Material Handler

Avantor • Devens, MA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Opportunity: Executes day-to-day warehouse operations according to established guidelines and procedures. Handles routine tasks such as receiving, storing, and shipping materials or products, ensuring that goods are accurately logged and managed in the system. Responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy, reporting discrepancies, and ensuring timely order fulfillment. Operates warehouse equipment, such as forklifts and pallet jacks, to move products efficiently. Maintains a safe and organized work environment while adhering to safety protocols. Resolves common operational issues by applying standard solutions and following established methods. Communicates with team members and supervisors to coordinate tasks and ensure smooth workflow within the warehouse. Avantor is looking for a dedicated and eager to learn Material Handler to optimize our Masterflex team, delivering results against some of the most complex business and technology initiatives. This role will be a full-time position based out of our Devens, MA facility. You will have the opportunity to help control the flow of goods and regulate floor space. You will also safely operate appropriate equipment required to move finished goods along the floor. If you have experience in warehouse or distribution and are passionate about solving complex challenges and driving innovation – let’s talk! The team Avantor’s Masterflex team is one of our warehouse and distribution centers. This team supports the innovation and growth objectives by housing and transporting our finished goods.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent required
• Open to those who are eager to start their career in the warehouse industry and m ust be comfortable working at heights of 30-50+ ft
• Microsoft Teams and Outlook experience a plus

Nice To Haves

• IC experience or other inventory work a plus
• Equipment knowledge such as forklifts a plus
• Picking orders on a order picker a plus

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 inventories and cycle counts. Ensure proper stock rotation. May key inventory adjustments in computer.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED