Supply Technician

Henry Ford Health; Wyandotte (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health is seeking a Supply Technician to ensure timely delivery of critical supplies to patient care areas. You will coordinate with freight carriers, inspect shipments for quality, and maintain accurate inventory using handheld devices to support infection control and safety standards.

The role requires physical work, adherence to compliance, and collaboration with nursing staff to resolve routine logistics challenges while promoting efficient operations in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. with some computer knowledge and typing ability.
• Approximately six months of warehouse or stock experience to gain operational knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with freight carriers to arrange pickups and manage shipping.
• Inspect parcels for proper preparation according to security and labeling standards.
• Deliver supplies to patient care areas with accuracy and timeliness.
• Monitor inventory levels across patient care areas and maintain sterility standards.
• Use handheld devices to manage orders and update inventory records.
• Organize supply carts and equipment according to safety protocols.
• Support administrative tasks and communication with nursing managers as needed.
• Identify and report process issues, suggesting improvements.

Skills

Basic computer knowledge

Typing

Good communication

Education

High School Diploma or G.E.D.

Job description

Job Description

** GENERAL SUMMARY:**

As a Supply Technician, you'll be the backbone of our supply chain operations, ensuring seamless delivery of critical materials to patient care areas. Working under general supervision, you'll take ownership of preparing items for shipment, coordinating with freight vendors, and maintaining the inventory systems that keep our organization running smoothly. You'll play a key role in resolving operational challenges and driving continuous improvements that directly impact patient care delivery.

** PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Master Logistics Coordination: Partner with major freight carriers (Federal Express, Airborne, UPS, Emery, and others) to arrange efficient pick-ups and manage shipping arrangements that keep our operations on schedule.
• Ensure Quality & Compliance: Conduct thorough inspections of all parcels to verify proper preparation according to security protocols, hazardous materials standards, and shipping requirements—including correct addressing and labeling.
• Drive Efficient Supply Delivery: Deliver supplies to patient care areas with precision, accuracy, and punctuality, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
• Maintain Inventory Excellence: Monitor and maintain optimal supply levels across all patient care areas while upholding strict sterility and infection control standards that protect patient safety.
• Optimize Supply Management Systems: Utilize hand-held computers to download, upload, and manage orders through our inventory system, ensuring adequate stock levels and coordinating special orders for non-prime vendor supplies.
• Keep Operations Running Smoothly: Clean, maintain, and organize supply carts and equipment to professional standards, making it easy for staff to locate what they need. Apply appropriate cleaning protocols and PPE knowledge to maintain safety standards.
• Control Costs & Accuracy: Collect and batch patient charge cards daily, manage inventory fluctuations, and report variances to coordinators for evaluation with nursing managers.
• Execute Priority Deliveries: Respond promptly to STAT and routine orders through patient charging systems, ensuring critical items reach their destinations without delay.
• Receive & Distribute Stock: Check incoming supplies, verify item numbers, descriptions, quantities, and delivery locations, then distribute stock to proper locations with documented signatures for accountability.
• Solve Problems Proactively: Address routine departmental issues and challenges, escalating complex problems to supervisors while contributing ideas for process improvements and waste reduction.
• Support Administrative Operations: Sort and route mail efficiently, perform general maintenance on copiers (toner, staples, paper ordering), and keep operations organized.
• Maintain Safety & Compliance: Conduct periodic inspections of inventory for expired items and non-sterile conditions, verify equipment safety certifications, and maintain working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local regulations, Corporate Compliance Program, and Code of Ethics to ensure professional, ethical behavior.

Qualifications:
Qualifications

_ EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:_

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalent with some computer knowledge, typing ability and good communications skills.
• Approximately six (6) months previous experience in a warehouse or stock department or requisitioning, ordering, or receiving supplies environment in order to gain a working knowledge of the operations and procedures.

Additional Information

This position is very physical with a high degree of walking, lifting, and pushing carts that can be heavy at times