STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES


CLASSIFICATION:  EQUIPMENT SUPERVISOR

 

Class Code:  4140-19                                       Date Established:  01-01-62           

 

Occupational Code:  5-3-4                               Date of Last Revision:  12-28-01

 

BASIC PURPOSE:  To supervise the control and issue of uniforms and equipment, and to monitor all mailroom functions and work activities.

 

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

·        Exercises control over the supplies and equipment in a combined stock and mailroom.

 

·        Maintains a department-wide property inventory with appropriate records.

 

·        Maintains a stock of uniforms and equipment and issues inventory as required.

 

·        Maintains service records of employees reflecting uniforms and equipment which has been issued.

 

·        Advises superiors on the status of equipment and makes recommendations as to the purchase of new supplies and equipment.

 

·        Contacts state and federal officials to insure postal and departmental regulations are followed by subordinate personnel.

 

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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:

 

Skill:  Requires skill in analyzing and interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.

 

Knowledge:  Requires understanding and using business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard operating procedures.

 

Impact:  Requires responsibility for contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct provision of services to the public or other state agencies.  Errors at this level result in inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment of time and resources to detect.

 

Supervision:  Requires direct supervision of other employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.

 

Working Conditions:  Requires performing regular job functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure to minor injuries or health hazards.

 

Physical Demands:  Requires medium work, including continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or coordination in operating machines or equipment.

 

Communication:  Requires summarizing data, preparing reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to solving problems and achieving work objectives.  This level also requires presenting information for use by administrative-level managers in making decisions.

 

 

 

Complexity:  Requires a combination of job functions to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve practical problems.  This level also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited standardization exists.

 

Independent Action:  Requires a range of choice in applying a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures for approval by supervisor.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education:  Completion of high school, G.E.D. or its equivalent.  Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.

 

Experience:  Seven years' experience in stockroom work involving the receipt, storage and issue of a variety of supplies and equipment. 

 

License/Certification:  None required.

 

RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS:  Extensive knowledge of stockroom procedures and maintenance of stock records.  Extensive knowledge of federal postal regulations as well as the operation of machines used in preparing mail for distribution.  Ability to operate a stockroom in accordance with established policies and procedures.  Ability to maintain equipment for the regular and supplemental forces as required.  Ability to maintain a level of stock to meet emergency situations.  Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with other employees.  Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.

 

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:  This class specification is descriptive of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this class title.

 


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