Materials Handler

Tohono O'odham Nation Healthcare

About The Position

Performs a wide range of warehouse work independently, including receiving, storing, selecting, and delivering stock. Maintain an adequate inventory of supplies, including medical supplies and pharmacy items.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Diploma, and six months of specialized work experience in a warehouse, inventory, or administrative field, or an equivalent combination of training, education, and work experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of this position.
Must obtain Forklift certification within six months of hire.
Upon recommendation for hire, a criminal background and a National FBI fingerprint check are required to determine suitability for employment, including a 39-month driving record.
May require possessing and maintaining a valid driver's license (no DUIs or major traffic citations within the last three years).
If required, must meet the Tohono O'odham Nation tribal employer's insurance requirements to receive a driver's permit to operate program vehicles.
Based on the department's needs, incumbents may be required to demonstrate fluency in both the Tohono O'odham language and English as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Maintain adequate government inventory supplies valued at $300,000, including pharmacy, laboratory, subsistence, medical, and office supplies.
Independently loads and unloads materials, conducts receipt inspections and inventories, annotates documentation, and furnishes all documents to inventory management staff for processing.
Locates, selects, packs, and delivers supplies for stock, obtains authorized signatures.
Receives and issues direct issue supplies to TONHC departments, completes packing slips and related documents.
Cleans warehouses, ensuring storage areas are clean, neat, and safe.
Maintains the security of storage areas; reports unauthorized entries to supervisor.
Picks up and delivers mail for the office. Assembles outgoing letters and packages, weighs and meters outgoing mail, and delivers to the local post office. Picks up incoming TONHC mail and delivers letters and packages to appropriate locations.
Respond to requests for repairs to duplication equipment. Fixes minor problems, i.e., paper jams, toner, and developer replacements, loads the additional paper and assists users with copier operation as needed. Places service calls with vendors on maintenance contracts for more complex repair needs.
Replaces oxygen and related supplies, moves empty containers into the Property and Supply storage areas-issues full oxygen containers to the TONHC departments. Checks gauges and hook-ups, and reports need for replacement to the supervisor.
Assist with supervision of staff.
Inputs inventory data accurately and in a timely manner for payment requests and inventory processes for property records.
Conducts inventory of the Nation's assets.
Maintains and supports the current Nation's FAS/Gov. Inventory System.
Ensures supporting documentation is screened for issues and coordinates with the program to assure accuracy.
Assist in establishing and maintaining an effective and efficient inventory management system.
Compares inventories with office production, purchase, or stock records to obtain an accurate list.
Complies information on receipt or disbursement of goods and computes inventory balance, price, and costs.
Writes functional specifications for specialty items through the Nation's purchasing policies and procedures.
Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality customer service.
Maintain all appropriate documentation related to the procurement of goods and services.
Processes purchase orders through the receiving function to capture assets for tagging.
Monitors the mailroom operation to ensure adequate processing of incoming/outgoing mail.
Assists in completing purchase orders for all off-the-shelf purchases with customers; receives and delivers goods to departments.
Answers questions from various departments regarding property and supply policies and procedures.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing networks, participating in professional societies, conferring with representatives of various agencies and related organizations.
Operate a forklift or floor jack, as needed.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned and contributes to a team effort.