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About the company

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on raising the bar with innovation and building belonging through our culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique purpose: to create joy around each table and inspire a healthier tomorrow for every community.

Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with over 2,200 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carr’s, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. We support our stores with 22 distribution centers and 19 manufacturing plants.

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Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

What you will be doing

The Fulfillment Specialist at the Central Fulfillment Center is responsible for working in a closed-door, fast paced pharmacy production line and will be involved in the processing and shipping of prescription orders. Under the supervision of the PIC/Group Supervisor, the Fulfillment Specialist will also be receiving inventory, scanning, sorting, manifesting, and shipping the prescription orders using automated equipment/conveyor systems. The Fulfillment Specialist will work as part of a team toensure the accuracy and completeness of orders and maintain a continuous and consistent workflow to help meet team goals.

The position is based in Ridgefield, WA. The shift arrangement is typically a 40-hour workweek with occasional overtime to be expected. The Fulfillment Specialists work Sunday through Thursday, on 1st shift from 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM or on 2nd shift from 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM.

Main Responsibilities

• Follow and promote proper Pharmacy, general safety and security procedures and processes of the company.
• Assist with preparation of intra-facility transfers (i.e. completed prescription orders) for delivery to stores. These are non-technician tasks to support central fill operations.
• Maintain automated production lines, inspect/prepare packages, sort, and apply manifest information to prescription orders.
• Organize totes on pallets to prepare for shipment. Works with transportation partners to ship completed totes to stores.
• Assist with maintaining the pharmacy system and technologies that facilitate proper conveyance, packaging, and shipping of prescriptions. Escalate technical and workflow issues as needed.
• Monitoring and maintaining uptime of automated counting, collating, packaging, and sorting devices, ensuring continuous operation through basic troubleshooting of routine errors.
• Assist with replenishment of supplies and cleaning of workstations as needed.
• Create and maintain documentation as requested.
• Assist Inventory Technicians as requested. Participate in Inventory Audits.
• Other duties assigned are concurrent with all applicable laws and regulations.

What we are searching for

• Must be committed to contributing to a culture of safety, looking out for yourself and others.
• Must be committed to achieving optimal productivity and efficiency and be self-motivated, energetic, and detail oriented.
• Acts as a highly organized, flexible, adaptable subject matter expert who can prioritize.
• Works well with others and can motivate people you work with. Able to be a role model and lead by example.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Professional image with proper grooming.
• Must have a willingness to work a flexible schedule, including evening and weekend hours as needed.
  • WORK SCHEDULE: 1st Shift Full- time
    • Days: Saturday (8:00AM - 4:30PM), Sunday- Wednesday (6:30AM - 3:00PM)

We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience

• Required:
  • Pharmacy Assistant License in Washington
  • High School Diploma/GED and at least 2 years of experience in a retail or fulfillment center environment.
  • Ability to preserve confidentiality of patient information.
• Preferred:
  • Previous experience working with an inventory management system, including working with scanning equipment, conveyor lines and/or robotic systems, etc.
• Technical Experience:
  • Central Fulfillment Pharmacy experience. 
  • Prefers to work in a closed-door environment (no adjudication, customer interaction, phone work.) 
  • Good computer skills. 
  • Good math skills.

Physical Requirements

• Willing and able to stand/walk at least 8 hours with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Willing and able to perform tasks which include pushing, pulling, grasping, bending, stooping, rotating, reaching, and lifting/carrying up to 40 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Visual focus such as counting, observing, etc. is required consistently.
• Performing repetitive tasks up to 100% of the time

What is it like at Albertsons?

Our 290,000 associates have a passion for great service and building lasting relationships with our customers. Through a companywide focus on innovation, we are continually enhancing our digital and product offerings, making it easy for customers to get what they need, wherever they are.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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