Pharmacy Warehouse Technician

Duties And Responsibilities

• Assists with inventory control, including receiving, stocking, and maintaining records
• Create courier labels efficiently and accurately
• Trace and track shipments to ensure timely delivery
• Prepares outgoing deliveries using validated packaging to ensure the quality of the medication is maintained throughout the logistics process
• Verifies and unloads incoming shipments at a warehouse
• Performs quality inspection when receiving goods, record shortages and reject damaged items
• Stores or stocks the items in their appropriate places.
• Maintain freezer packs in sufficient quantity and quality to ensure temperature-controlled shipping
• Operate lift truck or pump truck from shipping and receiving platform to storage area
• Responsible for managing the returns process
• Sort, count, identify, verify and track all materials to maintain accurate inventory records
• Participates in quality assurance activities as directed
• Performs general housekeeping duties in the warehouse
• Works with Pharmacy Operations Manager regarding any performance management issues or concerns
• Assembles, labels and provides supplies as required under specific contracts
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

The Warehouse Technician reports directly to the Pharmacy Manager. The Warehouse Technician also liaises with the BSRx employees as appropriate.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
  
  

Language Skills

Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to organization employees.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

Other Skills And Abilities

Ability to organize workload for efficient use of time. Ability to function independently.

Physical Demands

• The employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers
• The employee frequently is required to talk or hear
• The employee is required to stand, bend, walk, stoop and sit
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, colour vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Lifting required up to 50 lbs, employee must notify Supervisor regarding any health issues that may affect ability to lift
  
  

WORK ENVIORMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles
• The employee may be occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
• The employee occasionally works near moving parts
• The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate
  
  

Primary Location

BC-Burnaby