Material Management Clerk - Central Distribution - Per Diem 8 Hour Rotating Shift (Non-Exempt) [...]

University of Southern California; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Southern California is seeking a Material Management Clerk (Union) to support stock replenishment, receiving, and shipping operations in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Responsibilities include inventory checks, batch processing of patient charges, and coordinating freight. Strong attention to detail, English proficiency, and safety training are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 6 months experience in materials management, shipping and receiving, or central supply/distribution.
• Preferred 1 year experience in materials management/shipping and receiving.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks quickly and accurately.
• Ethical and reliable with strong integrity.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Customer-service oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Knowledge of medical supplies used in warehouse and facilities.
• Understanding of sterile technique as applied to supply distribution.
• Ability to operate material-handling equipment.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English.
• Preferred computer literacy.
• LA City Fire Life Safety Training required within 30 days of hire (or maintained).

Responsibilities

• Stock supplies, replenish locations, and ensure timely deliveries per procedures.
• Assist with placement of incoming and non-medical supplies into stock locations.
• Fill and deliver departmental requisitions per schedule.
• Assist with deliveries, stocking warehouse shelves, and handling boxes.
• Input issues to the system accurately and promptly.
• Maintain secure storerooms and par locations.
• Perform regular inventory counts at designated times.
• Prepare and batch patient charges as needed for distribution.
• Set up crash carts and manage expired products per policy.
• Respond to code blue and deliver crash carts as required.
• Coordinate outgoing freight, label and prepare bill of lading.
• Receive, record, and deliver priority freight within four hours; standard freight within 24 hours.
• Operate facility equipment safely (carts, pallets, hand trucks, etc.).
• Keep work areas clean; report if cleanup is not possible.
• Collaborate with Materials Management team to meet facility needs.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

English proficiency

Teamwork

Ethical and reliable

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

C2000 - Material Management Clerk (Union) CM1733705000

Job Summary
This job description and criteria-based job performance evaluation emphasizes the criteria expected in the performance of Distribution Clerk. The employee is evaluated on their specific shift responsibilities, as well as, their overall knowledge and ability to perform all required duties as of a Distribution Clerk.

Essential Duties

• Replenish supply locations accurately by stocking supplies in the appropriate bins. All replenishment and delivery must be completed at assigned times and per department procedures. No corrugated cardboard should be brought to nursing and clinical areas without prior approval from supervisor.
• Assist with the placement of incoming and non-medical supply in appropriate stock locations by assigned time. All stocking is completed by end of the day.
• Fills and delivers departmental requisitions per schedule assigned.
• Assist with deliveries, stocking warehouse shelves and emptying boxes.
• Input issues to the system accurately and in a timely manner per documented daily schedule.
• Ensure storeroom and par locations are secured properly to make sure security measures are enforced.
• Maintain and check expiration on a supply location as assigned, no less than monthly.
• Maintain clean supply locations that includes bins, items & carts and check accurate label information on each item including storeroom and assigned par locations.
• Perform inventory count at each supply location at designated times during shift at areas assigned by Supervisor when assign to daily distribution role.
• Compile and batch patient charges before end of each shift and send to business office through interoffice mail when assign to daily distribution role.
• Set up crash carts on each shift as needed, maintaining a minimum of five available crash carts at all times. Comply with policy relating to expired products on crash carts when assign to daily distribution role.
• Respond immediately to code blue and bring complete crash carts to the location needed when assign to daily distribution role.
• Respond to call downs, prioritizing as necessary, providing service within fifteen minutes of receiving a call when assign to daily distribution role.
• Responsible for receiving all incoming materials, supplies and equipment per organization policy and procedure when assign to daily shipping/receiving role.
• Ensure incoming freight matches provided manifest and records all discrepancies accordingly when assign to daily shipping/receiving role.
• Inspects all shipments for damages or defects and records found damages in shipment on bill of lading and notifies purchasing personnel when assign to daily shipping/receiving role.
• Coordinates outgoing freight for shipment. Label, weigh, prepare bill of lading and record in appropriate manifests when assign to daily shipping/receiving role.
• Receives, records, deliver priority freight and refrigerated/frozen within four hour of delivery, delivers regular freight within 24 hours of receipt and obtains signature from receiving party when assign to daily shipping/receiving role.
• Follow hospital and department safety measure while operating facility owned equipment that includes carts, flat bed, hand truck and pallet jack (manual and battery).
• Make a reasonable effort to remove boxes and discard empty boxes on each shift to ensure a clean environment in the storeroom and assigned par locations.
• Maintain clean work areas at all times. By the end of the shift, employees will make every effort to maintain work area clean. If unable employees will notify supervision.
• Participate effectively in a team unit with other Materials Management personnel to meet the overall needs of each facility.
• Complete projects and other duties as directed by department management.

Qualifications

• Req High school or equivalent
• Req 6 months Experience working in a Materials Management, shipping and Receiving or Central Supply/distribution environment required.
• Pref 1 year Experience working in a Materials Management, shipping and Receiving or Central Supply/distribution environment required.
• Req Capable of performing repetitive tasks quickly and accurately.
• Req Must be highly ethical and reliable.
• Req Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Req Demonstrate excellent customer service behavior and demonstrates exceptional organizational skills.
• Req Thorough knowledge of all medical supplies utilized within the warehouse and facilities.
• Req Knowledge of sterile technique as it applies to supply distribution.
• Req Ability to operate material handling of equipment to move boxes, equipment and other items.
• Req Ability to speak, read, and write English.
• Pref Computer literacy preferred
• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

Job ID: REQ20177600
Posted Date: 07/10/2026