Materials Management Technician - Materials Management Logistics

CHRISTUS Health•Mamou, LA

About The Position

The Materials Management Technician performs receiving, inspection, and delivery duties for the stockroom and user departments. The role completes departmental requisitions, picks and delivers inventory items, and prepares outgoing shipments and shipping records, including posting weights and shipping charges by department. Services are expected to be provided professionally and promptly, with awareness that the department’s work affects the institution’s ability to provide excellent patient care. The associate may be asked to perform driver duties when needed and may be assigned other reasonable related duties. The position also supports the Materials Management System by processing receipts and issues, scanning and attaching packing slips to purchase orders, and maintaining delivery tickets and inventory records. Additional stockroom duties include assisting with inventory counts, housekeeping, organizing supplies, and maintaining stockroom equipment. The technician sorts incoming mail and posts outgoing mail. This is a per-diem, as-needed position with a stated schedule of 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Requirements

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to operate computer equipment for receiving supplies, furniture, and equipment.
Ability to handle Federal Express and UPS outbound shipping.
Ability to push and/or pull delivery carts and a pallet jack.
Must meet facility requirements for insurance coverage and complete the required driver safety course.

Nice To Haves

Previous warehouse experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Receive incoming materials, supplies, and equipment and compare packing slips with purchase orders to verify shipment accuracy.
Inspect shipments for damage or defects, record discrepancies, and notify the appropriate buyer.
Ensure equipment and computer-related items are properly labeled, inspected, and delivered to the appropriate departments for setup and distribution.
Deliver items to requesting departments and obtain signatures for accepted items.
Scan packing slips daily and attach them to the appropriate purchase orders in the Materials Management System.
Print, pick, and key supply issues using designated packing lists or requisitions.
Key receipts in the Materials Management System using vendor packing slips or clear manual purchase orders.
Tag merchandise for delivery to departments and maintain scheduled deliveries of inventory items.
File daily supply delivery tickets and help ensure appropriate receipt, distribution, and utilization of supplies.
Assist with scheduled or otherwise necessary physical inventory counts.
Package and process outgoing shipments using UPS, FedEx, a distribution truck, or a common carrier.
Perform stockroom housekeeping and rotate and organize supplies in designated locations using numbering locations and shelf labels.
Track and maintain stockroom equipment, including carts, two-wheelers, flat beds, and pallet jacks.
Sort incoming mail and route it to the appropriate departments.
Post outgoing mail daily.
Perform driver duties if needed and other reasonable related duties.