Material Handler

Avantor•Bakersfield, CA

About The Position

Warehouse material handlers accurately receive, store, pick, and ship products to meet Avantor's standards for productivity, quality, safety, and customer service. The position is based in an industrial warehouse setting and includes a wide range of warehousing duties. The role requires following directions with a strong emphasis on safety, managing stress while meeting tight deadlines and scheduling requirements, using hands and feet simultaneously, and performing repetitive movements. Proper lifting techniques are required to lift up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

At least 1 year of warehouse and forklift experience.
Ability to use proper lifting techniques to lift 50 pounds.
Ability to follow directions, with particular emphasis on safety.
Ability to manage stress while meeting tight deadlines and scheduling requirements.
Ability to use hands and feet simultaneously and perform repetitive movements.

Nice To Haves

High school education or GED preferred.
OSHA Forklift and HAZMAT certifications are a plus.
SAP knowledge preferred.
Experience with heavy equipment such as forklifts, order pickers, and pallet jacks.

Responsibilities

Unload trucks, trailers, and containers; count products, compare them with manifests, and check shipments for damage, infestation, or production code dates.
Report shortages, damages, and mis-shipments on the appropriate forms and sign for inbound shipments when necessary.
Move inbound shipments safely to storage locations and stack merchandise efficiently.
Pick orders accurately by product number, quantity, and type, including lot, batch, or serial number.
Transport orders to shipping locations or delivery platforms using material handling equipment.
Label, stencil, tag, mark, band, bundle, wrap, over-pack, and palletize orders as required.
Verify outgoing shipment quantities, labels, and addresses against orders; assign a signature for outbound shipments when necessary.
Move products, cartons, and pallets into trailers, rail cars, or containers.
Keep equipment neat, clean, and orderly; operate it safely and efficiently in compliance with company standards and OSHA requirements.
Maintain accurate inventory records and reports, assist with physical inventory and cycle counts, ensure proper stock rotation, and enter inventory adjustments into the computer when needed.
Repack or re-box cases according to customer instructions and repair or consolidate damaged goods as required.
Operate a shrink-wrap machine, charge forklift batteries as needed, stack or separate good and bad pallets, and clean railcars, trailers, truck docks, and bays as requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.