Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $37,500.00 - $62,400.00
Work Schedule
Flexible
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Career development opportunities
inclusive work culture
Employee assistance program
competitive salary
Job Description
Avantor is a leading global company specializing in providing mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. With a dedicated team of over 14,000 associates worldwide, Avantor is committed to advancing science and improving lives by enabling breakthroughs in life-changing research and development. The company emphasizes a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that supports professional growth and fosters innovation. Avantor's warehouse operations play a vital role in its supply chain, ensuring safe and efficient handling of materials that contribute to the development of new patient treatments, therapies, and medical technologies.Show More
Job Requirements
- High school education or GED preferred
- 1-2 years of experience or open to entry-level candidates eager to start a career in warehousing
- OSHA forklift and HAZMAT certification is a plus
- Experience with material handling equipment like reach trucks and order pickers is a plus
- Ability to safely lift up to 75 pounds
- Ability to follow directions with an emphasis on safety
- Ability to use hands and feet simultaneously and perform repetitive movements
Job Qualifications
- High school education or GED preferred
- OSHA forklift certification is a plus
- HAZMAT certification is a plus
- Warehouse or distribution experience is a plus
- Experience operating material handling equipment such as reach trucks and order pickers is a plus
- Ability to follow directions with emphasis on safety
- Must be able to use hands and feet simultaneously and for repetitive movements
- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds using proper techniques
Job Duties
- Unload trucks, trailers, and containers of freight, count products, and compare the manifest to check all shipments for damage, infestation, or production code dates
- Report shortages, damages, and mis-shipments on appropriate forms
- Sign for inbound shipments when necessary
- Safely store all inbound shipments in designated locations and efficiently stack store merchandise
- Ensure the correct product number, quantity, and type of product are selected during order picking
- Transport orders to shipping locations or delivery platforms using material handling equipment
- Label, stencil, tag, mark orders, band, bundle, wrap, over-pack, and palletize as required
- Compare quantity, labeling, and address with the order to ensure outgoing shipments are complete and correct
- Assign a signature for outbound emails as necessary
- Efficiently move products, cartons, and pallets into trailers, rail cars, or containers for outbound shipping
- Maintain equipment in a neat, clean, orderly fashion and operate equipment safely and efficiently
- Comply with company standards and OSHA requirements
- Keep accurate records and reports of inventory
- Assist in physical inventories and cycle counts
- Ensure proper stock rotation
- Key inventory adjustments in the computer if necessary
- Repack or re-box cases per customer instructions
- Repair and consolidate damaged goods as required
- Operate the shrink-wrap machine
- Charge the forklift battery as needed
- Stack and separate good pallets from bad ones
- Clean railcars, trailers, and truck docks and bays as requested
- Perform other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
Job Location
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