Parts Worker

State of Iowa Talent Gateway
Ames, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/27/2023 CLOSED ON 8/9/2024

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Job Description

Our Mission - Making Lives Better Through Transportation. Through your behaviors and actions, you will demonstrate the IDOT’s Core Values:?Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception alongside your IDOT teammates.

Location: 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010

Shift: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM

As a Parts Worker, your duties will include, but are not limited to:

  • Provide excellent customer service which includes receiving orders from customers, answer phones, assisting customers at the walk-in counter, responding to emails.
  • Process incoming freight by unload the freight off the truck, count the product received, verify freight to the purchasing order
  • Unload bulk inventory and non-inventory items using forklifts (e.g. wood sign posts, metal sign posts, snow blades, traffic paint, wood snow fence and calcium).
  • Unload and process B equipment (e.g. snow blowers, blades, brine tanks, etc.)
  • Serve as a backup driver, using a semi-tractor, flatbed, RGN, or van trailer to deliver supplies/equipment to DOT Maintenance shops and other political subdivision customers. Overnight stay is required.
  • Help with random Cycle counts Items must be counted for accuracy.
What we Offer:
  • Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
  • Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment - Monthly insurance premium (Iowa Choice*):
    • Single: $54/mo. employee share; $715/mo. state share
    • Family: $180/mo. employee share; $1,624.00/mo. state share
      • Other insurance options available. Please review HERE (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader)
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Paid time off effective immediately - Biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year
  • Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
  • Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
  • Employee Discount Programs from variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial)
If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing any screening, interviewing, pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please direct your request to the Affirmative Action & Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) Officer at: aa-eeo@iowadot.us

Reasonable accommodation such as an interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment/devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

No specific education or experience is required.

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description. (Download PDF reader)

Additional Qualification Requirements

Designated positions in this class require possession of a valid Commercial Learner's Permit upon hire. Within a timeframe determined by the appointing authority, a valid Commercial Driver's License with the required endorsements and applicable restrictions must be obtained and subsequently maintained to continue employment.


Join Us!
Whether it's caring for those in need, making highways safer, or improving agriculture production, the work that we do matters to the people of Iowa.

We take our responsibilities and the public trust very seriously. We are committed to delivering the services that matter most to the people of Iowa. If you have the skills, the commitment and the desire to make a difference, then we invite you to explore the career opportunities available with the State of Iowa.

Career Choices
State government is one of the largest employers in Iowa, and also one of the most diverse. From state trooper to nurse to engineer, the state offers a wide variety of career opportunities.

Benefits
The state offers paid vacation, sick time and holidays, a defined benefit retirement plan, health, dental, vision, and long-term disability insurance along with flexible spending accounts. For more information, please visit the executive branch employee benefits website.

The State of Iowa is committed to providing an outstanding employment experience. Check out this Benefits Beyond the Paycheck brochure (Download PDF reader).

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