Materials Management Technician I

Alameda Health System; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Alameda Health System is seeking a Warehouse Associate to requisition, order, deliver, receive and store supplies and equipment. You will maintain inventory records and input usage data, while moving heavy objects and distributing items to departments across the hospital.

The role includes cycle counts, FIFO stocking, and operating or assisting with warehouse equipment. A valid California driver’s license is required, and prior experience in a fast-paced supply chain environment is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• Associate's degree or some college coursework preferred.

Responsibilities

• Delivers, sets up and places new furniture and equipment; drives a light/medium duty vehicle to departments or external locations.
• Performs cycle counts and FIFO stocking; maintains inventory records and coordinates with Purchasing/central stores.
• Receives, stores, rotates and issues supplies, instruments, and equipment to patient-care units; stocks storerooms at predetermined levels.
• Maintains orderly storerooms; performs data entry into automated inventory systems and may perform daily physical inventories.
• Receives stock from AHS stores or outside vendors; tracks packages using vendor tracking tools; resolves discrepancies with invoices.
• Operates equipment such as pneumatic tubes, dollies, hand carts, pallet jacks and forklift when trained.
• Performs mail room duties including handling USPS/FedEx; prepares orders, files, and maintains records.

Skills

Delivery & stocking

Inventory management

Warehouse operations

Forklift operation

Education

High School diploma

Associate's degree or some college coursework preferred

Tools

Automated inventory systems

Job description

Summary

Summary
SUMMARY: Under general supervision, requisitions, orders, issues, delivers, receives and warehouse supplies/equipment, maintains inventory records and provides input regarding minimum stock levels and rates of usage. Sorts/distributes mail and moves heavy objects, including furniture and equipment. Assigned to various supply functions for a majority of the work time that falls within at least one of the following criteria: (1) Interdepartmental or system-wide receiving, storing and distributing supply duties and responsibilities; (2) Working in a warehouse or central stores environment; loading and unloading whole truck loads of goods; redistributing existing large inventories within warehouses; issuing and wrapping bulk items for deliveries; transporting linen exchange carts; (3) Supply duties and responsibilities that are assigned for a specialized inventory such as, central stores, med surg, linen and non med surge areas, food and vaccines. Responsible for the proper receipt, storage, security or issuance of goods. Performs related duties as assigned.
NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification, however, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification.

• At a facility, delivers, sets up and places new furniture, moves used furniture and moves new furniture to the side and other heavy objects; drives a light or medium duty vehicle in the pick up or delivery of supplies, furniture and equipment to departments and outside agencies or a regularly scheduled run or by request.
• Ensure incoming supplies are stocked first in first out basis. Performs periodic cycle counts and checks for outdates as part of stocking activity. Sets up stocks of supplies at a variety of work locations. Takes physical inventory and maintains manual records of stock issues, received or surveyed, and on hand. Accurate and timely data entry into automated inventory systems. May be required to do a daily physical inventory.
• In a warehouse or central stores, environment incumbents receive, store and rotate institutional size. packages, and bulk case lots; loads and unloads whole truck loads of goods; converts items received from outside vendors to AHS method of use; issues item in small lots to departments and satellite offices.
• Issues and distributes supplies, instruments, and equipment to patient-care units throughout the hospital; makes ward rounds and stocks storerooms with predetermined inventory levels of supplies; labels, dates inspects and rotates supplies; returns items to Central Supply as needed.
• May also be assigned to receive, sort, and deliver USPS, Fedex or other priority mail in the mail room thought out the medical center. Run and apply postage on automated postage machine, including dispatch and pick up of specimens or packages to deliver to other internal department or external service providers.
• May type or prepare orders/requisitions, file, Xerox, and maintain records for supply activities; may use common hand tools and standard office equipment.
• Operates a large duplicating machine in a central copy center to produce forms, manuals, and other documents; prioritizes jobs; adjusts settings and quantities and performs routine maintenance tasks; maintains production and cost records; operates related equipment such as hole driller, binder, paper cutter, and padding equipment; orders and maintains stock of paper supplies.
• Operates equipment related to job, such as pneumatic tubes, dollies, hand and platform trucks/carts, paper counters, shrink wrap, pallet jacks, roller conveyor, and forklift truck, if trained and qualified.
• Performing routine supply or warehousing duties. May do all receiving and delivering of supplies and equipment for one location; may inventory all fixed assets (furniture and equipment) at a facility; may operate motor vehicles in the performance of duties. Maintains the orderliness and cleanliness of the work area or storeroom.
• Receives stock that supports an office environment, organizational inventory or outside vendors, check for damage and quantity, determines whether orders conform with invoice; stores stock in accordance with previously established systems; provides input regarding minimum stock level; rates of usage, and may recommend minimum stock. Communicates and is first point to initiate damage claims with appropriate carrier and the Purchasing department. Prepares brief statistical summaries of supply activities.
• Receives supplies form AHS stores and outside vendors; telephones pre-designated contracted vendors regularly; makes telephone orders for specific materials; tracks packages using on-line vendor tracking software.
• Receives, identifies, stores, rotates, issues a variety of supplies, equipment, drugs and/or vaccines; checks that item delivered matches item ordered.
• Stocks crash carts with predetermined inventory of medical supplies; checks oxygen tanks on crash carts for proper operation; responds to code blue calls by transporting a back-up crash cart to the code blue site.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education: Associate's degree or some college coursework preferred. Education: High School diploma required. Minimum Experience: Six months to one year of work experience, preferably in a fast paced supply chain or materials management department. Required Licenses/Certifications: Valid California Driver's License.
PAY RANGE: $37.90 / per hour
The pay range for this position reflects the base pay scale for the role at Alameda Health System. Final compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licenses and certifications, departmental equity, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and the operational needs of the organization. Alameda Health System also offers eligible positions a generous comprehensive benefits program.