Exam Bulletin - Equipment Materiel Specialist

Department of Transportation

Exam Code: EX-1710

Examination Plans Included:

  • EQUIPMENT MATERIEL SPECIALIST - Open

Final Filing Date: Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Classification Details

EQUIPMENT MATERIEL SPECIALIST: $4,488.00 - $5,165.00 per Month

View the EQUIPMENT MATERIEL SPECIALIST classification specification.

Application Instructions

This is not a timed examination. If you request a Reasonable Accommodation, your account will be locked and you will not be able to proceed with the examination until the request is processed.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Who Should Apply:

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

  • EQUIPMENT MATERIEL SPECIALIST - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

    1710

For EQUIPMENT MATERIEL SPECIALIST, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

  • EX-01710

How To Apply:

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

Special Testing Arrangements:

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

Minimum Qualifications

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

00101552 - EQUIPMENT MATERIEL SPECIALIST

Possession of a valid Class C driver license. (Applicants who do not possess the license will be allowed to compete in the examination but the license must be obtained prior to appointment.) And

Either 1

One year of experience in the California state service performing the duties of a Service Assistant (Equipment Parts Operations).

Or 2

One year of experience in a construction equipment repair shop parts department, or two years of experience in an automotive repair shop or parts house performing journeyperson equipment parts duties that require the ordering, receiving, storing, selling and accountability of parts, materiels, supplies, or equipment.

Or 3

Equivalent to an Associate of Arts Degree in General Business, Purchasing, Materiel Management, or another closely related subject area, with a minimum of 15 units of course work in Automotive Parts and Service, Automotive/Truck Mechanical/Electrical Repair or Automotive Technology.

Position Description

00101552 - EQUIPMENT MATERIEL SPECIALIST

This is the entry and journeyperson level of this series. Incumbents are responsible for purchasing, receiving, storing, issuing, shipping and disposing of construction and mobile equipment and materiel in a repair or fabrication shop for mobile equipment and ensuring compliance with Purchasing Delegation and other programs.

Additional Desirable Qualifications

Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

For information regarding position location(s), please refer to the Eligible List Information section.

Examination Information

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This examination consists of the following component(s):

Component OrderComponent TypeComponent DuePercentage of Final Score
1CalHR Online ExamN/A100%

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:
  1. Types, specifications and identification of specialized construction and mobile equipment, tools, parts, accessories, and supplies
  2. Purchasing methods, ordering, receiving, storing, and issuing practices and procedures including the keeping of receiving, shipping, inventory and disposal records
  3. Hazardous substance handling and record keeping
  4. Parts interchangeability
  5. Electronic inventory accountability systems
  6. Operation of materiel handling equipment
  7. Basic safe work practices to protect their own safety and health and that of others
Ability to:
  1. Communicate effectively at a level required for successful job performance
  2. Use and interpret manufacturers' catalogs and parts lists
  3. Determine specification compliance
  4. Prepare transaction documents for tools, parts, accessories, and supplies
  5. Keep accurate records
  6. Meet and deal effectively with those contacted in the course of business
  7. Understand and carry out oral and written directions
  8. Learn and work with electronic inventory accountability systems

Eligible List Information

A Departmental Open eligible list for the EQUIPMENT MATERIEL SPECIALIST Classification will be established for:

  • Department of Transportation

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Resulting Eligibility List(s) will be used to fill vacancies throughout the State of California.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

  • A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
  • A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

Equipment Materiel Specialist Training and Experience Examination Preview

Instructions:
Rate your experience performing specific job-related tasks.

Respond to each of the following statements by indicating how the statement applies to you. You are required to respond to every question and provide relevant examples. Also, indicate the references who can verify the information provided.

In responding to each statement, you may refer to your WORK EXPERIENCE and/or TRAINING whether paid or volunteer.

PLEASE NOTE: This examination is designed to gain an overall assessment of your experience as it directly relates to the duties and the knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position. Possession of specific training is not required to be successful in this examination; however, such achievements may substitute for desirable levels of experience. All components of this examination have been carefully validated by tying them directly to job requirements and documenting their relevance to the position.

Tasks:
  1. Identifying and researching parts or supplies using various resources (e.g., part books, catalogs, internet, visual inspection) to determine appropriate requestor needs (e.g., mechanic, supervisor, superintendent) and ensure order correctness.
  2. Researching and analyzing price, quality, specifications, and delivery dates of various parts and/or supplies to ensure the best value is obtained prior to placing orders.
  3. Providing estimates for parts, supplies, or services to various personnel when required or requested and recommending substitutions when the parts or supplies are obsolete or cannot be located.
  4. Soliciting bids from various vendors on parts and/or supplies and consulting and/or negotiating on price, delivery, or quality of parts and/or supplies to obtain the best value.
  5. Purchasing equipment, parts, supplies, and/or services from vendors by following purchasing guidelines.
  6. Communicating with various individuals (e.g., supervisor, supplier) to follow up on the status of an order.
  7. Examining, reviewing, and filing forms and/or paperwork to ensure they are accurate, contain all necessary information, and are placed in the proper location.
  8. Examining received orders (e.g., parts, supplies) and comparing with records (e.g., manifests, invoices, orders) to verify order correctness.
  9. Storing items in an orderly and accessible manner in various locations (e.g., warehouses, supply rooms, other areas) ensuring that stock is rotated on a first in/first out basis and that items are properly marked or labeled using various procedures (e.g., identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, other labeling equipment).
  10. Verifying electronic inventory by comparing them to physical counts of stock and investigate discrepancies.
  11. Retrieving needed materials from stock locations to prepare them for shipping.
  12. Identifying and safely handling hazardous substances (e.g., battery cores, tire casing, waste oil).

Testing Departments

  • Department of Transportation

Contact Information

Technical questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Department of Human Resources
CalCareer Service Center
1810 16th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: (866) 844-8671
CalCareer@calhr.ca.gov

Administrative questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

Department of Transportation
Examination & Recruitment Services MS-86
P O Box 168036
Sacramento, CA 95816-8036
Phone:
askexams@dot.ca.gov

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Drug Free Statement

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free State work place. Any applicant for State employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective, because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing civil service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

General Information

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Transportation reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.
Application Methods:
Electronic (Your CalCareer Account)