Lead Material Associate

Job Summary

Receives, stores, and issues supplies, including identification, counting and processing issued supply documents. Assists leadership by performing routine functions necessary in the issuance of storage boxes and delivery of supplies, materials and similar related activities.

Essential Functions

• Receives, unloads, checks, inspects, transports, and stores inbound supplies.
• Receives supply pick list, fills the orders and coordinates delivery to designated outbound areas of service.
• Maintains a clean and orderly storage facility.
• Operates electric pallet and lift trucks for handling supplies.
• Maintains records of packing slips, receiving reports and chain of custody reports of inbound and outbound shipments.
• Routes non-stock items via a chain of custody procedure.
• Sets up and assigns duties and responsibilities to employees as needed.

Physical Requirements

• Straightening and bending required for filling orders.
• Extraordinary amount of walking and long periods of standing on feet.
• May be required to lift boxes weighing 75-100 pounds.

Education, Experience And Certifications

• A high school diploma or GED required.
• Two years work experience required.
• A valid driver's license required with no violations in the last three years.
• Two to three years electric pallet jack and lift truck experience required.
• Computer experience preferred.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.