Warehouse Material Handler: Safety‑Driven & Growth‑Ready

Avantor; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Avantor is seeking an entry-level warehouse associate in the Bakersfield area. The role involves inbound, outbound, and order-picking duties using material handling equipment, plus routine equipment maintenance and inventory tasks.

Ideal candidates have a High School diploma or GED and are eager to start a warehouse career. Certifications (OSHA forklift, hazmat) and prior warehouse experience are a plus. Safety-focused with strong following directions.

Qualifications

• Education: High School education or GED preferred.
• Experience: Entry-level 1-2 years’ experience - Open to those who are eager to start their career in the warehouse industry.
• Preferred Qualifications: OSHA Forklift and HAZMAT certification a plus. Warehouse/distribution experience a plus.
• Must be able to use proper techniques to lift 50 pounds.
• The ability to follow directions, with an emphasis on safety, is extremely important.
• Must be able to use hands and feet simultaneously and for repetitive movements.

Responsibilities

• Unload trucks, trailers, and containers of freight; count products; and compare them to the manifest to check shipments for damage, infestation, or production code dates. Material handlers must report shortages, damages, and mis-shipments on appropriate forms. Also, sign for inbound shipments when necessary.
• Move all inbound shipments safely to storage locations and stack them efficiently as store merchandise.
• Ensure the correct product number, quantity, and type (lot, batch, serial number) 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.
• Compare quantity, labeling, and address with order to ensure outgoing shipments are complete and correct. Assign signature for outbound, as necessary. Efficiently move products, cartons, and pallets into trailers, rail cars, or containers.
• Maintain equipment in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion. Operate equipment safely and efficiently. Comply with company standards and OSHA requirements.
• Keep accurate records and reports. Assist in physical inventory and cycle counts. Ensure proper stock rotation. May key inventory adjustments in the computer.
• Repack or re-box cases with customer instructions. Repair and consolidate damaged goods as required. Operate a shrink-wrap machine. Charge forklift battery as needed; stack and/or separate good from bad pallets when necessary; clean railcars, trailers, and truck docks and bays as requested. Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

OSHA forklift certification

HAZMAT certification

Warehouse experience

MHE experience

Education

High School education or GED

Tools

Reach truck

Order picker

Forklift

Job description

Avantor is seeking an entry-level warehouse associate in the Bakersfield area. The role involves inbound, outbound, and order-picking duties using material handling equipment, plus routine equipment maintenance and inventory tasks.

Ideal candidates have a High School diploma or GED and are eager to start a warehouse career. Certifications (OSHA forklift, hazmat) and prior warehouse experience are a plus. Safety-focused with strong following directions.