Material Handler II - Stocking (First Shift)

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Lenexa, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Our team in Lenexa, KS is at the heart of providing microbiology diagnostics for our customers globally. The Material Handler II is responsible for accurate picking, packing, and shipping of customer orders, reporting in on time for the shift, and being a company advocate for continuous improvement. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. The company will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
1+ year of relevant work experience required.
Possess good number recognition abilities.
Possess basic knowledge of English and math and ability to read.
Ability to navigate and understand basic computer programs.
Ability to work in an environment with temperature at 32 degrees Fahrenheit for up to 40 hours per week.
Heavy lifting walk and standing with frequent squatting, stooping, kneeling, bending, and twisting at waist with occasional climbing on footstool.

Responsibilities

Gather and scan products from storage coolers per order process typically reaching up to but not limited to 84 inches high, grasping and gripping.
Pack and arrange products onto pallets or into varied package sizes.
Work cooperatively with co-workers and efficiently with little supervision, communicating verbally or in writing any discrepancies as needed.
Obtain, stack and place product on shelves, load/unload courier trucks or assist in warehouse as needed both in cooler (32 degrees Fahrenheit) and Dry Warehouse which is climate-controlled year-round.
Lift to 50 pounds on a consistent basis.
Walk and stand up to six (4) hours at a time, up to 12 hours a day, with frequent squatting, stooping, kneeling, bending, and twisting at waist.
Accurately and legibly complete company and carrier documentation.
Push or pull products on a cart, weight of up to 250 pounds to push and 250 pounds to pull.
Push pallet jack with weight up to 1200 pounds.
Load refrigerated trailer trucks with pallets of products.
Maintain department and work area to 5S housekeeping standards.
Listen to and follow written and verbal instructions given in the English language.
Report any actual or potential safety hazards to management.
Be an active participant in continuous improvement activities.
Read, understand, and utilize both RF scanners and computers.
Complete work as dictated by customer needs beyond normal shift hours, willingness to volunteer for other areas/shifts.
Utilize forklift/power industrial trucks safely, when/if required.
Other duties may be assigned as the need arises.