Purchasing Technician I - Temporary - Hilo, Hawaii Island

This vacancy is with the Department of Transportation - Highways Division. Independently purchases a wide range of goods, supplies, equipment, services, etc., for an organization using informal purchasing methods; and performs other related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Independently purchases a wide range of goods, supplies, equipment, services, etc., for an organization using informal purchasing methods; and performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Legal authorization to work in the United States (citizen, national, permanent resident alien, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment); Basic experience demonstrating ability to read, comprehend, and apply written directions, and perform basic arithmetic computations including percentages (may be met by graduation from high school or equivalent); Two years of responsible work experience demonstrating ability to request information from others and to explain procedural requirements orally and in writing, with knowledge/experience in governmental purchasing methods, laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and requirements (or preparing and submitting requisitions involving gathering product information, obtaining prices/quotations, writing requisitions, and understanding purchasing policies/procedures); Valid driver's license at time of appointment for the immediate vacancy; Relevant substitutions allowed as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements

Benefits

Civil service membership upon satisfactory completion of initial probation period of at least six months; Eligibility to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities; Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program; Other rights and benefits afforded to employees in permanent positions except return rights and placement rights associated with reduction-in-force.