Loan Set Controller Graduate - Durban

Smith & Nephew; South Africa; Hybrid; ZAR 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Aid

Employee Wellness Programme

Hybrid working

Job summary

Smith+Naphew is seeking a skilled technician to manage loan sets and inventory, including kit preparation, filling, and maintenance. You will also handle washing, inspection, and ensuring returns are tracked in the computer system.

Responsibilities include maintaining safety stock, ensuring timely deliveries and returns, and replenishing kits. Matric qualification or diploma is required, with a supply degree or diploma preferred. This role supports hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Role focuses on loan set and inventory management.
• Includes kit preparation, filling, maintenance, washing and verification.
• Order inventory, manage returns, and update computer system.

Responsibilities

• Ensure loan sets are complete for customer delivery.
• Ensure deliveries/returns happen on schedule.
• Inspect items for working condition.
• Maintain safety stock levels.
• Replenish kits timeously.

Skills

Inventory management

Kit handling

Quality inspection

Education

Matric Qualification Supply Degree or Diploma

Job description

Life Unlimited. At Smith+Naphew, we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. We believe that through innovation, development and supporting our customers and patients we can help others achieve a Life Unlimited! Our products are in 100 countries globally and supporting this takes a huge effort.

170 years of pioneering innovation requires a relentless focus on what’s next. We’re focused on you. You’re what’s next…

What will you be doing?

The role is responsible for all functions related to Loan set/Inventory management. This involves kit preparation, kit filling, kit maintenance, washing of instrumentation, checking of instrumentation, ordering of inventory for loan set requirements, as well as reverse logistics and ensuring physical checking of all returns and updating on the computer system.

What will you need to be successful?

• Ensure that loan sets are complete and correct for customer delivery.
• Ensure that deliveries/returns take place on schedule.
• Inspect all items to ensure that they are in working condition.
• Ensure that Safety Stock levels are maintained.
• Ensure that kits are replenished timeously.

Successful candidates would need the following:

• Matric Qualification Supply Degree or Diploma

Inclusion, Belonging and Equity

Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity, Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website (https://www.smith-nephew.com/)

In line with our Employment Equity Plan and targets, these will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We are committed to building an inclusive workforce that reflects the demographics of our society, including people with disabilities.

Work/Life Balance

• Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!

Your Wellbeing

• Medical Aid and an Employee Wellness Programme and much more.

Flexibility

• Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).

Training

• Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship.

Smith+Naphew is committed to transformation and inclusion.

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Smith+Naphew is a global medical technology company. We design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. We support healthcare professionals to return their patients to health and mobility, helping them to perform at their fullest potential. From our first employee and founder, T.J. Smith, to our team today, it’s our people who make Smith+Naphew a unique place. Yes, we love to innovate and develop exciting technologies, and we offer competitive salaries and progressive benefits. But it’s our culture - of Care, Collaboration and Courage - that really sets us apart. Through a spirit of ownership and can-do attitude we work together to win. We’re a company of people who care about each other, about our customers and their patients, and about our communities. Together, we fulfill our shared purpose of Life Unlimited.