Distribution assistant supervisor

Vitalant is seeking a Distribution Assistant Supervisor dedicated to making a positive difference. If you are customer-focused and impact-inspired to help others, and making a difference is vital for you, you’ll experience a career built on purpose, an organization created to care, and a team committed to lead – together.

Your impact as an Assistant Supervisor is vital. You will contribute to Vitalant’s life-saving mission by receiving and preparing orders for blood and blood products, ensuring timely delivery to our customers. You will assist in supervising Distribution employees and overseeing shift operations.

What to Expect

Schedule: 5 days a week, rotating weekends. Evening Shift 2:30pm-11pm (can be a little flexible with the start time)

Our comprehensive total rewards support you, your family, and your future with:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K + 5% company match
• Tuition assistance up to $5k per year
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance
• Free short-and-long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee Resource Groups
• Recognition and perks

As a Distribution Assistant Supervisor, you’ll get to:

• Support the achievement of departmental and individual goals, effective communication, and continuous process improvements.
• Oversee workflow coordination, including tasks assignments, order prioritization, and logistics.
• Select appropriate blood components for order accuracy, considering product type, aging, and requested criteria. Conduct visual inspection of products before packing them in designated storage containers.
• Communicate order fulfillments with customers, escalating customer concerns to leadership or medical representatives as appropriate.
• Review and maintain accurate hospital service records
• Maintain hospital service equipment and preventive maintenance and monitor shipments.

• High School degree or GED required
• Valid in state Driver license
• One year of Hospital Distribution Specialist experience or related healthcare experience required
• One year of team lead or supervisory experience preferred
• Able to lift 40lbs

About Us

Vitalant is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit blood and biotherapies healthcare organizations, providing hospitals and patients across the U.S. a safe blood supply, specialized laboratory services, transfusion medicine expertise and world-renowned research. We have a network of 115 donation centers across the U.S. and host approximately 60,000 blood drives annually. Vitalant provides blood and special services to patients in more than 900 hospitals across the U.S. where millions of people depend on blood donations from our generous donors.

Vitalant is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace built on a foundation of respect, integrity, teamwork, and excellence. We create opportunities for employees of all backgrounds to feel valued, seen and heard. We believe this mission drives creativity and innovation, as employees experience an environment conducive to personal growth and career development.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Our organization is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to [email protected] to let us know the nature of your request.

For more EEO information about applicant rights click here

Job Posting Disclaimer

Please note: Vitalant does not currently hire individuals who reside in the following states — Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, and Vermont.