Stores Clerk - Logistics, Supply Chain Operations

Nova Scotia Health Authority•Yarmouth, MA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Supply Chain Logistics Manager, the Stores Clerk supports health care services throughout Western Nova Scotia by organizing, coordinating, controlling, and delivering inventories and supplies. Duties may occasionally include distributing supplies to other sites in Western Nova Scotia. The role includes managing supply closets; entering and picking orders; packing, labeling, shrink-wrapping, and staging orders for shipment; receiving and putting away incoming shipments; delivering supplies to other Nova Scotia Health locations; and keeping the warehouse clean. The Stores Clerk operates and maintains warehouse equipment, including electric and manual pallet jacks, and operates employer supply vehicles, including trucks up to 28 feet in length. Other duties may include loading and unloading delivery vehicles, cycle counts, special projects, and organizing and delivering stock and non-stock items, some of which may be Dangerous Goods. The incumbent integrates Nova Scotia Health’s mission, vision, values, expected behaviours, leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships, and interprofessional collaboration into the services provided and messages delivered. This is a casual relief position with no guaranteed hours. The position requires considerable standing, moving, bending, kneeling, and lifting heavy and awkward objects, and travel to multiple Nova Scotia Health facilities within the Western Zone.

Requirements

Grade 12 or equivalent.
Valid Class 5 driver's license with a satisfactory clean driving abstract.
Willingness to participate in ongoing education programs.
Working knowledge and proficiency with a variety of computer software and programs.
Demonstrated planning, organizational, and priority-setting skills, with attention to detail.
Ability to work in a self-directed environment and effectively within an interdisciplinary team.
Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, as well as leadership skills.
Demonstrated working knowledge of and current relevant experience with Microsoft Office.
Understanding of the role of Materials Management Service in patient care and how errors may affect medical treatment and cause financial loss.
Ability to travel to multiple Nova Scotia Health facilities within the Western Zone for Supply Chain responsibilities.
Ability to perform considerable standing, moving, bending, kneeling, and lifting of heavy and awkward objects.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of the SAP computer system.
Previous experience in a central stores or purchasing environment.
Knowledge of inventory control.
Competencies in other languages; French is preferred.

Responsibilities

Organize, coordinate, control, and deliver inventories and supplies supporting health care services throughout Western Nova Scotia.
Manage supply closets and enter and pick orders.
Pack, label, shrink-wrap, and stage picked orders for shipping.
Receive incoming shipments and put supplies away.
Deliver supplies to other Nova Scotia Health locations, including offsite locations in Western Nova Scotia.
Keep the warehouse clean.
Operate and maintain warehouse equipment, including electric and manual pallet jacks.
Operate employer supply vehicles, including trucks up to 28 feet in length.
Perform other duties as needed, including loading and unloading delivery vehicles, cycle counts, and special projects.
Organize and deliver stock and non-stock items, some of which may be Dangerous Goods.
Integrate the organization’s mission, vision, values, expected behaviours, leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships, and interprofessional collaboration into services and communications.