GMP Warehouse Material Handler – Carlow

RECRUITERS; Carlow; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

RECRUITERS in Carlow is seeking a Warehouse Operator – Pharmaceutical for an 11-month, fully onsite contract. You will support receiving, storage, and material movements in a GMP environment, ensuring safety, quality, accuracy and compliance.

The role requires 1–3 years' experience in GMP/pharma, hands-on ERP/WMS experience (SAP or Oracle), and the ability to lift 20–25 kg. Shift is 7am-3pm and 1pm-9pm in a 2-cycle rotation.

Qualifications

• Experience working in GMP/pharma environments with a strong focus on accuracy and compliance.
• Hands‑on ERP/WMS experience with material movements and inventory transactions.
• Meticulous approach to lot numbers, part codes, quantities and expiry dates.

Responsibilities

• Safely receive, unload, inspect, store, stage and transfer materials in GMP-compliant procedures.
• Execute inventory movements using ERP/WMS systems with real-time updates.
• Operate handling equipment in accordance with training and certification where required.
• Support on-time delivery of materials to manufacturing suites and labs.
• Maintain GMP, GDP, data integrity and ALCOA+ documentation standards.
• Assist with counts, reconciliations, audits and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintain housekeeping and 5S standards across warehouse areas and cold rooms.

Skills

GMP compliance

Data integrity

Safety mindset

Attention to detail

Education

Leaving Certificate

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Barcode scanning

Job description

Warehouse Operator – Pharmaceutical – Carlow

• Contract: 11 months
• Location: Carlow – fully onsite
• Shift: 2-cycle rotation – 7am–3pm / 1pm–9pm

Join a leading pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical company in Carlow on an 11-month contract, supporting critical warehouse and material movement operations within a highly regulated GMP environment. This fully onsite role is ideal for an experienced warehouse or materials professional with a strong focus on safety, quality, accuracy and compliance.

Candidate must be able to work fully onsite and meet the physical requirements of the role, including bending, crouching, reaching, lifting and carrying materials up to 20–25kg, with willingness to work across ambient and temperature-controlled areas.

Responsibilities

• Safely receive, unload, inspect, store, stage and transfer raw materials, packaging components, consumables, intermediates and finished goods in accordance with GMP and site procedures.
• Execute accurate material movements and inventory transactions through ERP/WMS systems such as SAP, including scanning, bin-to-bin tracking and real-time inventory updates.
• Operate material handling equipment including counterbalance forklifts, reach trucks, power pallet trucks and manual stackers, where appropriately trained and certified.
• Support the timely delivery and issuance of materials to manufacturing suites and laboratories, helping maintain On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) performance and avoid production delays.
• Maintain high standards of GMP, EHS, Good Documentation Practices and data integrity, ensuring right-first-time documentation and adherence to ALCOA+ principles.
• Support inventory counts, reconciliations, discrepancy investigations, audits, inspections, deviation management, CAPA, change controls and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintain pharmaceutical-grade housekeeping and 5S standards across warehouse areas, cold rooms, staging lanes and loading bays, while supporting off-site warehousing and 3PL logistics when required.

Requirements

• 1–3+ years' experience in warehouse, logistics or materials management, ideally within a GMP, pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical device or other highly regulated environment.
• Leaving Certificate or equivalent secondary education.
• Hands‑on experience using an ERP/WMS system, such as SAP, Oracle or an equivalent warehouse management or barcode-scanning system.
• Valid certification or previous licensing for Reach Truck, Counterbalance, PPT/Walkie-Stacker or similar material handling equipment, or willingness and ability to obtain certification onsite.
• Strong understanding of GMP, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), data integrity and compliance, with a meticulous approach to lot numbers, part codes, quantities and expiry dates.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, shift‑based environment, managing changing priorities while maintaining strong safety, quality and accuracy standards.
• Ability to work fully onsite and meet the physical requirements of the role, including bending, crouching, reaching, lifting and carrying materials up to 20–25kg, with willingness to work across ambient and temperature‑controlled areas.