Material Handler - Inventory Control

Avantor; West Henrietta (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Avantor is seeking a Material Handler with inventory experience to join our team at our New York area facility. The role involves moving materials between production areas, pulling and delivering inventory, and coordinating schedules to optimize flow on the floor.

You will operate forklifts and related equipment, while adhering to safety rules and company standards. Requirements include a High School Diploma or GED, OSHA forklift experience, and the ability to lift up to 75 pounds.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• OSHA forklift experience required.
• HAZMAT certification a plus.

Responsibilities

• Keep accurate inventory records and assist in cycle counts.
• Unload and move materials using forklifts and other equipment.
• Pick, pack, label, and prepare orders for outbound shipments.
• Ensure inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and well-documented.
• Maintain equipment in safe, clean condition and follow OSHA rules.

Skills

0-1 year warehouse experience

WMS - SAP, RF units

Lift 75 pounds

Education

High School Diploma or GED

OSHA forklift experience

HAZMAT certification a plus

Tools

WMS - SAP

RF units

Job description

The Opportunity

Avantor is looking for a Material Handler with Inventory experience to join our team. The Material Handler works under close supervision, expedites the movement of parts and material between production areas by listing or otherwise moving raw materials and/or parts. Prepares and coordinates schedules for pulling and delivering materials to control the flow of goods and regulate production floor space. Safely operates appropriate equipment (forklifts, hoists, crane, etc.) required to move materials along production floor. Follows all safety rules and practices.

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• OSHA Forklift experience required
• HAZMAT certification a plus

Collaboration Tool

• Basic Computer Skills

Experience

• 0-1 year Warehouse with Inventory experience
• Familiar with warehouse systems, WMS - SAP, RF units.
• Able to handle stress caused in meeting deadlines with tight scheduling requirements.
• Able to shift priorities easily.
• Able to use hands and feet simultaneously and for repetitive movements.
• Must have responsible work habits.
• Available to work shift and occasional weekend.
• Able to use proper techniques to lift up to 75 pounds.
• The ability to follow directions with emphasis on safety is extremely important.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret SOP’s, coverage, documents, and regulations.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively 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 to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Understanding of metric system measurements is beneficial.

REASONING ABILITY

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

OTHER

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

How you will thrive and create an impact

Warehouse material handlers’ essential duties are to perform various tasks in the warehouse such as but not limited to:

Inventory

Keep accurate records and reports. Assist in physical inventories and cycle counts. Ensure proper stock rotation. May key inventory adjustments in computer.

Inbound

Unload trucks, trailers, containers of freight, counting products, compare to manifest to check all shipments for damage, infestation, or production code dates. Material handlers must report shortages, damages, and mis-shipments on appropriate forms. Also be able to sign for inbound shipments when necessary. All inbound shipments are moved safely to storage locations to be efficiently stacked as store merchandise.

Order Picking

Ensure that the correct product number, quantity and type (lot, batch, serial number) of product are picked. Transport orders to shipping locations or delivery platforms with material handling equipment such as but not limited to fork trucks, cherry pickers, or pallet jacks. Materials handlers must be able to label, stencil, tag, mark orders, band, bundle, wrap, over-pack, and palletize as required.

Outbound

Compare quantity, labeling and address with order to ensure out-going shipments are complete and correct. Assign signature for outbound as necessary. Efficiently move product, cartons and or 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.

Other Duties

Repack or re-box cases per customer instructions. Repair and consolidate damaged goods as required. Operate shrink-wrap machine. Charge forklift battery as needed; stack and or separate good from bad pallets when necessary; clean railcars, trailers, and truck docks, bays as requested. Performs other duties as assigned.

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL EFFORT (Under Typical Positions)

The work environment characteristics and physical effort described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is exposed to an industrial warehouse environment. The associate works near moving mechanical machinery and noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The job requires working in heights, exposure to changes in temperature, driving equipment, and maybe exposed to dust, fumes, or gases. The associate is required to stand and walk for the majority of the working day. The physical requirements of the job are for associates to talk, hear, bend/stoop, squat, crawl, climb height, reach above shoulder height, crouch, kneel, balance, and push/pull. Furthermore, the job requires associates to lift/carry/push or pull up to 75 pounds with or without assistance. Associates use both hands for repetitive actions such as grasping and manipulating as well as both feet for repetitive movement operating foots controls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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Disclaimer

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

Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science. The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor. We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world.

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.

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. 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. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Know Your Rights poster.

Additional Company Information

Avantor, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. Our portfolio is used in virtually every stage of the most important research, development and production activities in the industries we serve. One of our greatest strengths comes from having a global infrastructure that is strategically located to support the needs of our customers. Our global footprint enables us to serve more than 225,000 customer locations and gives us extensive access to research laboratories and scientists in more than 180 countries. We set science in motion to create a better world.