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St. Luke's University Health Network Distribution Center Associate in Allentown, Pennsylvania
St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.
Responsible to assist with Distribution Center inventory control functions for the St Luke’s Network. Handles the loading of supplies, transport carts, and equipment. Performs all Distribution Center duties including receiving, stocking, picking orders and delivery of supplies. Preparing, recording and shipping return materials to vendors. Operating electric and manual material handling equipment. Providing customer service by assisting with product information and processing special requests.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assists in maintaining adequate supply levels in the Distribution Center.
Communicates to Supervisor low and out of stock items and status of work daily.
Accurately performs multiple operational tasks assigned i.e. receiving, stocking, order filling, shipping of supplies.
Demonstrates proper material handling and packaging of orders.
Rotates stock during put away process to ensure the oldest product is consumed first.
Assists other departments with product information and provides customer service to all departments.
Performs the receiving function according to established procedures.
Processes all vendor returns according to established procedures.
Performs order entry and product credits according to established procedures.
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
Standing and walking for up to 4 hours at a time. Sitting for up to 1 hour at a time. Frequently uses fingers for data entry, etc. Frequently uses hands for unloading truck, etc. Frequently uses upper extremities to lift up to 50 pounds. Frequently stoops, bends or reaches above shoulder level. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation. Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision and visual monotony. Frequently pushing and pulling carts weighing up to 500 pounds. Working in both hot and cold conditions.
EDUCATION:
High School Graduate or equivalent required.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Must be detail oriented. Prior computer experience preferred. Ability to operate material handling equipment. Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in receiving, shipping, inventory control, order fulfillment and/or warehouse operations, preferred.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!
St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (http://www.slhn.org/EOE)
Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (http://www.slhn.org/) (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 20,000 employees providing services at 15 campuses and 300+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $3.5 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital.
SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Fortune/Merative 11 times total and eight years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally.
SLUHN has been named a Top Workplaces 2023 by the Morning Call. In addition, St. Luke’s has been named a Top Workplace nationally, in the Philadelphia region, and in New Jersey. St. Luke’s is the ONLY healthcare institution in Pennsylvania and the third-highest ranked healthcare entity in the nation to be deemed a Top Workplace in 2023. In 2023, St. Luke’s was named one of America’s Best Employers for Women by Forbes. St. Luke’s was the only employer in the Lehigh Valley to be named to the list and was one of only two healthcare employers in Pennsylvania to receive the designation. St. Luke’s University Health Network is the top-ranked Lehigh Valley-based employer in Forbes Magazine’s ranking of employers in Pennsylvania.
Learn More Here. (http://www.slhn.org/About)