About CORE

CORE Electric Cooperative is the largest member-owned electric distribution cooperative in Colorado dedicated to providing reliable, affordable, clean, and safe electric service to our communities. With a commitment to innovation and member satisfaction, we strive to meet the evolving needs of our members while maintaining the highest standards of service excellence.

Job Summary

This position is responsible to the Warehouse Manager. The Material Handler is responsible for unloading inbound material shipments, receiving POs into inventory system, stocking inventory onto shelves, picking and consolidating orders and loading them onto delivery trucks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Receives, unloads, and validates material from suppliers and contractors, validates the accuracy of the receipt of this material against purchase orders and properly records the receipt of material in CORE’s Inventory management system.
• Accurately labels and stores material in the warehouse in a neat and orderly manner and takes necessary action to identify material both as to description and bin location in the warehouse operations.
• Picks, consolidates, and issues material to construction and service crews and properly charges the material to each specific job through CORE’s inventory management system.
• Receives material returned from construction jobs, including surplus material issued or material removed from the system to be retired. Decides whether retired material should go back into warehouse stock or be scrapped, then returns the appropriate material through CORE’s inventory management system.
• Picks and transfers inventory physically and systematically to and from district warehouses as necessary.
• Assists with warehouse inventory counting, part number documentation and reconciliation as necessary.
• Keeps the warehouse and material storage yard neat and orderly. Identifies and reports potential inventory shortages and product quality issues.
• Maintains purchase order files containing both open and closed purchase orders in both paper and paperless document repository system.
• Ensures that no materials or tools leave the warehouse and storage yard without proper documentation and authorization.
• Assists with the preparation, organization, and execution of physical to book inventory audits, counts and the reconciliation of all inventories.
• There is no supervision of others.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Minimum Qualifications of Position

• High school diploma or equivalent certificate required.
• Four (4) or more years of practical Warehouse experience required.
• Forklift operator certification is required.
• Valid Colorado driver’s license with satisfactory driving record within CORE’s standards. CDOT unrestricted Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with group A designation and air brake endorsement with a DOT medical certificate.
• Proficient with position-specific software and applications.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Proficient with general office equipment.

Knowledge and Skills

• Integrity: Exhibits a high degree of integrity and honesty.
• Diplomacy: able to use appropriate diplomacy and tact with employees, members, customers and other contacts.
• Ability to effectively read, write and speak the English language to communicate in a clear, straight-forward, and professional manner.
• Active Listening: giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Active Learning: understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Problem Solving: identifying problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Coordination: adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Service Orientation: actively looking for ways to help people.
• Time Management: managing one’s own time OR managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Learning Strategies: selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Quality Control Analysis: conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Operation and Control: controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Equipment Selection: determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Mathematics: using mathematics to solve problems.
• Management of Material Resources: obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Confidentiality: able to exercise appropriate discretion and confidentiality OR able to exercise discretion, confidentiality, and objectivity in complex and sensitive situations

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather.
• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.
• The worker is subject to extreme cold: Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.
• The worker is subject to extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.
• The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
• The worker is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways.

Note: This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned.

The application deadline for this job is estimated to be 8/29/2025. However, this timeline may be extended depending on business needs, the availability of qualified candidates, and whether the role is filled or not. We encourage qualified candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on opportunities.

CORE offers a comprehensive benefits package including the following...

• 9/80 work schedule: every other Friday off!
• Eight paid holidays per year
• 160 Hours of accruable PTO per year
• Paid parental leave
  
• Education and training reimbursement
• 100% Cooperative paid benefits, including:
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Employee assistance program
• Life insurance
• HSA with employer contribution
• 401(k) with up to 4% match. Immediately 100% vested
• Wellness reimbursement: Up to $300 per year
• Travel assistance & identity theft support services
• Length of service program
• Free Onsite EV charging stations (at certain locations)
• Onsite micro market (at certain locations)
• Onsite gym with golf simulator and massage chairs (at certain locations)

CORE is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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• Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
• We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap or disability, or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran in accordance with federal law. If you need assistance, please reach out to us at hr@core.coop