Job Description

Req ID: 164716
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Centennial Building - QEII
Department: SCO Distribution QE2
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 14-Sep-23

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We\'re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there\'s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you\'ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager or designate, the Stores Clerk assists with the organization, distribution, replenishment and tracking of inventories and supplies in support of healthcare throughout the NSH.

As a Stores/Warehouse clerk, this job incorporates a number of duties including: loading, unloading trucks, shipping, receiving, distributing supplies, ordering, replenishing, handling equipment and other materials procured for NSH as stock or non-stock. Provide exceptional customer service by responding to any urgent requests or general inquiries and enhance end users supply chain service.

The Stores Clerk will also be responsible for operating and maintaining equipment, e.g. electric pallet jacks, manual pallet jacks, delivery carts etc. Keeping the work area& dock clean at all times.

Other duties may be assigned as needed, such as the, cycle counts and special project

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Grade XII
• Must have or be willing to take the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Certification course and WHMIS certification
• Experience with computerized inventory control and tracking systems is preferred
• Experience with SAP is an asset
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of the position (unloading trucks/loading, moving, pushing, lifting, and reaching)
• Must be able and willing to train for and operate warehouse machinery such as electric pallet jack, manual pallet jack and the electric fork truck
• Knowledge of pick control locations and units of issue is preferred
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Long Assignment Full-Time (100%) position, 70 Hours Bi-Weekly

Compensation and Incentives

$17.91 - $19.37 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You\'ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

\xe2\x80\x8bThis is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

\xe2\x80\x8bPreferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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