Career Opportunity

Parts Storekeeper - Fleet Management (1929)

Recruitment: RTF0161522-01122435

Published: December 03, 2025

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About:

The Office of the City Administrator and its 25+ divisions and departments operate core internal and public-facing services in San Francisco.   

The Office of the City Administrator’s Mission and Vision 

Our vision is to lead the nation in public administration and to enable City departments to effectively deliver critical public services. We aim to help the city run better, to connect San Francisco residents and constituents to the vital public services they seek, and to create a meaningful and diverse work culture that is the place of choice for people who are invested in a career in public service.

We are committed to ensuring that the City's services are inclusive, efficient, equitable, and culturally competent for San Franciscans of all races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and sexual orientations. This commitment requires comprehensive review and thorough analysis of existing practices and policies to remove barriers to real inclusion.   

We are also committed to ensuring that the Department is a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace for individuals of all races. This includes creating opportunities for hiring, promotion, training, and development, for all employees, including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). 

To learn more about our departments, divisions, and programs, visit: https://www.sf.gov/departments/city-administrator.

About Fleet Management Department

The Fleet Management Department (also known as “Central Shops”) provides fleet services to over 70 City departments with a combined municipal fleet of approximately 8,000 units. Central Shops is responsible for asset management, maintenance and repairs, motor pools, fueling services, vehicle acquisitions and disposals, equipment specification writing, fueling, and more. Central Shops operates six maintenance and repair facilities across the City and maintains and repairs various types of vehicles and fleet equipment, ranging from passenger vehicles to highly specialized equipment like fire engines and street sweepers. In addition to these fleet.

Appointment Type: This is a Permanent Exempt (PEX) position excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process, pursuant to the City and County of San Francisco, Charter Section 10.104. It is considered "at will" and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. 

Role description

Under general supervision, the Parts Storekeeper performs responsible work involving the receipt, inspection, rotation, storage, inventory, ordering, and issuing of a wide variety of automotive, heavy equipment, small machinery, off highway equipment, and/or transit vehicle parts.

Essential functions of the classification include:

• Issuing automotive or transit parts and related materials; assisting in identifying needed items through the use of parts catalogs and materials management/computer systems;
• Locating and issuing required items;
• Reviewing usage and suggesting updates of inventory records;
• Receiving, releasing, and storing automotive and/or transit parts and related materials from vendors or other storerooms;
• Checking shipment for visible damage and shortages;
• Inspecting items received for conformance with ordered specifications;
• Completing and forwarding receiving documents, and releasing items to stores;
• Operating hand tools and power equipment, such as light vehicles and forklifts, used in receiving, rotating, storing, and issuing parts and related materials;
• Maintaining storeroom and storeroom equipment in a clean, safe and orderly condition;
• Checking safety equipment, and securing storeroom facilities and inventories;
• Accessing electronic security system, if applicable;
• Stocking, rotating, and relocating inventories as needed;
• Including physically moving inventory to other storage locations and suggesting/arranging for new locations if required;
• May utilize computer system to update storage location records;
• Performing physical inventories, verifying actual location of inventories against assigned locations, and initiating corrections as required;
• Contacting vendors regarding prices, specifications, or delivery, and placing orders, as authorized;
• Shipping and receiving warranty claim items, as authorized;
• Utilizing computer system, as required, to review parts usage, track/monitor inventory records, vendor compliance, etc.; and,
• Driving non-revenue vehicles as authorized, to pick up parts, or for other job-related duties; performing related duties as required.

Nature of Work
May require lifting of heavy equipment, parts, and materials up to sixty pounds. Failure to meet these qualifications may result in termination of employment. May involve possible exposure to hazardous materials such as diesel fumes, cleaning solvents, dust, adhesives, and aerosols. Requires the operation of hand tools and power equipment used in materials handling, such as pallet jacks, crowbars, and forklifts. May be required to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays.

How to qualify

Two (2) years of experience as an automotive/transit parts storekeeper in a storeroom or warehouse, in which the duties consisted of receipt, inspection, rotation, storage, inventory, ordering, and issuing of large quantities of a wide variety of automotive/transit parts and supplies.

License and Certification: Possession of a current valid California driver license.

Desired Qualifications:

• Three (3) years of experience as an automotive/transit parts storekeeper in a truck or heavy-duty vehicle storeroom or warehouse;
• Experience in utilizing internet search engines, reaching out to manufacturers as required, as well as other means to source unique, limited production, or obsolete parts.
• Comfortable discussing vehicle parts with specialists and offering up alternative solutions when requested parts are no longer available

What else should I know?

VERIFICATION:  

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point in the application and/or departmental selection process. Written verification (proof) of qualifying experience must verify that the applicant meets the minimum qualification stated on the announcement. Written verification must be submitted on employer’s official letterhead, specifying name of employee, dates of employment, types of employment (part-time/full-time), job title(s), description of duties performed, and the verification must be signed by the employer. City employees will receive credit for the duties of the class to which they are appointed. Credit for experience obtained outside of the employee’s class will be allowed only if recorded in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Commission Rules. Experience claimed in self-employment must be supported by documents verifying income, earnings, business license and experience comparable to the minimum qualification of the position. Copies of income tax papers or other documents listing occupations and total earnings must be submitted. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at the link below:

How to Verify Education Requirements

Part-time experience may also be used to meet experience requirements. One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. Any overtime hours worked above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

IMPORTANT: Your application MUST include a resume.  To upload these item(s), please attach using the "additional attachments" function.

SELECTION PROCEDURES:  The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluation qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited for an interview.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to advance through all of the steps in the selection process.

Terms of Announcement:  Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

How to Apply:

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov and begin the application process.

• Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as this job announcement will close on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 11:59pm.

• Select the "Apply Now" button and follow instructions on the screen

For questions or inquiries, please contact: Connie Poon, Sr. Human Resources Analyst at connie.poon@sfgov.org

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco. 

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.