Material Handler - 1st Shift

Avantor • Carpinteria, CA

7d • $39,000 - $62,675 • Onsite

About The Position

Warehouse material handlers are responsible for accurately receiving, storing, picking, and shipping products to meet Avantor standards of productivity, quality, safety, and customer service. This position is based in an industrial warehouse setting and is flexible to a wide range of duties within warehousing.

This position requires flexibility to support multiple building locations across the site.

Requirements

• High School education or GED preferred.
• Entry-level 1-2 years’ experience - Open to those who are eager to start their career in the warehouse industry.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• OSHA Forklift and HAZMAT certification is a plus.
• Warehouse/distribution experience a plus.
• Equipment with MHE likes reach truck operators and order pickers a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all safety requirements are adhered to and followed to provide a safe work environment for all employees.
• Maintain areas neatly organized and clean. Clearly label materials, containers, storage areas, etc. Support departmental initiatives related to 6S, Kaizens, Safety Gemba’s, and others.
• Unload trucks, trailers, containers of freight, counting products, compared 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 safely moved to storage locations and efficiently stacked as store merchandise.
• Ensure that the correct product number, quantity, and product type (lot, batch, serial number) are picked. Transport orders to shipping locations or delivery platforms using material handling equipment, such as forklifts, 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 the 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees