Warehouse Technician

Important Notice: Arlington County requires all applicants to thoroughly complete each section of the application, including prior job responsibilities, duties, and supplemental questions. While you may attach a resume, it will not replace a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Arlington County's Department of Environmental Services (DES), Water, Sewer, and Streets (WSS) Bureau, is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Warehouse Technician.  This position performs a full range of technical and administrative duties related to warehouse and inventory operations supporting critical County services.

The Warehouse Technician plays a key role in ensuring materials, tools, parts, and equipment are accurately received, stored, tracked, and distributed in a safe, efficient, and timely manner using an automated inventory asset management system.

Specific duties include:

• Using and maintaining an automated inventory system (Cartegraph) of materials ordered, received, and dispensed and conducting periodic inventories of warehouse storage items;
• Receiving incoming shipments, materials and equipment delivered to the warehouse including verifying accuracy and condition of materials, properly storing items and notifying customers of availability and arrivals;
• Producing and analyzing usage reports using Microsoft Word and Excel to identify items that need ordering, discarding or auctioning;
• Ensuring safe and compliant storage of bulky, perishable, flammable, toxic, or hazardous materials in accordance with safety regulations;
• Researching availability of materials, parts and equipment by using supply manuals, catalogs, the Internet, and existing vendor contracts and responding to inquiries related to inventory levels; 
• Initiating the purchase approval process and ordering materials using standard purchasing policy, procedures and the County's automated financial system;
• Tracking purchasing requests, recommending parts or materials substitution and ensuring discrepancies on orders are addressed; 

• Assisting with loading and unloading supplies and moving heavy parts using a forklift;

   

• Maintaining the uniform inventory and distribution; and
• Operating a county vehicle to pick up and/or deliver parts. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Some experience related to warehouse operations: including receiving, storing, issuing, and buying supplies/tools, materials, parts and equipment and maintaining the associated records systems; and
• Valid driver’s license.

Desirable: Preference may be given to applicants with experience in one or more of the following:

• Working with a computerized inventory/supply system; 
• Using Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel; 
• Using an automated financial system; and/or 
• Operating a forklift.

Special Requirements

This position requires employees to operate a county vehicle to pick up and/or deliver parts.  Applicant must possess, or obtain by time of appointment, and maintain, a valid motor vehicle operator's license. The applicant must authorize Arlington County to obtain, or the applicant must provide, a copy of the applicant's official state/district driving record. Any offer of employment may be contingent upon a favorable review of the applicant's driving record.

Working Conditions:  

• The worker may be subject to cold (below 32 degrees) for periods of more than one hour and/or temperatures above 90 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as snow, rain, hail, wind and humidity.
• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
• The worker is subject to one or more of the following conditions: fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation, oils, and other cutting fluids. The worker may be exposed to infectious diseases.

Physical Requirements:
Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Work is performed with extended periods of standing, walking, reaching, bending, and lifting light to heavy objects and equipment weighing 50 or more pounds on a regular basis.



Additional Information

Work hours: 6:30 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday.  Hours subject to change based upon the needs of the department. Must be available on a rotating basis for stand-by as scheduled and on a regular basis for call-back in emergency situations.

The salary range listed above is effective July 1, 2026.

This position is eligible for County government employee benefits that include health, dental, vacation and sick leave, commuter transportation subsidies, tuition reimbursement, as well as a generous retirement plan.

For more information on Arlington County’s generous benefits and retirement plan, click here.

Arlington County is committed to advancing diversity, equity, access, and inclusion across all our services, activities, and programs. Learn more about our commitment. 

Please complete each section of the application including the supplemental questions. Your responses to the supplemental questions are required because they provide us with specific information necessary to evaluate your qualifications for this position. These responses are considered part of the selection process. A resume may be attached; however, it will not substitute for a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please do not write "see resume" as a response to the questions. 

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