Facilities Buildings & Grounds (FBG) is currently seeking a Material Management Assistant to help support the University’s mission and vision in Facilities Services. Facilities, Buildings and Grounds is a part of GWU’s Division of Safety and Operations, which maintains GW’s property and grounds on all three campuses. The work schedule for the Materials Management Assistant is Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, to include a Holiday and Weekend Rotating Schedule.
Employees at GWU are offered a competitive salary, excellent benefits package, general retirement savings options that include university contributions and matching contributions, generous Annual and Sick leave benefits plus many more. For more information about GW benefits, please visit https://hr.gwu.edu/benefits
Reporting to the Materials Management Supervisor, the Materials Management Assistant supports the university’s operations by receiving, storing, issuing, and tracking materials, supplies, and equipment used across academic, research, housing, and administrative facilities. The position helps maintain accurate inventory, efficient distribution, and organized storage areas to keep campus operations running smoothly.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Receive, inspect, and verify incoming shipments against purchase orders and packing slips, resolving quantity or damage discrepancies.
- Store and organize materials safely in warehouses, stockrooms, or central stores, using inventory or warehouse management systems.
- May pick, stage, and deliver orders to academic departments, labs, residence halls, and administrative offices according to service requests or standing stock levels.
Maintain accurate inventory records, perform cycle counts or physical inventories, and assist with surplus, returns, and disposal processes in line with university policies. May optimize stock levels, using first‑in/first‑out practices, avoiding stockouts, and reducing shelf-life waste in purchasing.
Lifting and physical requirements:
- Frequently lifts, carries, pushes, or pulls materials and boxes, often in the 25–50 pound range.
- Stands, walks, bends, reaches, and climbs step stools or ladders for extended periods while stocking shelves, staging orders, and making deliveries.
Working environment:
- Works primarily in warehouses, loading docks, stockrooms, and storerooms, with regular movement between storage areas and campus building warehouses.
May be exposed to varying temperatures, noise, and frequent equipment use (pallet jacks, carts, forklifts, where certified).
Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.
