Distribution Technician- Materials Management

Location Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201 Category Facilities Operations Job   Job Type Full-time Day Job

Department:
Supply Distribution Warehouse

• Base Pay Range: $15.81 - $24.92 per hour, based on experience
• Union Bid Period: 9/30/26 – 10/7/26

The Distribution Technician is responsible for the preparation, transportation, and delivery of materials and supplies to patient care areas in the MU Health Care system.

The duties of this position are performed in a health care environment that operates 24/7 and the work must be performed within health care specific requirements. Compliance includes but is not limited to all hospital specific life safety codes, infection control standards to protect immunosuppressed patients, compliance with all Joint Commission and CMS regulatory requirements, adherence to hospital guidelines to ensure patient satisfaction, and the flexibility to meet the business needs of the hospital when coverage is needed.

This would include coverage in other positions within the department and on other shifts if needed to ensure core business needs are met.

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that’s largely a result of the incredible culture and team we’ve built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions.

We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

• Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays
• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more

See a comprehensive list of benefits here.

• Stocks ordered supplies and performs inventory checks for PAR sites for disposable and non-disposable items, including sterile processing items.
• Performs cycle and inventory counts, rotates stock, removes expired items, monitors out-of-stock levels, and reviews usage data and trends to ensure maintenance and timely replenishment of supplies in accordance with department inventory schedules. Communicates supply needs with affected areas.
• Assists customers with supply questions, requests, and concerns. Resolves incorrect orders and completes delivery of shipments to appropriate destinations.
• Prepares outgoing shipments by filling, stacking, wrapping, and loading orders.
• Prepares chargeable items for distribution and completes appropriate forms for credit charges and other productivity information.
• Delivers compressed gas cylinders and liquid nitrogen tanks using approved carrier carts while following established safety procedures. Transports time-sensitive specimens, reprocessed items, radiology films, CT files, and medical records throughout the University Health Care system. Transports supplies and materials for off-site clinics.
• Prepares chargeable items for distribution and completes appropriate forms for credit charges and other productivity information.
• Receives and processes…