Storekeeper

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Organization: VUH Nutrition Kitchen Storerm Job Summary: Receives and stocks deliveries according to standards. Maintains sanitation of storeroom area.

Requirements

Relevant Work Experience
Less than 1 year experience
High School Diploma or GED

Nice To Haves

Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.
Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Responsibilities

Receives and maintains documentation of goods delivered.
Counts and/or weighs in all deliveries verifying accuracy of shipment.
Unpacks items received, inspects for damage and/or defects.
Packs, marks and ships all merchandise to be returned to vendor.
Checks items received against those listed on the invoice.
Notifies supervisor immediately of discrepancies.
Inventories, stocks goods and delivers supplies and equipment to appropriate location.
Stores items in the following fashion: perishables first, frozen, and finally staples.
Stores all items in the appropriate location delivering to location as needed.
Stores items so that the label is visible.
Rotates all stock by placing newer items behind older items.
Returns unused supplies immediately to the proper storage area.
Completes inventory of stockroom per established procedure.
Assembles supplies per requisition/standard.
Assembles supplies accurately per requisition/standard.
Verifies completeness of orders, identifies shortages of items per standard.
Maintains sanitation standards.
Sweeps and mops floor at established times.
Scrub floors as scheduled.
Removes trash daily or as needed; breaks down all boxes.
Cleans tables, counters, trash bins, equipment, and walls as assigned.
Adheres to work schedule.
Initiates work processes for self and others to meet time schedules of section/dept.
Participates as team member of work unit/department.
Trains all assigned staff in storekeeping processes.
Recommends improvements of policies, procedures and work methods to management.