Assistant Storekeeper Job - Veterinary Company

Due to first and sustainable growth our client, a leading veterinary company with retail outlet requires a suitable candidates to fill in the following position

Assistant Storekeeper

Job Duties
• Unloads materials from trucks by hand or with hand operated or motorized equipment.
• Inspects items, as to quality and quantity, against freight documents.
• Opens, timestamps, separates, and distributes incoming mail in a mail/stores room.
• Counts, weighs, and measures goods received or issued.
• Unpacks incoming goods and wraps and packs outgoing goods.
• Stocks materials according to a prescribed inventory system.
• Dispenses items and posts amounts of items to inventory control cards or automated systems.
• May enter data and edit stock orders in a computerized inventory system, if available.
• Operates hand equipment such as hand trucks and dollies to transport stock.
• May operate a motor vehicle, forklift, or other material handling equipment to facilitate the movement of materials.
• Participates in physical inventories by counting stock.
• May assist in training lower-level workers.
• Performs related work appropriate to the classification as assigned.
• Cleans and lubricates equipment as needed.
• Determines stock/insert materials needed.
• Advises on procurement of products.
• Does procurement of products for clients and for stores.

Job Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Certificate in animal health
• 6 months – 1 year experience in storekeeping
• Knowledge of established material handling procedures.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions applicable to the work.
• Knowledge of inventory control procedures.
• Knowledge of the operation, adjustment, and maintenance of the equipment operated.
• Ability to operate machines and related equipment to produce the desired results.
• Ability to make minor repairs and adjustments to machines.
• Ability to operate and enter information in a computerized inventory system, if available.
• Ability to perform simple arithmetic calculations.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others.

To apply for this position send your CV to recruitment@workforceassociates.net on or before 28th February 2011