Driver Material Handler, Per Diem

UMass Memorial Health; West Boylston (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a Transportation Service associate to transport and deliver supplies across the system. You will operate light vehicles, load and unload materials, and maintain accurate delivery records in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Requirements include a high school diploma and a valid Massachusetts driver’s license, with the ability to lift 50 lbs and push/pull carts up to 300 lbs. Monday–Friday shifts, with a signing bonus possible, and non-exempt status.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Massachusetts driver’s license required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with teammates.
• Ability to read and follow basic instructions and forms.

Responsibilities

• Operate light trucks, vans and other vehicles to transport supplies.
• Load, secure, and unload supplies; transport safely to destinations.
• Deliver supplies to main campus loading docks and offsite departments as needed.
• Complete delivery records accurately.

Skills

Effective communication

Reading & writing

Basic arithmetic

Mobility & endurance

Lift up to 50 lbs

Push/pull up to 300 lbs

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Massachusetts driver’s license

Job description

Exemption Status

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range

$18.30 - $32.94

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours

various

Shift

4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours

0

Cost Center

99940 - 6148 Transportation Service

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Under the direction of the Supervisor, Storeroom, performs a variety of activities related to the processing and transport of supplies throughout the UMMHC system.

I. Major Responsibilities

• Operates light trucks, vans and other vehicles to transport supplies. May drive large 26 ft, 26,001 lb capacity box truck.
• Operates pallet mover.
• Loads and unloads supplies, secures in truck; transports safely.
• Delivers supplies to main campus loading docks, and to offsite departmental customers as needed.
• Completes accurately all delivery records required.

II. Position Qualifications

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

License/Certification/Education

Required:

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Must possess appropriate Massachusetts motor vehicle operator’s license.

Experience/Skills

Required:

• Able to communicate effectively with co-workers.
• Able to read, write and understand basic instructions, verbal and written.
• Able to perform basic arithmetic functions.
• Able to stand, walk, stoop, bend, reach throughout the workday.
• Able to lift 50 lbs.
• Able to push and pull wheeled carts up to 300 lbs.
• Employees must be at least 18 years of age to perform this role.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.