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About the Role

The Material Handler expedites the movement of parts and materials between production areas. This role involves preparing and coordinating schedules for material delivery to control goods flow and regulate production floor space. The Material Handler safely operates equipment such as forklifts, hoists, and cranes, adhering to all safety rules and practices.

Responsibilities

• Keep accurate inventory records and reports
• Assist in physical inventories and cycle counts
• Ensure proper stock rotation
• Key inventory adjustments in the computer
• Unload inbound freight (trucks, trailers, containers), count products, and compare to manifest
• Check all inbound shipments for damage, infestation, or production code dates
• Report shortages, damages, and mis-shipments on appropriate forms
• Sign for inbound shipments when necessary
• Move inbound shipments safely to storage locations for efficient stacking
• Ensure correct product number, quantity, and type (lot, batch, serial number) are picked for orders
• Transport orders to shipping locations or delivery platforms using material handling equipment (fork trucks, cherry pickers, pallet jacks)
• Label, stencil, tag, mark, band, bundle, wrap, over-pack, and palletize orders as required
• Compare quantity, labeling, and address with order to ensure outgoing shipments are complete and correct
• Assign signature for outbound shipments as necessary
• Efficiently move product, cartons, or pallets into trailers, rail cars, or containers
• Maintain equipment in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion
• Operate equipment safely and efficiently
• Comply with company standards and OSHA requirements
• Repack or re-box cases per customer instructions
• Repair and consolidate damaged goods
• Operate shrink-wrap machine
• Charge forklift battery as needed
• Stack and separate good from bad pallets
• Clean railcars, trailers, and truck docks/bays

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• OSHA Forklift experience
• 0-1 year of warehouse experience with inventory
• Familiarity with warehouse systems (WMS - SAP, RF units)
• Ability to handle stress from deadlines and tight scheduling
• Ability to shift priorities easily
• Ability to use hands and feet simultaneously for repetitive movements
• Responsible work habits
• Availability to work shifts and occasional weekends
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds using proper techniques
• Ability to follow directions with emphasis on safety
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret SOPs, coverage documents, and regulations
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence
• Ability to establish rapport, present information, and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the public
• Ability to meet people and listen
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide with 10s and 100s)
• Ability to perform operations using units of American money, weight, volume, and distance
• Ability to apply common sense to carry out detailed written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
• Typing skills
• Ability to operate a computer
• Ability to organize and prioritize work
• Ability to meet deadlines and operate office equipment
• Ability to use Microsoft Office tools and company software

Skills

• Inventory management
• OSHA Forklift operation
• HAZMAT certification (a plus)
• Basic computer skills
• Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
• SAP
• RF unit operation
• Reading and interpreting SOPs, documents, regulations
• Report writing
• Business correspondence
• Rapport building
• Information presentation
• Active listening
• Basic arithmetic
• Measurement conversion (American money, weight, volume, distance)
• Metric system understanding (beneficial)
• Common sense application
• Problem-solving (standardized situations)
• Typing
• Computer operation
• Organization
• Prioritization
• Deadline management
• Office equipment operation
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Company-specific software

Work Type

• Shift work
• Occasional weekend work

Experience Level

• 0-1 year Warehouse with Inventory experience

Education Level

• High School Diploma or GED

Salary/Compensations

• $35,500.00 - $56,925.00 (pre-tax)

About the Company

• Avantor is a Fortune 500 company and a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services.
• Serves customers in biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries.
• Portfolio used in virtually every stage of research, development, and production activities.
• Possesses a global infrastructure strategically located to support customer needs.
• Serves over 225,000 customer locations and provides extensive access to research laboratories and scientists in over 180 countries.
• Committed to advancing life-changing science and creating a better world.
• Global team of 14,000+ associates dedicated to discovery and overcoming challenges.
• Work impacts lives by bringing new patient treatments, therapies, and medical devices to market.
• Offers opportunities for talent contribution, skill learning, and career growth.
• Fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture with learning experiences for career development.

Equal Opportunity

• Avantor is an equal opportunity employer.
• Avantor is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
• Does not discriminate in hiring based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.
• Provides reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process upon request via recruiting@avantorsciences.com.
• Requests for accommodation are considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Inquiries regarding reasonable accommodation should be directed to the specified email address.
• Information about equal employment opportunity protections is available via the "Know Your Rights" poster.