What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipping and Receiving Clerk position at Hometown Healthcare?
Company Summary
Hometown Healthcare is a Respiratory Home Medical Equipment & care management company whose purpose is to alleviate the burdens of healthcare. Founded as Watervliet Pharmacy in 1953, Hometown Healthcare has transitioned serving the respiratory needs of patients and their loved ones in the home. Now headquartered in Clifton Park, Hometown Healthcare has evolved over time by adding high-touch and high-tech respiratory products and services, a comprehensive sleep therapy program (for CPAP and Bi-Level patients), non-invasive ventilation, and other home medical equipment. Hometown Healthcare serves a 70-mile radius from the headquarters in New York’s greater Capital Region.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Warehouse Specialist, the Shipping & Receiving Coordinator is responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of Hometown Healthcare’s Rental Medical Equipment, shipping and logistics. The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, be able to effectively and efficiently execute repetitive task on a daily basis, have a willingness to learn, work independently and as part of a team, and be able to develop and maintain relationships.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Identify and differentiate Hometown Healthcare products and part numbers
- Unpack and store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouse in accordance with the Inventory and Asset Management procedure
- Sanitation and maintenance of Rental Medical Equipment
- Responsible for accurate shipping label creation, packaging and shipment of customer orders utilizing Endicia Shipping
What You Must Bring to This Role
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent combination of education and experience - required
- Associates degree from a 2-year college and/or 4 years related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience - desired
- Demonstrated ability to read and interpret documents such as inventory documents, warranty documents, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals - required
- Exposure to and comfort with basic math skills, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - required
- History of working in workflow based software - required
- Demonstrated comfort working in the Microsoft Office or Google equivalent suite of products - required
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills - required
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to build personal and team-based relationships with all employees - required
- Valid driver’s license - required
- A working knowledge of Bright Tree software - desired
- A working knowledge of Endicia Shipping - desired
- Knowledge of shipping and receiving practices and procedures - desired
Values
- Serve to WOW!
- Creating experiences that cause those we serve to become Hometown Healthcare evangelists
- Empathy & Grace
- The glue that bonds and preserves a beneficial and long-standing relationship that is comprised of two ideas:
- Empathy (cognitive): A decision to pause your thoughts and feelings long enough to engage with the thoughts and feelings of another person
- Grace: Favor (patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, self-control, etc.) demonstrated to someone especially when they don't deserve it.
- Teachable Spirit for the Pursuit of Better
- "It got me to where I am, but won't get me to where I need to go, so therefore I must learn and grow"
- Warrior's Heart
- Working hard AND producing the results required in spite of the circumstances
Compensation, Benefits & Fun Stuff
- Be a part of a locally owned & operated business, who values treating everyone with integrity & respect
- Be a part of a progressive company challenging the status quo
- Company sponsored benefits program, including retirement plan
- Generous Paid Time Off and paid holidays
Working Conditions & Physical Efforts
- Intellectually intense, fasted paced and often changing environment
- Work is performed in a warehouse and facilities environment
- May be required to lift up to 75lbs
- Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with leadership & client businesses
- Transportation to & from work locations
- This role requires occupational exposure from patient and dirty equipment contact
- This role requires moderate physical effort and has moderate exposure to physical risk
This role is posted in partnership with HR Resolved, Inc.
Salary : $17 - $20