Material Handler

Avantor; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 35,500 - 56,925; Full time

Job summary

Avantor is seeking a Warehouse Material Handler in Rochester, NY, to ensure accurate receiving, storing, picking, and shipping of products. The role requires a high school education, familiarity with warehouse systems, and the ability to lift up to 75 pounds. Responsibilities include unpacking shipments, ensuring product accuracy for orders, and maintaining warehouse safety standards. Opportunity for individuals eager to start a career in warehousing. The expected salary ranges from $35,500.00 to $56,925.00.

Qualifications

• 0-1 year experience in a warehouse environment.
• Ability to handle stress due to tight scheduling.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on safety.

Responsibilities

• Unload trucks and count products.
• Ensure correct order picking and transport.
• Verify shipment correctness and load products.

Skills

Ability to lift up to 75 pounds

Familiarity with warehouse systems

Ability to follow safety directives

Typing and computer skills

Education

High School education or GED preferred

Tools

OSHA Forklift certification

HAZMAT certification

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Opportunity:

Warehouse material handlers are responsible for accurate receiving, storing, picking, and shipping of products to meet Avantor standards of productivity, quality, safety, and customer service. This position is based in an industrial warehouse setting and is flexible to a wide array of duties within warehousing.

What we’re looking for

• Education: High School education or GED preferred
• OSHA Forklift and HAZMAT certification a plus
• Experience: 0-1 year experience – open to those eager to start their career in the warehouse industry
• Must be able to use proper techniques to lift up to 75 pounds. The ability to follow directions with emphasis on safety is extremely important.
• Must handle stress caused in meeting deadlines with tight scheduling requirements.
• Must be able to shift priorities easily.
• Must be able to use hands and feet simultaneously for repetitive movements.
• Must have responsible work habits.
• Must be familiar with warehouse systems.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret SOPs, coverage documents, and regulations; write reports and business correspondence; establish rapport, present information, and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the public; skill and ability to meet people and listen.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with tens and hundreds. Perform these operations using units of American money, weight, volume, and distance. Understanding of metric system measurements is beneficial.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other:

• Skill and ability to type, operate a computer, organize and prioritize work, meet deadlines, operate office equipment, and use Microsoft Office tools and company software.

How you will thrive and create an impact

Warehouse material handlers’ essential duties include, but are not limited to:

• Inbound: Unload trucks, trailers, containers of freight; count products; compare to manifest; check shipments for damage, infestation, or production code dates; report shortages, damages, and mis-shipments; sign for inbound shipments when necessary; move shipments safely to storage locations.
• Order Picking: Ensure correct product number, quantity, and type (lot, batch, serial number) are picked; transport orders to shipping locations with material handling equipment; label, stencil, tag, mark orders, band, bundle, wrap, over-pack, and palletize as required.
• Outbound: Verify quantity, labeling, and address with order to ensure shipments are complete and correct; assign signature for outbound when necessary; efficiently load product, cartons, and pallets into trailers, rail cars, or containers.
• Equipment: Maintain equipment in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion; operate equipment safely and efficiently; comply with company standards and OSHA requirements.
• Inventory: Keep accurate records and reports; assist in physical inventories and cycle counts; ensure proper stock rotation; key inventory adjustments in computer as needed.
• Other Duties: Repack or re-box cases per customer instructions; repair and consolidate damaged goods; operate shrink-wrap machine; charge forklift battery as needed; stack or separate good from bad pallets; clean railcars, trailers, and truck docks as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Environmental Working Conditions & Physical Effort (Under Typical Positions)

• The work environment is an industrial warehouse; exposed to moving mechanical machinery, loud noise, heights, changing temperatures, driving equipment, dust, fumes, or gases.
• Requires standing and walking for the majority of the day; tasks include talking, hearing, bending, stooping, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching above shoulder height, crouching, kneeling, balancing, and pushing/pulling.
• Must lift/carry/push or pull up to 75 pounds with or without assistance; use both hands for repetitive actions and both feet for repetitive movements; specific vision abilities include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus.

Disclaimer:

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, or requirements of the position.

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of 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.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Pay Transparency:

The expected pre‑tax pay for this position is $35,500.00 – $56,925.00. Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.