Warehouse Supervisor

Salary : $3,410.00 - $6,136.00 Monthly
Location : Jackson, LA
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: ELMHS12.16.25WS
Department: LDH-Office of Behavioral Health
Opening Date: 12/16/2025
Closing Date: 12/23/2025 11:59 PM Central

About this Job
The Mission of ELMHS is to provide mental health evaluation, treatment, habilitation, and consultation for adults. Programs include inpatient interventions, jail-based evaluations, supervised group home and residential programs, forensic evaluation, care, custody, and aftercare; intermediate and long-term psychiatric care are in coordination with the total system of care in Louisiana

Division: Within the Warehouse in the Fiscal Department at ELMHS, Located in Jackson, LA

Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System (ELMHS) is seeking a qualified and experienced Warehouse Supervisor to oversee the operations and administrative functions of the Warehouse. This is an excellent opportunity to use your expertise in a table, supportive table environment that plays a critical role in mental health care across the region.

Minimum Qualifications
Three years of warehouse experience, or experience in receiving, storing, or distributing supplies or equipment.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:

In this role, you will:

• Direct all aspects of the Jackson Campus warehouse.
• Establish inventories, reorder levels, and insure that all stock items are replenished in a timely manner to prevent lapses in supplies to all areas of the facility (multi-treatment and administrative areas).
• Monitor all request for supplies to insure that they are filled promptly and accurately.
• Develop goals, policies, and procedures for efficient and effective warehouse operations and take corrective action where necessary.
• Operate forklifts in order to move stock in and out of the warehouse.
• Required to routinely manually lift up to 60 pounds.
• Operate pallet jacks, hand trucks and utility vans in order to deliver, household items, personal care items, and direct charge items to all areas of the facility daily.
• Pull inventory stock to fill store requisitions submitted for inventory supplies from all departments of the agency for all inventories daily as assigned.
• Unload trucks as shipments come in from vendors through utilization of forklifts, hand trucks, pallet jacks, etc.
• Reconcile items received in the shipments against the specifications of the purchase orders.
• Date, stock, and rotate stock in the warehouse, insuring oldest stock is placed in front and is used first.
• Insure that all items pulled are as indicated on the store requisition and accurate.
• Count supplies during routine inventory periods to insure the availability of updated accurate inventory information.
• Maintain a valid, unencumbered Motor Vehicle License

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational or Promotional

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Leigh Moore

ELMHS HR

ELMHS-HR@LA.GOV

225-634-0680

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Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

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If 'Yes', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc.), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'No', enter N/A
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Are you a current, permanent employee at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System?

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Do you have three years of experience in which clerical work was a major duty?

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Are you physically able to lift 50-60 pounds?

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Do you have training in a business or clerical-related curriculum in a business school or technical institute, which will substitute for the required experience on the basis of six months of training for six months of experience for a maximum of one year of the required experience?

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Did you complete a business or clerical-related curriculum in a business school or technical institute, which will substitute for a maximum of one year of the required experience?

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Do you have college training in clerical-related field, which will substitute for the required experience on the basis of 15 semester hours for six months of experience?

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Are you able to operate a fork-lift?

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Are you able to operate a pallet jack?

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Are you willing to work in extreme heat or cold environments?

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Are you willing to work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, due to emergencies?

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Are you willing to work with clients and a Dixon Correctional Institute inmate crew?

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