SUPERVISOR, MATERIAL AND SUPPLY OPERATIONS / Emergency Appointment Fire

Position/Program Information

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT: OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY

We will be begin accepting applications on April 8, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT). We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

EXAM NUMBER: C2376I-FR

The LA County Board of Supervisors has unanimously ratified a Proclamation of Local Emergency in response to the windstorms and wildfires , including the Palisades and Eaton Fires, that have devastated communities across the County. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to assist the County in mobilizing resources and support needed to help our residents recover and rebuild. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The Department of Public Works is seeking qualified candidates to fill an emergency Supervisor, Material and Supply Operationsvacancy related to this unprecedented natural disaster.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Supervisor, Material and Supply Operations.

Essential Job Functions

A Supervisor, Material and Supply Operations is responsible for a combination of the following job functions:

• Plans, organizes, directs and evaluates the warehouse operations and the transportation of goods or procurement of equipment, materials, and services.
  
• Develops and recommends procedures and standards for the procurement, warehousing, inventory control, distribution and related aspects of materials management operations.
• Supervises the conduct of such functions as determining proper inventory levels, analyzing usage trends, maintaining reorder points, and expediting delivery of equipment and supplies to outlying warehouses.
• Confers with and assists the management of user divisions in projecting annual purchase order requirements, monitoring expenditures against purchase orders, and determining the need for supplemental funds.
• Directs, through subordinate supervisors, the receipt, inspection, storage and issuance of equipment, materials and supplies, and ensures the effective coordination of deliveries to outlying warehouses and the proper disposition of surplus materials.
• Directs through subordinate supervisors the conduct of day-to-day procurement activities to ensure compliance with the operating needs and timeframes of user divisions.
• Participates with user division management in the development of specifications for materials and equipment consistent with their needs and conforming to the requirements.
• Oversees the development of alternative supply sources and the monitoring and evaluation of procurement turnaround cycles to ensure timely deliveries and minimize the occurrence of outages.
• Supervises the development, installation, and effective operation of controls necessary to ensure the security of all materials, supplies and equipment stocked.
• Coordinates arrangements for the demonstration, tryout, and comparative testing and evaluation of vendor products by interested divisions to determine suitability for purchase.
• Coordinates and monitors the activities of outside contractors employed to conduct physical inventories on a periodic basis.
• Supervises staff responsible for entering and maintaining information on purchases, receipts, disbursements, deliveries, and warehouse activities in an automated inventory control system.

The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Option I: Three years progressively responsible experience* supervising procurement and/or warehousing operations in a medium to large County department** with one year of such experience at the level of Procurement Assistant III*** or Warehouse Manager****.
Option II: Five years of progressively responsible experience* procuring supplies, equipment, and services or maintaining and distributing supplies through a warehouse system in a medium to large County department** with two years of such experience at the level of Procurement Assistant II***** or Warehouse Worker IV******.

LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

You MUST meet the requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
*Progressively responsible experience is a significant increase in the complexity and the scope of responsibility in procurement and/or warehousing operations over time.

**A medium to large County department is defined by 500 - 900 employees.
***Experience at the level of a Procurement Assistant III in the service of County of Los Angeles is defined as: directs the activities of a number of procurement and procurement-clerical positions engaged in the procuring of supplies, equipment, and services for a large County department, hospital, or private company. A large county department, hospital, or private company consists of at least 1,000 employees. For a fuller description of work performed, refer to County of Los Angeles Class Specifications for Procurement Assistant III .

****Experience at the level of a Warehouse Manager in the service of County of Los Angeles is defined as: under general direction has charge of a large and complex warehousing operation, with responsibility either for maintaining and distributing supplies through a warehouse system which includes several branch warehouses, or for the supervision of a number of auxiliary service functions. Large warehousing operations are those consisting of at least 1,000 employees. For a fuller description of work performed, refer to County of Los Angeles Class Specifications for Warehouse Manager .

*****Experience at the level of a Procurement Assistant II in the service of County of Los Angeles is defined as: supervises procurement and procurement-clerical positions engaged in procuring supplies, equipment, and services for a County department, hospital, or private company; or independently manages a specialized or complex procurement assignment for a County department, hospital, or private company. Assignments that are specialized have an in-depth knowledge of a particular field of work or discipline and complex assignments measure the nature, the number variety and intricacy, difficulty of tasks, steps, process or methods applicable to the work to be done. For a fuller description of work performed, refer to County of Los Angeles Class Specifications for Procurement Assistant II .

******Experience at the level of a Warehouse Worker IV in the service of County of Los Angeles is defined as: operates or assists in the operation of a very large store or warehouse. A very large warehouse involves several branch warehouses or a number of auxiliary service functions. For a fuller description of work performed, refer to County of Los Angeles Class Specifications for Warehouse Worker IV .

EXAM CONTENT:
Before the end of your emergency assignment, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

Additional Information

APPLICATION & FILING INFORMATION:
Applications must be submitted online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment is still open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.

Many notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add NMondragon@dpw.lacounty.gov , PWexams@dpw.lacounty.gov , noreply@governmentjobs.com , and info@governmentjobs.com , as well as the domains dpw.lacounty.gov and hr.lacounty.gov , to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

Plan to submit your online application as soon as possible as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty , you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number, so please include yours when applying.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES: Candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING OF USER ID, E-MAIL, AND PASSWORD: All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friend’s user ID and password may erase a candidate’s original application record.

SPECIAL INFORMATION: The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI): The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. We are committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Dept Contact Name: Neal Mondragon
Dept Contact Phone: (626) 458-2141
Dept Contact Email: PWexams@dpw.lacounty.gov
Teletype Number: (626) 282-7829

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