Job Description

Bargaining Unit: Temporary

Work Year: Temporary, varies

Work Day: 6:00 am to 2:30 pm, Monday through Friday

Wage: $26.96 per hour

Job Summary

The Temporary Substitute Truck Driver/Warehouse Specialist for Purchasing is responsible for loading all supplies, equipment, and furniture on trucks and making deliveries to units or schools according to a prescribed schedule.

Job Requirements

The following are required:

1. A high school diploma or equivalent, or current enrollment in a GED program.
2. Minimum of two years of experience in truck driving, delivery, and warehouse work. Work experience must evidence ability to perform tasks assigned.
3. A valid Alaska commercial driver's license class B and air brake endorsement.
4. A valid pallet jack and forklift certification for standup and sit down types.
5. Knowledge of traffic laws as they apply to the operation of trucks.
6. Ability to load and unload delivery trucks involving use of hand trucks, electric and manual pallet jacks, and on and off power lift gates. Involves extensive walking, lifting, pushing, pulling, stacking, securing of loads, and use of power lift gates.
7. Ability to learn assigned routes and locations on individual delivery schedules.
8. Ability to do manual labor.
9. Ability to operate a forklift and drive trucks in a safe manner.
10. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

The following are preferred:

1. Ability to perform minor, non-technical service to trucks, forklifts, pallet jacks, and other equipment.
2. Ability to learn and maintain working knowledge in all areas of warehouse operations.
3. Working knowledge of computers and programs.

Essential Job Functions

1. Loads all supplies, equipment, and furniture on trucks and makes deliveries to units or schools according to a prescribed schedule.
2. Performs all warehouse duties including, but not limited to, receiving using computers, checking in freight, loading of the following for delivery: books, food supplies, equipment, audio-visual equipment, teaching aids, and furniture.
3. Picks up and delivers items on truck transfer requests from one location to another.
4. Processes truck transfer and delivery receipts.
5. Assists in record keeping, shelving, arranging, labeling, sorting of warehouse supplies and archives.
6. Operates standup and sit down forklifts, electrical and manual pallet jacks, hand trucks, single and tandem axle delivery trucks with power lift gates, flatbed trucks with power lift gates, small courier vans, step vans, pickup trucks and specialized warehouse equipment in a safe manner.

Physical /Mental Demands

The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability.

Work Environment

Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Job Information

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).

This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit the government REAL ID website for additional information.

The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.