Warehouse Operator - Maintenance

Warehouse Operator - Maintenance

Salary

$51,896.00 - $60,964.80 Annually

Location

Austin, TX

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

26-10726

Department

Sheriff

Opening Date

06/23/2026

Closing Date

7/7/2026 11:59 PM Central

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Job Summary

Provides day to day management over operational functions of the Facilities Parts Warehouse for the Travis County Sheriff's Office. Responsibilities include overseeing inventory control and organization, supporting facility operations across the department. The role maintains accurate inventory records, establishes and monitors reorder points, determines stock levels, coordinates procurement, and ensures maintenance staff have timely access to parts, tools, and supplies needed for repairs and preventive maintenance.

The position oversees receiving, tracking, storage, distribution, and replenishment of materials, as well as conducting inventory audits to ensure operational efficiency. It also performs administrative functions, including maintaining inventory databases, processing purchase requests, tracking expenditures, preparing documentation, and ensuring compliance with county purchasing policies and procedures.

In addition, this role generates and analyzes reports from inventory systems, purchasing platforms, and CMMS software to monitor stock levels, usage trends, costs, work order activity, and overall operational performance. Serves as the primary purchasing liaison between vendors, contractors, warehouse operations, TCSO Finance, and departmental staff.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

This is a job classification in the Skilled Trades job family. This classification manages the Facilities Parts Warehouse and supports inventory control functions for maintenance operations throughout the department. Responsibilities include inventory management, procurement coordination, materials distribution, administrative support, and reporting. The position exercises independent judgment in maintaining inventory levels, setting reorder points, coordinating purchases, and ensuring accurate records of parts, tools, and equipment needed to support continuous operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management, organization, and control of maintenance inventory supporting facility operations throughout the Travis County Sheriffs Office. Maintains accurate inventory records, establishes and monitors reorder points, and determines appropriate stock levels. Coordinates procurement of materials and ensures the availability of parts, tools, and supplies needed to support maintenance operations.
• Serves as purchasing liaison with vendors, contractors and staff to obtain price quotes on noncontracted materials and supplies and ensures high-quality merchandise at a competitive price. Prepares requisitions for materials, supplies and contracted or professional services and receives and processes invoices for payment in an automated system. Works with other inter and intra-departmental staff to resolve issues related to invoices, purchase orders, tracking and other items.
• Plans, organizes and communicates with supervisors and assessors to ensure the requisite materials and supplies needed to complete all work projects are available and accounted for. Obtains daily status updates on outstanding purchase orders, contracted services and pending parts and supplies.
• Ensure compliance with current policies, procedures and regulations. Reports problems to management. Monitors budget and works closely with vendors and staff to establish procedures for monitoring of contract compliance issues. Compiles data and develops reports. Maintains knowledge of federal, state, local and county applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.
• Receives, monitors, tracks and processes purchase requests for materials, supplies and contracted and professional services. Reviews and verifies accuracy of transactions and information, resolves discrepancies and obtains required authorizations. Documents and tracks related purchasing activities to ensure timely processing of job related requests.
• The role also includes picking up and distributing items from the warehouse and requires the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience:

High School diploma or G.E.D. AND five (5) years increasingly responsible experience in warehouse operations or related field, including one (1) year of lead experience;

OR,

Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:

Valid Texas Driver's License.

Forklift certification.

Applicants are required to attach a resume with the online application.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations, guidelines and requirements.
• Policies, practices, procedures and terminology of assigned function.
• Energy star ratings, assessments and equipment information.
• Building materials, supplies, tools and equipment.
• Management and supervisory principles, practices and techniques.
• Budget preparation and office management.
• Computer equipment to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases and a variety of software packages.
• Business letter writing, grammar and punctuation, and report preparation.

Skill in:

• Monitoring and tracking purchase orders for materials, tools, equipment and contracted communication.
• Monitoring program budgets.
• Proper and applicable safety practices, procedures and regulations.
• Supervising others, including team building.
• Explaining complicated problems in simple non-technical language.
• Problem-solving and decision-making.
• Both verbal and written communication.

Ability to:

• Properly order materials, supplies and contract services needed for jobs.
• Train, lead, supervise and motivate employees.
• Plan, assign, supervise and review the work of subordinates.
• Reason and make judgments and decisions.
• Understand and precisely follow both verbal and written instructions and communicate in a concise and effective manner.
• Use computers, including working in multiple databases and a variety of software.
• Manage time well, perform multiple tasks and organize diverse activities.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental clientele, other County employees and officials, representatives of outside agencies, and the general public.

Work Environment & Other Information

Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 50 pounds on a regular basis, occasional heavy lifting with assistance, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer. Subject to standing, sitting, walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching, twisting, balancing, repetitive motion, client/customer contact, squatting, occasional crawling, and working in cramped or confined spaces or areas for extended periods of time to perform the essential functions. Subject to contact with hazardous waste, foul odors, animal and human fecal matter, insects and rodents, toxic or potential hazardous chemical or substances, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, loud noises, and high voltage. Requires work indoors/outdoors in all types of weather (excessive heat and cold).

Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.

This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 7 am - 3 pm

Department: Sheriff

Location: Austin, TX

Drug Test and Alcohol Test Required.

Criminal, Credit, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.

For updates or questions about this posting, contact: Monica Risaliti at Monica.Risaliti@traviscountytx.gov.

Benefits

Employment at Travis County comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Wellness clinic, longevity pay, paid vacations, sick time and personal holidays, not to mention an industry competitive salary structure and a friendly, stable work environment.

FY2026 Travis County Benefit Guide

In this valuable Travis County Benefits Guide you will find benefit summaries, eligibility requirements, costs, contact numbers and addresses as well as other general information on the benefits available to Travis County Employees and Retirees.

Credit Union

Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits.

Deferred Compensation

Employees may enroll in a tax- free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction.

Direct Deposit

Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit.

Employee Assistance Program

Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family.

Employee Organizations

Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction.

Employee Health & Wellness Clinic

Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs.

Holidays

An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.

Insurance

Employees may select from four plans: an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County's current policy is to pay 100% of the employee's health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County.

The following benefits are employee paid:

• Dental
• Vision
• Supplemental Life, AD&D
• Dependent Life
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Long Term Care

New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 28 calendar days of employment.

Longevity

Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.

On the regular payday on or after the employees fourth and subsequent adjusted service dates, he or she receives a single payment for the previous year.

Parking

A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex.

Personal Holidays

Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he/she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins:

January - March

3 personal holidays

April - June

2 personal holidays

July - September

1 personal holiday

October - December

None

New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.

Retirement

Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.

Sick Leave

Regular employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.

Parental Leave

Each Full-time Paid Parental Leave Eligible (PPL) Employee is entitled to a total of 320 hours of Paid Parental Leave in a 12 month period. Paid Parental Leave for Part-time PPL Eligible Employees is prorated based on the number of hours that they are regularly scheduled to work.

Tuition Refund

Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily.

Vacation

Based on years of county service, regular, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates:

0 to 5 years

4.0 hours per pay period

6 to 10 years

4.5 hours per pay period

11 to 15 years

5.0 hours per pay period

16 to 20 years

5.5 hours per pay period

21 plus years

6.0 hours per pay period

Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.

Workers Compensation

The county provides all employees workers compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.

01

Do you have experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) or similar inventory management software?

• Yes
• No

02

How many years of experience do you have performing warehouse administrative duties, including inventory tracking, data entry, recordkeeping, and report preparation?

• None
• Less than 1 year
• 1 to 2 years
• 3 to 4 years
• More than 4 years

03

Describe your experience working in a maintenance, facilities, warehouse, or similar environment.

04

A detailed resume is required for the application to be considered. Have you submitted your resume with the online application?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Travis County

Address 700 Lavaca Street

Austin, Texas, 78701

Website https://www.traviscountytx.gov/human-resources/jobs