Distribution Center Associate (Full Time, Evenings)

St. Luke’s University Health Network•Allentown, PA

About The Position

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care. Responsible to assist with Distribution Center inventory control functions for the St Luke’s Network. Handles the loading of supplies, transport carts, and equipment. Performs all Distribution Center duties including receiving, stocking, picking orders and delivery of supplies. Preparing, recording and shipping return materials to vendors. Operating electric and manual material handling equipment. Providing customer service by assisting with product information and processing special requests.

Requirements

High School Graduate or equivalent required.
Must be detail oriented.
Ability to operate material handling equipment.
Standing and walking for up to 4 hours at a time.
Sitting for up to 1 hour at a time.
Frequently uses fingers for data entry, etc.
Frequently uses hands for unloading truck, etc.
Frequently uses upper extremities to lift up to 50 pounds.
Frequently stoops, bends or reaches above shoulder level.
Hearing as it relates to normal conversation.
Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision and visual monotony.
Frequently pushing and pulling carts weighing up to 500 pounds.
Working in both hot and cold conditions.

Nice To Haves

Prior computer experience preferred.
Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in receiving, shipping, inventory control, order fulfillment and/or warehouse operations, preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists in maintaining adequate supply levels in the Distribution Center.
Communicates to Supervisor low and out of stock items and status of work daily.
Accurately performs multiple operational tasks assigned i.e. receiving, stocking, order filling, shipping of supplies.
Demonstrates proper material handling and packaging of orders.
Rotates stock during put away process to ensure the oldest product is consumed first.
Assists other departments with product information and provides customer service to all departments.
Performs the receiving function according to established procedures.
Processes all vendor returns according to established procedures.
Performs order entry and product credits according to established procedures.

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