• Job Description

  Req#: 63039

  Overview

  A Warehouse Specialist is and entry level position responsible for performing a combination of manual or automated tasks necessary for the receipt, storage, and shipment of products under direct supervision of team leads and supervisors. This may include functions of receiving, picking, packing, shipping, staging, transporting, storage, delivery, etc. or any other warehouse related assignments. Performs a variety of duties in connection with receiving, rotating, storing and distributing of hospital supplies.

  Responsibilities

  A receiver handles the receiving of items in a warehouse or backroom of a store, and ensures that the shipments are inspected, sorted, and stored in the warehouse or stocked on shelves as needed. They need to keep up with invoices to make sure orders are correct. Receivers will monitor shelves to restock as needed and place orders for both inventory and shipping supplies when they are low. As a receiver, you need to have strong communication and organizational skills, be able to multitask but also be attentive to detail. You must be able to use computer software, mainly shipment tracking software to monitor shipments. You must be able to meet the physical requirements of this job such as bending, lifting heavy boxes, distributing supplies, packages, and operating machinery.

  Qualifications

  Education:

  Requires ability to read, write and perform simple arithmetic calculations and basic knowledge of sterile processing techniques normally acquired during full time participation in brief vocational education program.

  Experience

  One to three months prior experience or on-the-job training needed for minimum job proficiency.

  Additional Skills/Abilities

  Must be able to work in a fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks frequently and quickly. Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate with people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and the ability to use effective interpersonal and teamwork skills when working with a variety if people and situations. Must be able to prioritize assignments independently and participate in everyday problem solving. Must have quality orientation and be attentive to detail.

  • Material handling equipment experience preferred
  • Good written communication skills
  • 1-2 years of experience in a warehouse environment
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office preferred

  About Us

  DeKalb Regional Medical Center celebrated its 35th anniversary in October 2021. Throughout its history, the team of healthcare providers here have been proud to serve the people of Fort Payne, Alabama.

  Today, DeKalb Regional is 134-beds and offers comprehensive services including cardiac catheterization, geriatric psychiatric services, women’s and children’s services, bariatric services, orthopedics services, and many more. DeKalb Regional and its physicians serve patients from throughout Northeast Alabama and Western Georgia.

  DeKalb Regional is committed to providing quality care close to home. The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and the American College of Cardiology as a Primary Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. It was also awarded the 2023 Get with the Guidelines Rural Stroke Bronze Quality Award from the American Heart Association. In fall of 2023, DeKalb Regional was one of seven hospitals in Alabama to receive an “A” grade from The Leapfrog Group.

  DeKalb Regional Medical Center has 500 employees and more than 100 members of the medical staff.

• About the company

  The Huntsville Hospital Health System, also known as Huntsville Hospital, is a public, not-for-profit hospital organization consisting of several sites and buildings originating in the downtown area of Huntsville, Alabama.

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