Materials Attendant

Advocate Health•Burlington, VT

5d•$20 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

The Materials Attendant is responsible for receiving, inspecting, and verifying incoming materials and equipment. This role ensures efficient and accurate record-keeping for the receipt, storage, and distribution of supplies and equipment. The attendant prepares, distributes, and transports materials as required, and provides timely distribution in response to requisitions, requests, schedules, and purchase orders. Additionally, the role involves warehousing, maintaining inventory levels, performing issues and credits, replenishing specialty carts and kits, and managing the return of materials to vendors. Security, orderliness, and cleanliness of working areas are maintained, along with the continuous checking and rotation of materials.

Requirements

High School Graduate.
Ability to operate and understand basic computer functions, data entry systems and devices.
Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time, have ability to lift, bend, squat, and twist the majority of the workday and crawl, kneel, and climb throughout.
Must be able to lift up to 15 lbs. from floor to overhead.
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. at waist height a reasonable distance.
Must be able to push/pull with 20 lbs. of force.
Operates all equipment necessary to perform the duties of the job including but not limited to data entry into Material Management Computer System, data entry into hand-held computers, operation of material handling machinery (i.e., Reach trucks, order pickers, pallet movers).

Responsibilities

Receives incoming materials and equipment and inspects/verifies the accuracy and the condition of the items before signing for the delivery.
Ensures efficient and accurate record-keeping systems to verify receipt, storage and distribution of supplies and equipment.
Prepares, distributes and transports supplies and equipment for safe and appropriate distribution to facilities, departments, or other entities as required.
Provides for the timely distribution of all supplies and equipment in response to issue requisitions, customer requests, defined replenishment schedules and purchase orders.
Warehouses and maintains inventory levels and performs issues and credits for supplies and equipment as necessary.
Replenishes and maintains specialty carts, trays and kits (Code Carts, Isolation Carts, Lime Trays, etc.) checking for outdated supplies as necessary.
Ensures proper preparation, packaging, initiation of return, and any required follow-up to returned material to vendors as instructed by appropriate documentation.
Maintains security, orderliness, and cleanliness in all working areas while providing for the continual checking, rotation and removal of outdated and/or damaged materials.