Job Summary

The Property Inspector, along with the rest of the Property Accounting team, inventories and maintains records of over 17,000 assets.

Responsibilities Include:

• Auditing and approving shopping carts.
• Creating new assets meeting capitalization requirements.
• Auditing forms with changes and disposals of assets along with updating the asset records.
• Tagging newly purchased equipment with inventory tags.
• Conducting physical inventory of moveable assets for West Lafayette campus.

What We’re Looking For:

Required:

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Three years of inventory control, public relations, customer service, PC experience in Microsoft systems, or related field.
• A valid Us or Canadian driver’s license.

Skills Needed:

• Valid driver’s license and adherence to the University Vehicle Use Policy required. 
• Must complete orientation training by Radiological and Environmental Management (REM) in use of radiation monitoring badge. 
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems, file management and records, forms and other office procedures and terminology.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly and timely communicate, verbally and in writing, with courtesy, sensitivity and respect.
• Demonstrated active listening skills which include checking that the message has been understood.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment to achieve common goals in a cooperative manner.
• Demonstrated customer service focus, including recognition that it should be value-added, meet quality standards, and is important to position.
• Demonstrated ability to provide directions and information, includes important events, decisions, and changes, and answer questions accurately, professionally, tactfully and in a timely manner. 
• Demonstrated self-starter attitude.
• Must be proactive; take action based on one’s own sense of what is needed to achieve key directives and objectives, grasp opportunities or solve problems.
• Demonstrated willingness to go above and beyond job description to ensure success of a project necessary.
• Demonstrated ability to appropriately use and apply technology to accomplish work activities and ability to interpret and explain University policies and procedures and regulatory requirements applicable to this position.
• Demonstrated ability to act effectively and in a timely manner in situations that require clear direction and advice; making sound decisions and recommendations based on balanced consideration of facts, priorities, resources, constraints, and alternatives.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, balancing workload and developing plan to effectively complete assignments.
• Demonstrated responsibility for actions, work and behavior, including ability to set realistic expectations, keep commitments, and act effectively and timely.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional standards and ethics in any situation.

What is Helpful:

• University experience.
• Knowledge of business office procedures. 

Additional Information:

• To learn more about Purdue’s benefits summary CLICK HERE
• Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position   
• A background check will be required for employment in this position 
• FLSA: Non-Exempt (Eligible For Overtime) 
• Retirement Eligibility: Non-exempt Defined Contribution Plan 

Career Stream

Administrative and Operational Support 2

Job Code #20002463
The anticipated hourly rate for this position is $17.29/hour.

Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access university.