Staff Opportunities

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Responsible for handling all the shipping and receiving of materials for the Chemistry Department, as well as alerting faculty, staff, and students when they have packages ready for pickup.
• Compares each packing slip delivered to the Chemistry Scientific Store to corresponding purchase order (PO) to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Scans all packing slips and attaches them to the proper PO. Creates receipts in the IU purchasing system to track items that are delivered; obtains signatures from faculty, staff, or students to verify receipt when necessary.
• Responsible for cylinder and dewar deliveries for various gases and liquid nitrogen, as well as coordinating fill-ups for the department, and audits as needed.
• Works closely with the Supplies Coordinator to maintain the stockroom, track inventory, and assist Chemistry Store customers as needed.
• Coordinates and / or processes all outgoing shipments for the Department of Chemistry faculty, staff, and students using FedEx, UPS, USPS, and other carriers. This includes preparing the freight for travel (packaging, strapping, pallet loading) and coordinating the pickup of items no longer needed by the department with IU Surplus.
• Responsible for tracking all Chemistry capital assets in the IU database including adding new assets as they arrive.
• Assists with the set up and tear down of folding chairs and tables for Chemistry events as needed, light departmental moving or relocating of equipment especially in the dock area.
• Attends required safety training (e.g. shipping of dangerous goods by air).

General Responsibilities

• Receives incoming shipments of goods and materials. Unloads trucks and accepts items based upon quantity, quality and condition. Monitors inventory. Enters data into computerized inventory system. Recognizes items and materials that require special handling or storage requirements and treats with appropriate care (perishable, volatile, toxic, etc.).
• Stores goods in designated areas; rotates stock according to shelf life, expiration dates, lot numbers or other criteria. Gathers goods and materials from inventory locations as specified by pick list or requisition. Secures items on pallet or other container for shipment. Reconciles quantities of collected goods and materials with requisition or pick list; transports to dock and loads truck.
• Unloads and loads trucks manually or by operating a power fork lift, rotates stock and moves other bulky and/or heavy items in warehouse. Performs inventory counts; participates in monitoring facilities and in maintaining building security. May staff a customer service counter and respond to customer requests. May use University vehicle to make deliveries and pick up materials. Performs routine maintenance and makes minor repairs to equipment as necessary.

EDUCATION

Required

• High school diploma or GED

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 1 year inventory control, storeroom or warehouse experience

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Required

• Valid driver's license and ability to be insured by Indiana University upon date of hire

SKILLS

Required

• Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner
• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to represent the company with external constituents
• Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills
• Ability to build strong customer relationships
• Quickly troubleshoots and resolves problems
• Ability to work within tight time frames and meet strict deadlines
• Ability to interpret and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform work requiring considerable standing and heavy physical effort.
• Ability to operate electric or LP powered forklift and order picker, two wheel hand truck, and banding machine.
• Ability to work with wide variety of cultures and backgrounds.
• Ability to handle climbing ladders, bending, working in variable climate conditions.
• Ability to use electric pallet jacks and pallet wrapping machine
• Possesses strong product knowledge

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate. It involves remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time as well as moving around the work environment. The position requires moving and assembling objects and placing objects on high and low shelving units and storage racks. The role requires the ability to detect details of objects and the ability to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

$16.82 - $17.79 per hour