Job Description

Company Description

Founded in 1987, DiagnosTechs™ is a pioneer in saliva-based testing, committed to assisting healthcare professionals in restoring patients' health and wellness with over 1.2 million specimens tested per year. Saliva testing is a powerful tool for evaluating stress, hormone-related disease, and health conditions over time. DiagnosTechs continually improves its laboratory testing standards using cutting-edge technology. Many healthcare providers and their patients have chosen DiagnosTechs as their partner in wellness.

The purpose of this position is to manage the Shipping/Receiving Department. This position is responsible for shipping and receiving test kits, and supplies, as well as working across other departments to ensure quality of delivery. In the process of carrying out duties, the manager works with truck companies, freight forwarders, and custom officials to ensure the best routing for shipments arrive and are delivered within budget. This role may expand to include additional department-staff, and or oversight of service delivery channels.

NOTE: Relocation assistance is NOT offered with this position.

Essential Duties:

• Responsible for day-to-day supervision and oversight of the shipping and receiving operation and personnel.
• Verify contents in comparison with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to ensure accuracy of an incoming or outgoing shipment.
• Records shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, and damages and discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, and record-keeping purposes.
• Determines shipping method for materials, using knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates, as well as contract specifications for packaging and shipping product.
• Contacts carrier representative to make arrangements and to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials.
• Packs, seals, labels, and affixes postage to prepare materials for shipping, using work devices such as hand tools, and power tools.
• Prepares documents, such as bills of lading and shipping orders to route materials.
• Delivers or routes materials to departments, using a hand truck.
• Requisitions and stores shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory.
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Process Improvement: Identify and address inefficiencies to enhance efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Non-Essential Duties :

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Minimum HS diploma/ GED or equivalent required.
• Some college preferred.
• Three (3) years of relevant experience in a production environment.
• Ability to effectively utilize Microsoft Office 365 Suite and communication tools; shipping, and proprietary software applications.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for moving goods by air and ground.
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems beneficial.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, costs and other techniques for maximizing the effective distribution of goods.
• Knowledge of inventory processes and operations work-flow best practices.
• High level oral and written communication skills for written and verbal interactions with vendors and other employees.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative work relationships with co-workers and vendors.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and to manage multiple projects/responsibilities simultaneously.
• Ability to read and write in English and perform simple math calculations.
• Proven problem-solving skills to identify logistics or product related issues, collect data, identify potential causes, and draw rational conclusions.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be physically capable of safely lifting a minimum of 50 lbs. without assistance.
• Work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.
• Work requires regular use of hands to reach, feel, grasp and perform data entry.On a regular/routine basis employee will sit at a desk and use a computer, and walk and use stairs to travel to other areas of the building. Other routine physical requirements are seeing, hearing, speaking, standing, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling, bending and twisting.

Disclaimer:

This job description serves as a summary of the typical functions of the role. It is not an exhaustive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks or duties.

Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. DiagnosTechs maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law .

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of DiagnosTechs not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination.

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