Materials Engineer jobs in Altus, OK

POSITION SUMMARY

The Materials Manager oversees the purchase, receipt and delivery of all materials, supplies, equipment and services used by the Hospital.

POSITION SUMMARY EXPANDED:

Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act,(“The Unity Bill”) this position is considered a “Safety-sensitive position. “Safety-sensitive” is defined to include “any job that includes tasks or duties that could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others.” Employees working in “safety-sensitive” roles are subject to this exception and subject to disciplinary action in the event of a positive test for marijuana or its metabolites.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret reports and documents.
• Ability to make presentations before top management, public groups, and staff regarding hospital programs.
• Ability to work independently, with no direction.

Education and/or Experience

• High school graduate or equivalency.
• One year of experience working in a hospital setting preferred.
• Two years of experience with purchasing and inventory.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITES

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Initiates negotiations with vendors for goods and services
• Develops new supply sources where vendors are inadequate.
• Serves as a liaison between Materials Management and all operational areas of the organization to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Ensures proper inventory management within Materials Management and outlying inventory storage areas to maintain adequate amounts of on-hand supplies while minimizing overstock. Minimizes unofficial inventories to the greatest extent possible.
• Responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of vendor information, pricing, contract information, etc.
• Responsible for reviewing and approving new additions to the item mater file and inventory with approval from the Administrator.
• Works with accounts payable to resolve any invoicing issues that may arise.
• Negotiates blanket purchase orders when appropriate and monitors cost during the time period.
• Tracks all pending backorders.
• Follows environmental and safety regulations and acts in compliance with US laws.
• Complies with safety and corporate guidelines on business ethics.
• Works to identify performance and quality improvement opportunities and assists in the development of improvement plans to address identified issues.
• Assists in the timely resolutions of any issues and concerns demonstrated in data analysis and/or customer concerns.
• Request new bids from vendor for new products or services.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the hospital Administrator.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Seek out external resources through conferences, workshops, etc. as necessary.
• Share professional knowledge with hospital staff, board members, and administrator.
• Comply with HIPAA regulatory requirements.
• Adhere to the companies/facilities philosophy, mission, and policies and procedures.
• Support the facility goals and objectives.
• Maintains a good attendance record and follows all hospital rules, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains open and effective communications with patients and their nurses, physicians, peers, supervisors, and students. Establishes and maintains excellent interdepartmental and interpersonal relationships.
• Attends departmental meetings and in-services to stay current with the developments of the department and hospital.
• Observes that proper safety measures are enforced in the techniques used on patients receiving therapy. Maintains high safety standards in the facility.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• Demonstrates active listening techniques.
• Gains support through effective relationships.
• Treats others with dignity and respect; seeks feedback.
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity at all times in care and use of patient and facility property.
• Demonstrates and understands the importance of and respect for the rights, dignity, and individuality of each patient in all interactions.
• Demonstrates respect for co-workers and responds to the needs of patients by complying with facility policies.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral, and/or diagram form.
• Ability to define and solve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in statistical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• English is the primary language.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Ability to interpret reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, physicians, clients, customers, employees, and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute ratio, percent, rate, as well as the ability to create and interpret graphs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to work inside a clean, well-lit, and well-ventilated laboratory. While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move a minimum of 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee may be exposed to some hazards such as radiation, bodily fluids that may contain disease, and fumes from laboratory chemicals. The employee may be required to travel frequently.