Shipping Team Lead - 1st Shift

Avantor • Paris, KY

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Avantor is seeking a Shipping Team Lead for the 1st shift to manage warehouse operations including loading/unloading trucks, handling product, and palletizing. This role involves documenting work, recording inventory data using scanners and computers, and collaborating with peers and management for continuous improvement and teamwork. The Lead will operate forklifts and hand carts, adhere to safety policies, mentor less-experienced colleagues, and assist supervisors without formal supervision duties. This is a full-time position based in Paris, KY, with a work schedule of Monday-Friday, 7am-3:30pm, with overtime as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
• Minimum 3 years of warehousing experience, ideally in a cGMP manufacturing environment.
• Industrial powered equipment experience required.
• Working knowledge of PC applications (SAP, Excel, Word, Fed ex, UPS).
• Able to follow written and/or verbal instructions.
• Familiarity with cGMP, SOP’s and/or Work Instructions.
• Must be able to use proper techniques to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Must be able to shift priorities easily.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret SOP’s, coverage, documents, and regulations.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively establish rapport, present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers and the public.

Nice To Haves

• External training for shipment of Hazardous materials preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as a contact point between supervisor and warehouse associates.
• Lead the daily task assignments associated with processing all daily picking, packing and shipping of finished product and miscellaneous shipments.
• Lead the daily task assignments associated with all daily inbound receipts and processing of all raw material receipts.
• Prepare and/or oversee the raw material physical labeling, sampling, inventory data sheets; supplier status sample size and units to be sampled based on the supplier index and number of units received.
• Examine, sort, arrange, count, store, pick, and pack items for storage and/or shipment in accordance with established Work Instructions, SOP’s and customer requirements.
• Preparation and/or oversight of labels to received product and for new labels required for expiration extensions or transfers between warehouses.
• Support production requests for products required by specific SOP’s and batch records.
• Prepare and/or oversee routine documentation (i.e., Bill of Ladings), hazardous material packaging and paperwork as is required by common carrier and material being shipped.
• Coordinate and/or oversee international shipment paperwork as required by each customer.
• Communicate with forwarder to arrange shipment, paperwork, and pick up of material at our dock.
• Ship and/or oversee with miscellaneous shipping order preparation in support of all non-inventoried product, packages, and paperwork.
• Coordinate and/or oversee all special shipping requirements and packaging by quantity of product to be transported.
• Enter inventory/adjust inventory locations in the computer system.
• Check physical location to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Assist and maintain in our cycle count program to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Train warehouse associates on material handling equipment (i.e., fork lift, pallet jack, etc.) using proper safety procedures.
• Train all warehouse associates on shipping, receiving and warehouse daily processes.
• Monitors and ensures necessary logs and charts are completed and accurate for all warehouse documents as required by SOP’s.
• Work closely with internal departments to assure commitments to customers are met in a timely manner.
• Maintain adequate levels of packaging materials, shipping supplies, and consumable store room supplies.
• Assist in repacking or labeling of chemicals.
• Actively prepares for and participates with internal and/or customer audits.
• Assist in writing of SOP’s, Work Instructions and NCR’s.
• Maintain all warehouse areas in a clean and safe condition always.
• Ensures compliance with cGMPs, SOP and Work Instructions.
• Perform all duties of a Warehouse associate.
• Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

Benefits

• Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
• We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success.

What This Job Offers

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