SUPERVISOR OF OPERATIONS DISTRIBUTION CENTER (S25)
Career Family: SUPERVISOR
Supervisor of Operations Distribution Center sits in the competitive class of New Jersey's state civil service, so reaching it runs through testing and an eligible list instead of a straight hire.
It lists a bachelor's degree as the baseline, with an experience-based path open to those who do not hold the degree. Pay on the FY 2027 schedule runs $79,844 to $117,228, and state payroll lists a single employee in the title, at Treasury.
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Supervisor of Operations Distribution Center appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Treasury.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Treasury | 1 |
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Who employs this title
State payroll records show 1 person working under this title. The median actual salary is $98,816. The agencies employing the most are:
- Treasury (1)
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction of a supervisory official in the Department of the Treasury, organizes and coordinates activities involved in receiving, distributing, and storing food, household goods, and stationery for state, county, and municipal agencies, and Boards of Education; coordinates activities for redistribution and disposal of surplus state property; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
Supervises work programs and staff of the Distribution Center's warehouse operations. Supervises and conducts safety, housing, and sanitation programs in accord with OSHA, Department of Health and Senior Services, and other regulatory agency standards and procedures. Establishes and implements programs for training warehouse personnel in operating procedures, equipment operation and handling, safety, and sanitation. Supervises the implementation of policies and procedures designed to effect and maintain maximum productivity. Supervises the preparation of receiving and shipping reports, and maintenance, invoice information, and other records and reports. Gives assignments, instruction, and supervision to personnel engaged in receiving, shipping, requisitioning, and storing food, household goods, and stationery supplies. Establishes and maintains storage methods to eliminate unnecessary handling of stock, and establishes standards to ensure efficient use of existing storage space. Develops work methods to bring about efficient operations. Approves the preparation of requisitions for replenishment of operational supplies and equipment. Supervises work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting, and/or disciplining of employees. Is responsible for the safe storage of supplies and/or equipment in the warehouse. Coordinates requisitions and purchase orders, and maintains daily records of materials received by parcel post, express, truck, and freight shipment. Supervises the establishment and maintenance of a perpetual inventory. Coordinates the investigation of complaints pertaining to items purchased and/or stored to ensure that corrective action is taken. Prepares accurate and informative statistical, financial, and other reports of the warehouse program containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Coordinates the maintenance of essential records and files. Approves the development of cost and energy efficient delivery routes to user agencies. Accumulates and categorizes driver authorized route maps. Approves the assignment of drivers to delivery routes and requests subordinates, on an as-needed basis, depending on the receiving facilities at user agencies and/or load densities. Oversees the efficient and effective delivery schedule based on availability of drivers and equipment. Sees that emergency contingency plans utilizing agency vehicles and outside contractors are developed and implemented to maintain delivery schedules. Coordinates the Customer Service Section response to agency inquiries. Directs training and verifies the qualifications of all driver personnel to meet accepted standards of safety, accuracy, maintenance, and productivity. Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
License
Appointee will be required to possess a drivers license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform in essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Knowledge of problems pertaining to selection and requisitioning of operational equipment and supplies, and storing, repairing, and/or supplying equipment, materials, and supplies, and the methods useful in their solution. Knowledge of problems which arise in establishing and maintaining a perpetual inventory system of replenishing stock and disposing of obsolete items. Knowledge of problems which arise in storing equipment and/or supplies in such a manner as to eliminate unnecessary handling and conserve space. Knowledge of a large warehouse operation, and procedures and methods relating to deliveries and shipment. Knowledge of location of user agencies served including route constraints such as low bridges and/or tonnage. Knowledge of warehouse operations including requisitioning, storage, operation, and maintenance of equipment. Knowledge of stacking and storage principles common to large warehousing operations including concern for avoiding damage, breakage, and safety and spoilage. Ability to organize assigned warehousing and related work, analyze general and specific purchase and storage problems, and develop appropriate work methods for warehousing. Ability to develop an appropriate work program and working procedures for employees engaged in selecting, requisitioning, storing, repairing, and/or supplying equipment, materials, and supplies required for department programs. Ability to assign employees of varied titles and grades and supervise the performance of their work. Ability to establish and maintain a perpetual inventory system. Ability to see that stock is maintained in sufficient quantity to supply current and estimated needs and to recommend the disposition of obsolescent stock. Ability to supervise the storage of supplies in such a way as to eliminate unnecessary handling and to make effective use of available storage space. Ability to supervise the checking and recording of deliveries. Ability to see that mechanical equipment is properly repaired, maintained, and stored. Ability to prepare correspondence. Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports of personnel, equipment, materials and supplies, deliveries received and made, and other reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Ability to assign and instruct drivers and to supervise the performance of their work in accord with established procedures. Ability to supervise the establishment and maintenance of essential records and files. Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The definition and examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed. Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. Seven (7) years of comprehensive professional experience in a warehouse or stockroom handling materials and supplies and/or household goods, food, stationery, and surplus commodities, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. OR "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.