Warehouse Operator

Ashland Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashland India Private Ltd in Mumbai is seeking a Warehouse Operator for onsite, full-time work. You will receive, store, and dispense materials, maintain GMP standards, and ensure accurate documentation while operating material handling equipment where certified.

The role requires 2–3 years of warehouse experience in relevant industries and GMP exposure; forklift certification is a plus. Join a global specialty chemicals company committed to safety and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of warehouse/stores experience in Pharmaceutical, Excipient, Chemical, Food, or FMCG manufacturing industries.
• Experience working in a GMP-regulated environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receive raw materials, packaging materials, consumables, and finished goods as per approved procedures.
• Verify material quantity, batch numbers, labels, and physical condition during receipt.
• Ensure proper storage and segregation of materials based on their status (Quarantine, Approved, Rejected).
• Affix and maintain material status labels and identification tags.
• Carry out material transfer activities between warehouse, dispensing, and production areas.
• Operate pallet trucks, stackers, hand trolleys, and forklifts (if certified).
• Ensure safe handling of materials to prevent damage and contamination.
• Follow FIFO/FEFO principles during material issuance and storage.
• Perform dispensing of raw materials as per approved dispensing requests and SOPs.
• Verify material code, batch number, quantity, and status before dispensing.
• Ensure proper documentation and reconciliation of dispensed materials.
• Maintain cleanliness and GMP standards in dispensing areas.
• Maintain accurate warehouse records and logs.
• Complete all GMP documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
• Report inventory discrepancies to supervisors.
• Participate in cycle counting and stock verification activities.
• Assist in physical inventory checks and reconciliation.
• Monitor stock conditions and report damaged or expired materials.
• Prepare materials and finished goods for dispatch.
• Support loading and unloading of vehicles.
• Verify dispatch quantities and documentation before shipment.
• Ensure compliance with transportation and handling requirements.
• Follow GMP, GDP, Data Integrity, and SOP requirements.
• Maintain warehouse housekeeping and 5S standards.
• Ensure proper handling of approved, quarantined, rejected, and returned materials.
• Follow all EHS procedures and wear appropriate PPE.
• Report unsafe conditions, near misses, and incidents immediately.
• Participate in safety trainings and toolbox talks.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment.

Skills

Forklift operation

GMP awareness

5S

PPE adherence

Education

HSC / ITI / Graduate

Job description

Ashland India Private Ltd

Position: Warehouse operator

Are you the kind of person who is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for an Warehouse operatorto join our

Ambernath India Plant Mumbai team. The position will report to the Warehouse Supervisor.

This is a Onsite full-time position.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Receive raw materials, packaging materials, consumables, and finished goods as per approved procedures.

• Verify material quantity, batch numbers, labels, and physical condition during receipt.

• Ensure proper storage and segregation of materials based on their status (Quarantine, Approved, Rejected).

• Affix and maintain material status labels and identification tags.

• Carry out material transfer activities between warehouse, dispensing, and production areas.

• Operate pallet trucks, stackers, hand trolleys, and forklifts (if certified).

• Ensure safe handling of materials to prevent damage and contamination.

• Follow FIFO/FEFO principles during material issuance and storage.

• Perform dispensing of raw materials as per approved dispensing requests and SOPs.

• Verify material code, batch number, quantity, and status before dispensing.

• Ensure proper documentation and reconciliation of dispensed materials.

• Maintain cleanliness and GMP standards in dispensing areas.

• Maintain accurate warehouse records and logs.

• Complete all GMP documentation accurately and in a timely manner.

• Report inventory discrepancies to supervisors.

• Participate in cycle counting and stock verification activities.

• Assist in physical inventory checks and reconciliation.

• Monitor stock conditions and report damaged or expired materials.

• Prepare materials and finished goods for dispatch.

• Support loading and unloading of vehicles.

• Verify dispatch quantities and documentation before shipment.

• Ensure compliance with transportation and handling requirements.

• Follow GMP, GDP, Data Integrity, and SOP requirements.

• Maintain warehouse housekeeping and 5S standards.

• Ensure proper handling of approved, quarantined, rejected, and returned materials.

• Follow all EHS procedures and wear appropriate PPE.

• Report unsafe conditions, near misses, and incidents immediately.

• Participate in safety trainings and toolbox talks.

• Maintain a safe and clean working environment.

In order to be qualified for this role, you _ must possess _ the following:

• 2-3 years of warehouse/stores experience in Pharmaceutical, Excipient, Chemical, Food, or FMCG manufacturing industries.
• Experience working in a GMP-regulated environment preferred.

The following skill sets are _ preferred _ by the business unit:

• HSC / ITI / Graduate in any discipline.
• Certification in forklift operation will be an added advantage.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.