Distribution Attendant (Mailroom) (Mon-Fri 1pm-5pm)

About the position

NYU Langone Health is a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical center, known for its excellence in clinical care, research, and education. It comprises more than 200 locations throughout the New York area, including five inpatient locations, a children's hospital, three emergency rooms and a level 1 trauma center. Also part of NYU Langone Health is the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center, and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Receives, loads and unloads pallets of supplies and places them into pallet racks and shelving units by hand or power and manual equipment, making sure to rotate supplies in accordance with expiration date.
• Maintains inventory levels by checking shelves, restocking supply carts, and maintaining supply records.
• Picks and assembles supplies and equipment into boxes/totes to facilitate movement of materials to specified Nursing Units and par program.
• Ensures par-stock carts are accurately filled to the appropriate stock level.
• Makes deliveries of requested supplies for patient care areas throughout the Medical Center.
• Ensures that supplies and equipment delivered to the end users or for the par program are accounted for by a complete, appropriate and accurate document.
• Conducts proofreading and checking of documents for accuracy and inputting/retrieving data into or from an automated inventory control computer system or handheld devices.
• Performs cycle counts and physical inventory responsibilities.
• Operates pallet jacks, forklift trucks, other material handling equipment to pick supplies and equipment from stock in a safe and efficient manner.
• Maintains a clean, neat, and orderly work area.
• Sorts and distributes mail on a timely basis.
• Makes special pickups/deliveries of time-related materials, large, bulky, and heavy mail items, parcels, or mailbags.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Reports all discrepancies such as over-shipment, shortages, damages, incorrect catalog numbers and POs or unusual situation to supervisory staff.

Requirements

• High School or General Equivalent Diploma.
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written.
• Experience working with computerized inventory management and warehousing systems such as barcode and handheld scanning devices.
• Ability to effectively plan, organize, prioritize, and execute work/projects with attention to details.
• Accuracy in record-keeping.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to function successfully in a team environment.
• Efficient and safe operation of postal equipment, material handling equipment (Forklift, power and manual jacks etc).
• Must be able to lift a minimum of fifty pounds (50 lbs).

Nice-to-haves

• Two years of warehouse and/or store experience preferred.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Benefits

• Salary range of $24.47 - $26.59 Hourly.
• Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need.