Motor Coach Parts Counterperson

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:Under supervision of the Shop Manager, performs various tasks including shipping, receiving, ordering, and issuing parts, supplies and equipment.

TYPICAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Receiving, storing, and issuing spare and replacement parts, equipment, and expendable items used in the repair and maintenance shops or for use in other areas on and off premises.
• Takes inventory of parts and equipment and maintains inventory records.
• May drive vehicle to pick up incoming stock or to pick up and deliver parts to units in other buildings or locations.
• Selects correct parts, equipment, and supplies by using catalogs, cross reference books or other sources and orders these items from distributors and dealers over the telephone or in person.
• Reconciles invoices of received parts, equipment, or supplies.
• Places parts, equipment or supplies in stock and verifies total inventory.
• Communicates with mechanics and porters to determine correct parts and/or supplies needed.
• Issues parts and supplies using computer inventory control programs or by notation on work order of the cost and type of part and/or supply issued.
• Calculates surfaces, volumes, weights, and measures needed to determine correct proportions of supplies and/or parts needed. Maintains parts department in a clean and orderly fashion.
• May be required to perform other related duties as requested.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Education: High School Diploma (or GED)

Experience: At least one year of practical experience in the parts field required.

Skill at: Good oral and written communication skills.

Knowledge of: Use of parts catalogs, inventory systems, factory and aftermarket parts and their applications; Safe work practices.

Licenses: Valid Florida Driver’s License with a good driving record.

Special Requirements: Must be 21 years of age or older.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Must be able to obtain access to stored parts on many levels of shelving including above head and on multi-story levels.
• Must be able to use body members and/or tools of work aids to work or move objects or materials.

• Must be able to sustain a workload consisting of exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally (occurring up to 1/3 of the time), and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently (occurring 1/3 to 2/3 of the time), and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly (occurring 2/3 or more of the time) to move parts, supplies, equipment or other objects or materials.

• Must be able to access, input and retrieve information from a computer system and 10-key calculator.

• Must be able to read and comprehend safety manuals, instructions in the use of shop tools, equipment, parts catalogs, inventory reports, and cross reference books.

• Must be able to communicate by telephone or in person in clear fluent English with distributors, dealers, vendors, delivery persons, customers, mechanics, or other persons.