Library Specialist I at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX

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Job Title Library Specialist I Agency Texas A&M University Department Libraries Proposed Minimum Salary $15.85 hourly Job Location College Station, Texas Job Type Staff Job Description What We Want We are seeking a reliable, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a hands-on environment and takes pride in keeping library collections organized and accessible. The successful candidate will be adaptable and flexible, able to shift between physical tasks, cataloging activities, and project support responsibilities as priorities change. This position requires regular physical activity, such as moving books, boxes, and pallets, while ensuring materials are accurately tracked and documented through barcode management and spreadsheet updates. We value individuals with excellent customer service and communication skills who are comfortable assisting library patrons, answering questions, and providing guidance to student workers. The ideal candidate works well both independently and as part of a team and contributes to a positive and productive work environment while helping advance important library relocation and collection management initiatives. What You Need to Know Salary: $15.85/hourly. Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended and will help in our review. You may upload them on the application under the CV/Resume section. Other Requirements and Factors : The position works daytime hours Monday – Friday. Qualifications Required Education and Experience: High school graduate or any equivalent combination of education and experience. One year of library, customer service and/or warehouse experience. Preferred Qualifications: Forklift certification or ability to get it within 60 days of employment. Ability to use a pallet jack. Ability to read and understand Library of Congress Call Number classification. Ability to use independent judgement. Knowledge of Folio or other Library management system. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others. Knowledge of email, word processing, spreadsheets and complex library online resource searches and/or processing. Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment with shifting priorities. Reliable attendance. Excellent customer service and organizational skills. Attention to detail and accuracy. Physical Requirements: Ability to push heavy book carts. Ability to handle materials which can contain dust or microscopic mold spores. Flexibility to adapt to a range of physical activities, including working in narrow aisles and involving bending, reaching, stretching, stooping, and lifting activities as well as standing for extended periods of time. Extensive walking. Essential Duties/Tasks Barcode Duplicating and Sizing Monograph Items - Uses Zebra Design Pro Hardware and Software to accurately duplicate barcodes of an item to be affixed on the front left-hand corner of the same item. Operates and troubleshoots Zerba label printers, including replacing spent label and ribbon rolls. Uses Motorola scanners to wand barcodes into Excel spreadsheets for duplication and batch relocation initiatives for Folio. Pulling Items off Shelves - Assist with pulling, verifying, scanning barcodes of library materials on shelves for relocation projects. Boxing and Palletizing Items - Constructs and fills boxes with library material for shipping. Safely lifts heavy boxes up to chest height and pushes heavy book carts. Places boxes on pallets and uses a pellet jack to move the filled pallets. Uses forklift to move pallets ready to load for shipping. Directing Students when Needed - Assigns student workers pull lists and monitors them as they work on preprocessing items for storage (barcode duplicating). Uses the standards of descriptive cataloging for library material to answer student employee’s questions. Navigates JLF’s and Evans Library’s Online Public Access Catalogs to verify holdings and when needs to update records. Communicates wit