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Hospital Supply Coordinator - Freight Dock

The Hospital Supply Coordinator – Freight Dock provides operational logistics support for the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, including the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and associated academic departments. This role is responsible for managing the physical flow of incoming and outgoing materials by coordinating freight receipt, storage, internal delivery, and shipment of supplies and equipment. The position requires experience in warehouse operations, shipping and receiving, inventory handling, and safe material transport.

Job Responsibilities:

• Receive incoming freight and deliveries from transportation vendors and verify shipments against accompanying documentation. Sort and stage packages for appropriate departments and scan items into the tracking system to document receipt and generate delivery notifications. Ensure temperature-sensitive materials are properly stored upon arrival and identify packages designated for hospital supply distribution or departmental delivery.
• Transport supplies, equipment, and freight from the dock to designated storage areas or departmental locations within the veterinary school, including the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and associated departments. Stage and organize incoming materials within the warehouse environment. Monitor pallet size and notify Facilities management when shipments exceed established safety thresholds.
• Coordinate outgoing shipments by communicating with transportation carriers to arrange pickups and deliveries. Prepare shipments for transport, including packaging and shipping documentation. Provide order confirmations and packing documentation to the Business Office as required.
• Assist with maintaining warehouse stock by rotating inventory, relocating overstock items, and supporting periodic inventory counts. Identify expired or compromised materials and follow established procedures for disposal and replacement.
• Operate warehouse equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks to unload freight and transport materials. Follow all institutional safety procedures related to equipment operation and hazardous material handling.
• Prepare outgoing packages for shipment, including labeling and documentation. Ensure temperature-sensitive shipments are handled appropriately. Manage shipping and receipt of materials associated with the ink cartridge recycling program.
• Assist with supply fulfillment by retrieving stock items based on departmental requests. Deliver supplies throughout the hospital and clinic areas and assist with replenishing designated supply storage units when needed.
• Contribute to the efficiency and organization of the warehouse and freight dock operations by performing related duties as assigned and supporting departmental logistics needs. (Other duties as assigned.)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• LSU values skills, experience, and expertise. Candidates who have relevant experience in key job responsibilities are encouraged to apply— a degree is not required as long as the candidate meets the required years of experience specified in the job description.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and two or more years of related experience.

Job Competencies:

• Organizational Skills
• Communication Skills
• Time Management
• Teamwork

Special and Physical Qualifications:

• Required to be capable of lifting up to 50 pounds, standing, sitting, walking, bending, reaching above the shoulder, reaching below the shoulder, and pushing/pulling.
• Emergency Essential Personnel - This position may be required to report to campus in times of emergency and/or closure per PS-18.
• Vehicle Operation - University employees whose principal responsibilities of employment include operating a vehicle, performing maintenance on a vehicle, or supervising any public employee who operates or maintains a vehicle and positions with an expectation to travel will require an MVR and are subject to drug screens per PM-33/PS-67/FASOP HR-04.
• Safety and Security Sensitive Job - Safety and security-sensitive positions are defined as those positions where any form of substance abuse may affect University activities through unsafe work behavior/performance or error in judgment; or where substance abuse could jeopardize the safety and well-being of employees, other personnel, or the general public, or cause significant damage to University property. This includes positions requiring firearms, access to controlled substances, handling hazardous material, operating heavy equipment or machinery, etc. These positions are subject to drug screens per PS-67/FASOP HR-04.

Additional Job Description:

Skills Needed:

• Active Listening
• Adaptability
• Analytical Reasoning
• Collaboration
• Detail-Oriented
• Inventory Management
• Task Organization
• Time Management

Preferred Skills: