Lead Material Handler

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a warehouse leader to coordinate workforce activities and facilitate training. The role involves planning labor allocation, achieving continuous improvements in operations, and ensuring safety measures are upheld. This position requires a high school diploma and relevant warehouse experience, along with strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Annual performance-based bonus

Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits effective Day 1

Paid Time Off & Designated Paid Holidays

Retirement Savings Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Bonus

Career Advancement Opportunities

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a fast-paced warehouse environment.
• Experience in leading workforce teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities for a self-directed workforce and perform training.
• Plan and allocate labor resources effectively.
• Support continuous improvement through Lean practices.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Computer Skills (SAP/Excel)

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Warehouse

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

How Will You Make an Impact?

A Day in the Life:

• Coordinate activities to achieve self-directed work force. Assists with and performs training (department training, ISO training, Ethics Training, Safety Training) to establish and sustain self-directed work force. Coaching for improvement.
• Plan and allocate labor, including weekend overtime, with the ability to rapidly reallocate labor as business needs dictate.
• Balance labor resources across distribution operations as necessary to assure the overall success of the Department.
• Provide leadership support with employee and work related issues.
• Support change to achieve continuous improvement through Lean best practices in Warehousing, Material Flow and Logistics.
• Lead shift to shift meeting, update the Gemba board and maintain attendance records in eTime.
• Support inventory accuracy activities to achieve annual targets.
• Serve as a point of escalation for Transportation, Customer, Supplier and/or Mfg supply issues.
• Take ownership of safety initiatives including incident investigations and reporting within the required timeframe. Participate in safety walkthroughs and continuous improvement activities.
• Execute operations to ensure daily safety and shipment objectives are achieved and support annual Total Recordable Incidents (TRIR) and Lost Time Recordable Incidents.
• Interface with support departments and Supervision.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education/Experience:

HS degree or GED required with 3 to 5 years of experience working in a fast paced warehouse department.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Prior experience in leading workforce teams
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal)
• Computer experience with SAP / Excel

What We Offer

Compensation

• Competitive Hourly Pay Rate
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Annual merit performance-based increase

Excellent Benefits

• Benefits & Total Rewards | Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1
• Paid Time Off & Designated Paid Holidays
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in New York is $19.77–$29.65.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards