Organization
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS

American Red Cross- Logistics Fulfillment Associate- Lehigh County

Duration
Recruiting now
Location
Sunbury, PA

Opportunity Details

Ongoing

In-Person

Recruiting now

Sunbury, PA 17801

About this Opportunity

This position supports congregate shelter sites by resourcing and delivering materials during daily site visits throughout the disaster operation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Resource and deliver material supply requests from congregate shelter sites
  • Develop strong relationships with shelters and deliver customer-centric solutions
  • Inventory, organize and load supplies into delivery vehicles
  • Provide feedback to supervisor on unmet or evolving shelter needs
  • Help shelter sites monitor inventory levels and project future material requests
  • Drive larger vehicles to deliver materials to shelters (e.g., 16’ box trucks, cargo vans, etc.)

General Responsibilities for all Service Associates:

  • Ensure work is carried out in alignment with our fundamental principles and within established guidelines
  • Maintain flexibility in a continuously changing environment in which work priorities may change frequently
  • Participate in all required meetings and review and complete daily tasks and reports
  • Collaborate effectively with others in a disaster environment
  • Efficiently handle time sensitive issues that may arise in area of responsibility
  • Report the status of assigned responsibilities and tasks as directed
  • Work independently while following the direction of the direct supervisor

FUL/SA-specific Qualifications (required):

  • Ability to interact with shelters in a compassionate manner and with a customer-centric focus
  • Valid Driver’s License
  • Comfortable driving larger vehicles (e.g., 16’ box truck, cargo van, etc.)
  • Familiarity with the proper moving, lifting and storing of material

FUL/SA-specific Qualifications (recommended):

  • Completed Motor Vehicle Review (MVR) in the last three years
  • ERV/MRV Certified
  • Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Certified
  • Purchasing Card (P-Card) Holder

General Qualifications for all Service Associates (required):

  • Comfortable working independently and within a team
  • Ability to work with a broad variety of people with diverse backgrounds
  • Ability to have good organizational and time management skills
  • Ability to listen actively and work well with others
  • Ability to function in a dynamic and stressful environment
  • Ability to appropriately involve others in managing problems and conflict
  • Ability to acquire, evaluate, and report information accurately
  • Valid Driver’s License (required for deployment out of region)
  • Willingness to comply with current public health and Red Cross policies
  • Refer to the Physical Capacity Grid for physical and emotional requirements

Issue area

  • Disaster Response & Recovery