Job Description

Description/Special Instructions

The City of Elk Grove Police Department is now accepting applications for the position of
POLICE EQUIPMENT/SUPPLY TECHNICIAN


The City of Elk Grove is seeking a Supply Technician for the Police Department. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, people-oriented individual who can multi-task, set priorities, and provide excellent customer service to all.

Tentative Recruitment Timeline (subject to change)
Filing Deadline: May 21, 2023
Written Exam: June 6, 2023
Oral Board Interviews: June 22, 2023
Final Selection Interviews: June 27, 2023

The City offers a competitive salary and generous benefit package including CalPERS retirement benefits, a deferred compensation match and more. Why work for the City of Elk Grove? Proud Heritage. Bright Future. Community Profile Elk Grove is a vibrant, family-friendly community of approximately 178,124 people in the Sacramento, California region, located 14 miles south of the State Capital and 60 miles east of the Bay Area. Elk Grove is a young, ethnically diverse, modern city that was incorporated in 2000. Elk Grove has low crime, excellent schools, over 100 community parks and 28 miles of trails, plentiful dining and shopping options, numerous annual events and festivals, and over 270 sunny days per year.
Representative Duties
The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

DESCRIPTION:
The technician will perform different clerical duties involved in procuring, receiving, issuing, and maintaining an accurate inventory of equipment, supplies, and materials for the Police Department. This includes equipment issued to officers, officer supplies and department forms. The Supply Technician also maintains a variety of records and files related to area of assignment.

1. Verifies and inspects incoming shipments for appropriate quantity and quality and ensures that staff receive items needed in an efficient and expedient manner.
2. Participates in researching, locating, and ordering supplies and equipment; obtains information relating to new products, service availability, prices, and delivery procedures.
3. Obtains and fills staff request; delivers equipment, supplies, and materials as appropriate; answers questions regarding product information, handling and disposal, and ordering procedures.
4. Maintains vendor files and records of supply transactions; prepares various reports relating to equipment issued, receipts, purchase orders, and billing information.
5. Participates in overseeing the inventory database for assigned area; maintains database on items issued to officers.
6. Conducts a periodic inventory of stock items; maintains proper stock levels; arranges for disposal of department equipment in accordance with City and department procedures.
7. Maintains appropriate procedures concerning the redistribution, consumption, and disposal of obsolete items.
8. Maintains storage locations in a clean and orderly manner.
9. Inspects and delivers orders to City staff; reviews shipping documents for proper delivery of good and services as necessary.
10. Performs or assists staff in determining appropriate sources of supply; identifies possible vendors; obtains information bids to determine vendor from whom purchases will be made; obtains samples from vendors for inspection.
11. Communicates with vendors and staff to resolve order, shipping, and invoice issues; returns products as necessary; secures order and invoice adjustments.
12. Performs a variety of clerical activities including preparing purchase requisitions and correspondence and reports; assists with the creation and modification of department forms; mails department packages.
13. Answers the phone and routes calls appropriately.
14. Performs related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Knowledge of:

• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Basic principles and practices of storekeeping and inventory control.
• Inventory procedures including the appropriate forms for ordering purposes.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping and filing.
• Basic clerical accounting principles and practices.
• Basic mathematical principles.

Ability to:

• Organize, stock, issue, and deliver supplies, equipment, and materials.
• Conduct periodic inventory of equipment, supplies, and materials.
• Participate in researching, identifying, developing, and recommending methods of purchasing, stocking, reordering, and delivering supplies, equipment, and materials with the objectives of operational cost reduction and service and efficiency improvements.
• Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Maintain accurate records and prepare reports.
• Perform simple arithmetic computations.
• Work independently in the absence of supervision.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Education and Experience Guidelines - Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Education/Training:

• Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.

Experience:

• Two (2) years general clerical experience.
• Some warehousing or inventory control and purchasing experience is highly desirable.

License or Certificate:

• Possession of an appropriate, valid driver\xe2\x80\x99s license.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment : Work is performed primarily indoors with some travel from site to site.

Physical : Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an indoor office and store setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision : See in the normal visual range with or without correction.

Hearing : Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
The information listed above is subject to change and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract. The City of Elk Grove is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and professionalism. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, should special accommodations be necessary at any stage of the selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at (916) 478-2230.