Material Handler

Avantor•Reno, NV

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Avantor is seeking a dependable, safety-focused Material Handler to support warehouse and production operations at its Sparks, Nevada facility. The role involves receiving, moving, storing, picking, packing, and shipping materials while maintaining accurate inventory records and following company and OSHA safety requirements. The Material Handler operates forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks, and other material-handling equipment to keep products and materials moving safely and efficiently. This is a full-time position with a Monday–Friday schedule from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The position requires regular use of material-handling equipment and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds using proper techniques. The successful candidate must work safely and accurately in a fast-paced warehouse environment, manage competing deadlines, and perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Requirements

1–3 years of experience working in a warehouse environment.
Forklift experience required.
Effective reading and writing skills, including the ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.
Basic math skills and the ability to work accurately while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
Ability to use proper lifting techniques to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work assigned shifts and consistently follow safety procedures.
Ability to work safely and accurately in a fast-paced warehouse environment, manage competing deadlines, and perform essential duties satisfactorily.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
OSHA forklift certification preferred.
HAZMAT certification preferred.
Familiarity with warehouse and inventory systems.
Experience with SAP or similar systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

Safely unload inbound trucks, trailers, and containers; count and inspect products; compare shipments with manifests; and document shortages, damage, mis-shipments, and other discrepancies.
Transport materials to designated storage, staging, production, or shipping areas using approved material-handling equipment.
Verify product numbers, quantities, lots, batches, and serial numbers, and prepare orders by packaging, labeling, stenciling, tagging, banding, bundling, wrapping, overpacking, or palletizing as needed.
Confirm quantities, labels, addresses, weights, and documentation for outbound shipments; arrange carrier pickup; and safely load shipments into trucks, trailers, railcars, or containers.
Maintain accurate inventory records, enter shipping and receiving data, process purchase-order receipts, support cycle counts and physical inventories, and ensure proper stock rotation.
Enter required information in SAP/WMS inventory and shipping systems, UPS shipping software, and HAZMAT shipping software.
Repack or re-box products, consolidate damaged goods, operate shrink-wrap equipment, charge forklift batteries, and separate usable and damaged pallets as needed.
Maintain clean equipment, docks, bays, trailers, and work areas; promptly report security, health, or safety concerns; and comply with company standards and OSHA requirements.
Perform other related duties as assigned to support efficient department operations.