Warehouse Lead Technician (2nd shift)

Avantor; Devens (MA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Warehouse Lead Technician, where you'll play a crucial role in optimizing warehouse operations. This full-time position involves leading a dedicated team, managing inventory, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. You'll thrive in a dynamic environment, mentoring peers and driving continuous improvement. If you're passionate about logistics and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you to advance your career in a supportive and innovative workplace.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of warehousing experience in a cGMP environment.
• Familiarity with inventory management and cycle counting.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds and operate industrial equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily warehouse operations including picking, packing, and shipping.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs and cGMP standards.
• Train warehouse associates on safety and operational procedures.

Skills

Warehouse Operations

Inventory Management

Forklift Operation

cGMP Knowledge

Team Collaboration

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Mathematical Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

The Opportunity:

Avantor is looking for a dedicated Warehouse Lead Technician on 2nd shift to optimize our Avantor Fluid Handing team.

2nd shift hours: 3:45 PM to 2:15 AM
Monday - Thursday

This role will be a full-time position based out of our Devens, MA warehouse. The Warehouse Lead Technician will work under limited supervision, and perform warehouse operations such as loading/unloading trucks, stacking bags, handling products, palletizing, etc. Document all completed work and record inventory data, utilizing scanners/computers as necessary. Interact regularly with peers and management to pursue continuous improvement of warehouse operations and promote teamwork. Operate forklifts and hand carts. Understand and adhere to all safety policies and procedures. Mentor less-experienced peers and assist supervisors but does not formally supervise others.

What we’re looking for:

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required

• Experience: Minimum 3 years of warehousing experience, ideally in a cGMP manufacturing environment

• Industrial-powered equipment experience required

• Minimum 3 years knowledge in inventory, and cycle counting

• Able to follow written and/or verbal instructions

• Familiarity with cGMP, SOP’s, and/or Work Instructions

• Must be able to use proper techniques to lift up to 75 pounds

• Must be able to shift priorities easily

• External training for the shipment of Hazardous materials preferred

• 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 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.

• Collaboration Tool: Working knowledge of PC applications (SAP, Excel, Word, FedEx, UPS)

How you will thrive and create an impact:

• Act as a contact point between the supervisor and warehouse associates.

• Lead the daily task assignments associated with processing all daily picking, packing, and shipping of finished products and miscellaneous shipments.

• Lead the daily task assignments associated with all daily inbound receipts and processing of all raw material receipts.

• Prepare and or oversee the raw material physical labeling, sampling, inventory data sheets; supplier status sample size and units to be sampled based on the supplier index and number of units received.

• Examine, sort, arrange, count, store, pick, and pack items for storage and/or shipment in accordance with established Work Instructions, SOP’s and customer requirements.

• Preparation and or overseeing of labels to received products and for new labels required for expiration extensions or transfers between warehouses.

• Support production requests for products required by specific SOP’s and batch records.

• Prepare and or oversee routine documentation (i.e., Bill of Ladings), hazardous material packaging, and paperwork as required by common carrier and material being shipped.

• Coordinate and or oversee international shipment paperwork as required by each customer. Communicate with the forwarder to arrange shipment, paperwork, and pick up of material at our dock.

• Ship and or oversee miscellaneous shipping order preparation in support of all non-inventoried products, packages, and paperwork.

• Coordinate and or oversee all special shipping requirements and packaging by quantity of product to be transported.

• Enter inventory/adjust inventory locations in the computer system. Check physical location to ensure inventory accuracy.

• Assist and maintain our cycle count program to ensure inventory accuracy.

• Train warehouse associates on material handling equipment (i.e., forklift, pallet jack, etc.) using proper safety procedures.

• Train all warehouse associates on shipping, receiving, and warehouse daily processes.

• Monitors and ensures necessary logs and charts are completed and accurate for all warehouse documents as required by SOP’s.

• Work closely with internal departments to ensure commitments to customers are met in a timely manner.

• Maintain adequate levels of packaging materials, shipping supplies, and consumable storeroom supplies.

• Assist in repacking or labeling chemicals.

• Actively prepares for and participates in internal and/or customer audits.

• Assist in the writing of SOP’s, Work Instructions, and NCR’s.

• Maintain all warehouse areas in a clean and safe condition always.

• Ensures compliance with cGMPs, SOP, and Work Instructions.

• Perform all duties of a Warehouse associate.

• Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL EFFORT:

• 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 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 the noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The job requires working in heights, exposure to changes in temperature, driving equipment, and may be 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 foot controls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.