Material Support Technician chez Norton Sound Health Corporation

Position Title: Material Support Technician

Department: Materials Management

Reports To: Director of Materials Management

Purpose of Position:

Ensure receipt, storage and distribution of all materials delivered to the materials management Department by various vendors, prepare shipments for delivery to the village clinics and outbound return and repair shipments to vendors, assist with segregating daily shipments for in and out processing, maintain assigned area through daily cleanup and keeping the area safe and organized and provide operator level maintenance for one truck and forklift.

Uphold the organization’s vision, mission, and corporate values. Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organization’s policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.

Essential Functions:

• Pick up suppies from airport and annex and deliver Fed Ex and overnight packages, process damaged freight, equipment needing repair, items to villages and returned goods and receive personal packages for new NSHC personnel and ensure accurate signatures are acquired on pick up
• Receive and inventory supplies and materials from vendors, deliver stock to departments as required, ensuring signatures are obtained on receiving documents
• Maintain all material handling files in accordance with department procedures and tag, document and maintain file on all equipment
• Maintain all equipment in readiness for safe and efficient operation
• Assist staff with departments in moving equipment and supplies
• Assist in organization and maintenance of storage building, disposing of obsolete items as appropriate, help clear snow around campus and maintain secuirty, order and cleanliness of assigned areas
• Perform other duties as assigned

Personal Traits:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organization’s values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride. Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration of others.

Required Knowledge:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have general knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.

Job Specific knowledge is listed below:

• Knowledge of inventory and purchasing standards and practices

Required Skills and Abilities:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have a broad range of skills and abilities centered around a strong patient focus, efficient performance, and teamwork. All employees should have patient/customer service skills, interpersonal skills and good communication skills. All employees should have the ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance. In addition, all employees should have the ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly. Finally, all employees should have the ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.

Job specific skills and abilities are listed below:

• Ability to manage multiple priorities

Minimum Requirements

Physical Requirements:

• Use hands and arms to operate office or clinical equipment

∙Sit less than half the workday

• Stand and/or walk more than half the workday

∙Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach

• View electronic monitors for prolonged periods of time
• Use hands and arms for repetitive motion tasks consistently for more than one hour at a time

∙Lift or carry unaided 25 to 50 pounds

• Push or pull with more than moderate force
• See and hear with normal acuity

Working Conditions:

• Work is conducted in a standard office environment
• Work is conducted in a standard clinical environment to include exposure to latex, biohazard or other harmful substances
• Work is conducting in a standard warehouse environment No travel is required