Senior Storekeeper, Department of Nutrition

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule variable shifts including days, weekends, and holidays depending on departmental needs. Posted Date 01/22/2026 Salary Range: $25.17 - 31.28 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 28367

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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UCLA Health’s Santa Monica Hospital is seeking a full‑time Senior Storekeeper to support the Nutrition Department. This role is responsible for the safe, accurate and efficient ordering, receiving, storage and distribution of food and supply items, in compliance with JCAHO, CDPH and Title 22 standards.

Key responsibilities include:

• Storage Management
  Maintain proper storage and refrigeration conditions to preserve product quality and safety. Organize, rotate and label all food and non‑food items using FIFO procedures across freezers, refrigerators and storerooms.

• Issuing & Documentation
  Fulfill requisitions from hospital units, ensuring accurate distribution of items and maintaining required temperature logs and related documentation.

• Receiving & Quality Verification
  Inspect incoming deliveries to confirm correct quantity, grade and quality. Accept or reject items based on established criteria, and report shortages or out‑of‑stock items to Purchasing.

• Inventory Control
  Assist with inventory counts, ordering and organization of food and supply items to support departmental operations.

This role plays an essential part in ensuring the Nutrition Department operates efficiently and maintains high standards of safety and compliance.

Job Qualifications

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• Knowledge of JCAHO and departmental sanitation and safety standards as they apply to kitchens, food storage and supply handling.
• Ability to communicate clearly one‑on‑one with vendors, ordering units and management using appropriate vocabulary and grammar.
• Skill in operating flat carts, two‑wheel dollies and scales.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers without a calculator for filling orders, performing inventory counts and verifying invoice quantities.
• Ability to use basic English to make corrections on receiving documents and requisitions, and to report or record vendor shortages or discrepancies.
• Ability to read food and refrigeration thermometers and verify proper storage temperatures.
• Clear telephone communication skills for placing orders and making vendor inquiries.
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