Owens & Minor

Distribution Teammate-Equipment Operator

Posted on: 31 Jan 2022

Carol Stream, IL

Job Description

At Owens & Minor, we are a critical part of the healthcare process. As a Fortune 500 company with 50+ facilities across the US and 18,000 teammates in over 90 countries, we provide integrated technologies, products and services across the full continuum of care. Customers—and their patients—are at the heart of what we do.

Our mission is to empower our customers to advance healthcare, and our success starts with our teammates. 

Owens & Minor teammate benefits include:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, available on first working day
401(k), eligibility after 30 days of employment
Employee stock purchase plan
Tuition reimbursement
Development opportunities to grow your career with a global company

RESPONSIBILITIES

Receiving

Unloads pallets and cases from inbound trailers and/or containers manually and/or using MHE to include manual pallet jack, motorized pallet jack, sit down or standup forklift, and standing reach truck.
Accurately counts, verifies, and receives product using radio frequency (RF) equipment and/or Voice Pick Technology; documents variances.

Put Away

Moves cases of product from the inbound dock to storage locations in the warehouse using a standing reach truck or stock picker.

Replenishment

Moves pallets and/or cases from reserve location to pick location using a standing reach truck, stock picker, or sit down forklift.

LUM Picking

Selects products and quantities as directed by Voice Pick Technology and/or RF scanner and places items into totes on conveyor belt; removes empty cartons from pick module as needed.

Bulk Picking

Selects bulk items from warehouse racking using a stock picker and Voice Pick Technology and/or RF scanner.
Operates a forklift and picks items as high as 35 feet in the air.
Builds pallets and delivers them to designated area for shipping.

Sortation

Prepares sortation area by setting up pallets and carts for product.
Moves cartons and totes from conveyor belts and/or rollers and places on pallets and/or carts according to assigned batch.

Loading

Uses RF scanner to ensure that totes, pallets, and carts are loaded correctly onto trucks for customer delivery.
Uses sit down forklift, electric or manual pallet jack to load pallets.

General requirements for all functions

Operates various MHE and follows general sequencing and process procedures.
Maintains a safe and clean work environment.
Follows safety policies and procedures and corrects or communicates hazards to management.
Places incoming merchandise into inventory.
Conducts physical inventories as required.
Counts and performs basic math calculations.
Maintains productivity and quality standards.
Performs additional duties as directed.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

General knowledge of a variety of basic topics (math, reading, basic accounting, typing, etc.)
Prior experience working in a warehouse/distribution center a plus. 
Warehouse/Operations certification a plus

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form
Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment and meet performance standards/individual performance goals
Good attention to detail
Dependable and able to report to work as scheduled/have regular punctual attendance
Willingness to learn how to use new material handling equipment
Willingness to learn WMS Technology
Ability to adhere to all Standard Operating Procedures for safety rules and requirements received in training

Owens & Minor

Mechanicsville, VA

Owens & Minor, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a healthcare solutions company in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Global Solutions and Global Products. The Global Solutions segment offers a portfolio of products and services to healthcare providers and manufacturers. Its portfolio of medical and surgical supplies includes branded products and its proprietary products. This segment also offers services to healthcare providers, which include supplier management, analytics, inventory management, and clinical supply management; various programs to provide logistics and marketing solutions to its suppliers; and contract logistics services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries offering a range of supply chain logistics services to manufacturers.

In addition, it offers business services comprising order-to-cash, re-labeling, customer service, and returns management; and warehousing and transportation services consisting of storage, controlled-substance handling, cold-chain, emergency and export delivery, inventory management, and pick and pack services. The Global Products segment manufactures and sources medical supplies and solutions for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections across the acute and alternate site channels. Its products portfolio includes sterilization wraps, surgical drapes and gowns, facial protection products, protective apparel, medical exam gloves, custom and minor procedure kits, and other medical products.

The company provides its products and services to multi-facility networks of healthcare providers, independent hospitals, surgery centers, physicians’ practices, and networks of hospitals directly, as well as indirectly through third-party distributors. Owens & Minor, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Mechanicsville, Virginia.

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