Distribution Center Associate (Full Time, Evenings)

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke’s University Health Network is seeking a Distribution Center Associate to support inventory control and order fulfillment across the network’s facilities.

The role involves receiving, stocking, picking, shipping, and handling returns while providing friendly customer service to internal departments. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week with occasional overtime, typically Monday through Friday with weekend coverage on a rotation.

Qualifications

• Must be detail oriented and accurate in data entry.
• Ability to operate material handling equipment.
• Three to five years of receiving, shipping, inventory control, or warehouse operations experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining adequate inventory levels in the Distribution Center.
• Communicate low and out of stock items to Supervisor.
• Perform receiving, stocking, order filling, shipping of supplies.
• Demonstrate proper material handling and packaging of orders.
• Rotate stock during put away to prioritize oldest products.
• Assist other departments with product information and customer service.

Skills

Detail oriented

Warehousing experience

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

Hours

Full Time, 40 hours/ week with occasional OT Mon-Fri 2:30 PM- 11:30 PM with weekend coverage once every 5 to 6 weeks

Responsibilities

Responsible to assist with Distribution Center inventory control functions for the St Luke’s Network. Handles the loading of supplies, transport carts, and equipment. Performs all Distribution Center duties including receiving, stocking, picking orders and delivery of supplies. Preparing, recording and shipping return materials to vendors. Operating electric and manual material handling equipment. Providing customer service by assisting with product information and processing special requests.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Assists in maintaining adequate supply levels in the Distribution Center.
• Communicates to Supervisor low and out of stock items and status of work daily.
• Accurately performs multiple operational tasks assigned i.e. receiving, stocking, order filling, shipping of supplies.
• Demonstrates proper material handling and packaging of orders.
• Rotates stock during put away process to ensure the oldest product is consumed first.
• Assists other departments with product information and provides customer service to all departments.
• Performs the receiving function according to established procedures.
• Processes all vendor returns according to established procedures.
• Performs order entry and product credits according to established procedures.

Physical And Sensory Requirements

• Standing and walking for up to 4 hours at a time.
• Sitting for up to 1 hour at a time.
• Frequently uses fingers for data entry, etc.
• Frequently uses hands for unloading truck, etc.

Frequently uses upper extremities to lift up to 50 pounds.

Frequently stoops, bends or reaches above shoulder level.

Hearing as it relates to normal conversation.

Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision and visual monotony.

Frequently pushing and pulling carts weighing up to 500 pounds.

Working in both hot and cold conditions.

Education

High School Graduate or equivalent preferred.

Training And Experience

• Must be detail oriented. Prior computer experience preferred.
• Ability to operate material handling equipment.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in receiving, shipping, inventory control, order fulfillment and/or warehouse operations, preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer

St. Luke’s University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’ s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.