Material Handler II - 2nd Shift

ThermoFisher Scientific; Town of Grand Island (NY); On-site; USD 19,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific in New York is hiring a Material Handler II for the 2nd shift in Distribution. You will retrieve material from manufacturing, transfer products to pallets, band and wrap, store pallets, stage and load trucks, and use E1, Outlook and Excel daily.

You will operate powered industrial trucks and participate in safety, quality, and process-improvement initiatives, with emphasis on teamwork and reliability in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of one year of general warehouse experience.
• 1-2 years’ experience with computers and basic software packages including Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Experience with powered industrial trucks (order pickers).
• Experience handling hazardous materials is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Process customer orders daily to meet their expectations.
• Work in one or more process paths; receiving, storing, picking, packing, or shipping.
• Prepares shipping documents, coordinates shipments with couriers, and ships materials, including finished products, per applicable SOPs.
• Ensure inventory is stored accurately.
• Work with your team to make sure everyone has a magical experience every day.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Self-motivation

Organizational skills

Import/export regulations

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Powered industrial trucks (order pickers)

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Work Schedule

Second Shift (Afternoons)

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Cold Room/Freezers -22degreesF/-6degrees C, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Rapid flashing lights, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift, Strong Odors (chemical, lubricants, biological products etc.), Various outside weather conditions, Warehouse, Will work with hazardous/toxic materials, Working at heights

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.

Location/Division Specific Information:

This is a Material Handler II role in the Distribution department on 2nd shift with the work shift of Monday through Friday 2:30pm-11:00pm. Within the domestic department, you will perform tasks such as retrieving material from manufacturing, transferring product to pallets, banding/wrapping product to pallets, storing pallets, staging trucks, and loading trucks. As well as using E1, Outlook, and Excel. You will also regularly use PIT equipment (power walkie, fork truck, pancake, stacker, and swing truck). In addition to daily tasks, you will participate in safety, quality, and process improvement initiatives.

How Will You Make an Impact?

You are an enthusiastic, dependable, hard-working, standout colleague that will make a difference for our customers and fellow colleagues every day. Your impact will range from delivering products that help a scientist discover a cure for cancer to helping a nurse care for a patient effectively because they have the right equipment.

A Day in the Life:

• Process customer orders daily to meet their expectations.
• Work in one or more process paths; receiving, storing, picking, packing, or shipping.
• Prepares shipping documents, coordinates shipments with couriers, and ships materials, including finished products, per applicable SOPs.
• Ensure inventory is stored accurately.
• Work with your team to make sure everyone has a magical experience every day.

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience:

• Minimum of one year of general warehouse experience.
• One to two years’ experience working with computers and basic software packages, including Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Experience with powered industrial trucks (order pickers).
• Experience handling hazardous materials (chemicals) is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Maintain knowledge of current import/export regulations as they relate to shipment of goods to and from the USA.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems independently as well as collaboratively.
• Self‑motivated, self‑starter with strong organizational skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Successful in partnering with colleagues of differing cultural, language and educational backgrounds.
• Demonstrates the Thermo Fisher values (The Four I’s) – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Ability to regularly sit, stand, walk, talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Close vision and ability to adjust focus required.
• Regularly required to lift up to 20 pounds. May be required to lift weight of 45 pounds or more, with assistance and/or with equipment on occasion.
• Ability to work in different environments such as frozen, refrigerated, and ambient/room temp.
• Ability to work at different heights on Powered Industrial Trucks such as an Order Picker.

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in New York is $14.41–$21.61.

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

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.