Receiving Warehouse Specialist

Title: Receiving Warehouse Specialist

State Role Title: Store & Warehouse Specialist

Hiring Range: $16 per hour

Pay Band: 2

Agency: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Agency Website: vmfa.museum

Recruitment Type:  General Public

Department: Procurement

This position was previously posted for internal applicants only and is now being re-recruited and open to the general public.

About Virginia Museum of Fine Arts:

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond is one of the largest comprehensive art museums in the United States. VMFA’s growing encyclopedic collection houses more than 50,000 works of art spanning 6,000 years of world history.

Our holdings include the largest public collection of Fabergé outside of Russia, the finest collection of Art Nouveau outside of Paris and one of the nation’s finest collections of American art. VMFA is also home to important collections of Chinese art, English silver, French Impressionism, Postimpressionism, British sporting art, and modern and contemporary art, as well as renowned South Asian, Himalayan, and African art.

Recently named the 11th-best art museum in the United States by The Washington Post, VMFA is the only US art museum open 365 days a year with free general admission.

VMFA is a state-supported, privately endowed educational institution created for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, to encourage the study of the arts, and thus to enrich the lives of all.

Job Description:

The Receiving Warehouse Specialist is a part time position that provides the necessary processing and management of all in-coming deliveries, that helps support the VMFA Loading Dock and Mailroom Operations.

 This is a non-exempt position. As a VMFA museum employee, this candidate will have access to free museum exhibitions, discounts in the VMFA Shop and the restaurant. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is a state-supported, privately endowed educational institution created for the benefit of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret art, to encourage the study of the arts, and thus to enrich the lives of all. As one of the world’s finest museums and one of the largest comprehensive art museums in the United States, the VMFA is the only art museum in the United States open 365 days a year with free general admission.

Duties include:

• Manages all aspects of the VMFA Loading Dock
• Receives a wide variety of in-coming materials, supplies, food, beverages and various material and equipment.
• Loading and unloading palletized freight using an electric and/or manual pallet jack.
• Ships packages and freight with shipping services such as UPS and FedEx, in the most cost effective manner.
• Maintaining a safe, clean, well-maintained and secure work environment.
• Delivers packages and freight received to the departments that ordered them in a timely manner.
• Maintains a daily log of in-coming shipments
• Distributes heavy stationary, printed materials and copy paper, where needed, upon requests, from various museum departments.
• Assists the Mailroom Manager with handling and disposal of surplus items turned in by various departments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to lift or move up to 50 pounds, with little to no assistance.
• Ability to work independently.
• Prior experience working in loading dock environment.
• Flexibility to work in different situations and with changing priorities.
• Customer service focused player.
• Prior experience unloading and loading palletized freight with the use of a pallet jack.
• Reasonable experience with shipping services such as UPS and FedEx, and with freight deliveries.
• Knowledge of best practices for maintaining a safe and clean loading dock.

  Preferred Qualifications:         

• High School diploma.
• Prior experience with loading dock operations
• Experience working with freight companies for deliveries and shipping.
• Knowledge using shipping services with UPS and FedEx.
• Candidate must possess a valid driver’s license to operate an agency motor vehicle when necessary.

Special Instructions:

Selected candidates must pass a criminal history background check.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

All applicants must submit an online application. This position will close at 11:55 pm on the designated closing date listed at the top of this posting on Jobs.Virginia.gov.

VMFA is a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certified Employer. Diverse and inclusive hiring practices are at the heart of what we do at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Contact Information:

Name: HR Services

Phone: For the most up-to-date status of your application, please refer to your Jobs.Virginia.Gov account. We do not provide application status updates via phone.

Email: recruitment@vmfa.museum for recruitment related questions.

 Emailed applications, resumes, or cover letters will not be accepted. For the most up-to-date status of your application, please refer to your Jobs.Virginia.Gov account. 

Conditions of Employment:  

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.