Inventory Technician I

Purpose of Position:

Compile the necessary information and take independent action to procure supplies, materials, equipment and services for the organization, forecasting future needs and ensuring effective supply levels. Stock, organize and ensure life and safety codes are met in all nutrition services department kitchen and storage areas.

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:

Provide general oversight to purchasing program, serving as a resource to Nutrition Department Staff. Provide guidance in the completion of a purchase order and review/analysis of goods/services

Maintain effective nutrition inventory and perform regular inventory review, forecasting needs, reviewing backorders, and making necessary adjustments

Receive, inspect, stock, and put away inventory. Organize storage rooms, ensuring life and safety codes and compliance.

Perform general warehouse work in cold storage freezer, walk in coolers and dry storage areas.

Assist with kitchen cleaning and stocking. Ensure appropriate labels, first in-first out, taking down boxes.

Fill and deliver dietary requsitions for other departments and villages, input requsitions into system

Create and analyze a variety of reports regarding inventory and purchasing trends and metrics, making recommendations as necessary

Provide oversight and direction when reconciling and/or paying invoices for goods/services received and serve as facilitator/liaison between vendor/contractor and end-user when returns and/or discrepancies occur

Assist in café, stocking storage areas. Cash register if needed. Fireweed Café closeout and deposits. End of day reconciliation completed and all forms forwarded to accounting and Director daily.

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 purchasing standards and procedures 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:

Above average customer service skills

Ability to foster teamwork

Minimum Requirements

Inventory Technician I (Grade 3)

High School Diploma

Alaska Food Handlers Card within 30 Days

Inventory Technician II (Grade 4)

All Inventory Technician I requirements

90 Days working in purchasing, nutrition services inventory, kitchen or related field

Inventory Technician III (Grade 5)

All Inventory Technician II requirements

2 years working in purchasing, nutrition services inventory, kitchen or related field

Physical Requirements:

• Use hands and arms to operate office or clinical equipment

• Sit more than half the workday

• Stand and/or walk less 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 less than50 pounds

• See and hear with normal acuity

Working Conditions:

• Work is conducted in a standard kitchen environment, freezers, coolers and storage rooms

• Minimal travel is required (less than 25% of the time)

• Travel is required via large aircraft

• Travel is required via small (less than 16 passenger) aircraft

I attest that I do not have any physical, mental or medical impairment or disability that would limit my job performance.

Affirmation of understanding of job duties:

Printed Name of Incumbent

Signature of Incumbent Date

Approval of Job Description:

Signature of Hiring Director/Manager