Courier I

ARUP Laboratories•Salt Lake City, UT

16h

About The Position

The Courier I works under close supervision while learning Transportation policies and processes. The role receives, transports, and delivers laboratory specimens, reports, supplies, and personnel in a timely and professional manner. Assignments may include in-house campus routes, limited on-road routes, short point-to-point deliveries, or STAT pickups. This is not a set route; the courier provides coverage as needed. The position primarily handles pickups and deliveries within the ARUP campus, with limited outside-campus routing as assigned. Couriers follow electronic route sheets or requests, document pickups and deliveries, care for company equipment, and help maintain dock inventory and supplies when not routing. The role represents ARUP professionally and works in a biohazard laboratory environment using required personal protective equipment. The regular and training schedules are Monday through Friday, 10:20 PM to 6:50 AM, for 40 hours per week.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years old.
Must have a valid Utah driver’s license with no moving violations within the previous two years and no alcohol- or drug-related violations on record with the Driver’s License Division.
Must be able to pass a physical examination to obtain a Department of Transportation Medical Card.
Ability to comply with ARUP policies and procedures and use personal protective equipment in the biohazard laboratory environment.
Ability to exert up to 50 pounds occasionally, up to 30 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Ability to stoop, reach, move between work sites and within the office, communicate frequently, and perform fine motor tasks such as picking, pinching, and typing.

Responsibilities

Receive, transport, and deliver laboratory specimens, reports, supplies, and personnel in a timely and professional manner.
Perform primarily in-house pickups and deliveries, limited on-road routine routes, short point-to-point deliveries, and STAT pickups as assigned.
Transport specimens, reports, and supplies according to electronic route sheets or requests, ensuring shipments to and from ARUP are handled correctly.
Complete routed stops within 10 minutes of the target time recorded in the GML tablet.
Log STAT pickups on ARUP STAT tracking slips according to procedure.
Learn all aspects of assigned routes and become familiar with yellow bag and STAT deliveries.
Complete assigned paperwork and log entries.
Use and care for ARUP company equipment properly and promptly report equipment problems to the Dispatcher and Local Courier Supervisor.
Manifest specimens picked up at local clients or received in shipping containers from out-of-town clients.
Assist with cleaning and organizing box inventory and supplies on the dock when not routing.
Clean specimen courier totes at the end of each shift and ensure no specimens are left in totes or vehicles.
Obtain permission from the Transportation Coordinator, Lead on Duty, or Local Courier Supervisor before taking breaks or lunch.
Provide route coverage as directed by the Transportation Coordinator on duty, Courier Lead, or Local Courier Supervisor.
Meet Courier/Transportation department performance standards.
Provide customer service and represent ARUP positively and professionally.
Coordinate routing concerns and observations about client pickups with department leadership.
Attend the Transportation Department bi-monthly staff meeting.
Perform other duties as assigned.