable, safe and environmentally responsible energy to 38 consumer-owned, not-for-profit Electric Membership Cooperatives (EMCs) that serve approximately 4.7 million Georgians. For more information, visit www.opc.com.
