Warehouse Specialist - DeKalb Materials Management - FT - 1st Shift

Huntsville Hospital Health System • Fort Payne, AL

6h

About The Position

An entry-level position responsible for carrying out manual or automated tasks needed to receive, store, and ship products under the direct supervision of team leads and supervisors. Duties may include receiving, picking, packing, shipping, staging, transporting, storing, and delivering products, as well as other warehouse assignments. The role also involves receiving, rotating, storing, and distributing hospital supplies.

The Warehouse Specialist inspects, sorts, and stores incoming shipments or stocks items on shelves as needed, checks invoices for order accuracy, monitors shelves and restocks them, and orders inventory and shipping supplies when low. The position requires using shipment-tracking software and meeting physical requirements that include bending, lifting heavy boxes, distributing supplies and packages, and operating machinery.

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, and perform simple arithmetic calculations.
• Basic knowledge of sterile processing techniques, normally acquired through participation in a brief vocational education program.
• One to three months of prior experience or on-the-job training for minimum job proficiency.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize and change tasks frequently.
• Excellent communication skills, including communicating with people from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Effective interpersonal and teamwork skills when working with different people and situations.
• Ability to prioritize assignments independently and participate in everyday problem solving.
• Quality orientation and attention to detail.
• Good written communication skills.
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the role, including bending, lifting heavy boxes, distributing supplies and packages, and operating machinery.

Nice To Haves

• Material handling equipment experience.
• One to two years of experience in a warehouse environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Receive shipments and inspect, sort, and store items or stock them on shelves.
• Check invoices to ensure orders are correct.
• Monitor shelves and restock supplies as needed.
• Place orders for inventory and shipping supplies when stock is low.
• Perform warehouse tasks such as picking, packing, shipping, staging, transporting, storing, and delivering products.
• Receive, rotate, store, and distribute hospital supplies.
• Use shipment-tracking software to monitor shipments.
• Lift and distribute supplies and packages, bend, and operate machinery.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed