Warehouse Technician II

Avantor • Tualatin, OR

1d • 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 in a wide array of warehousing duties.

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, such as reach truck operators and order pickers, is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Unload trucks, trailers, containers of freight, counting products, compared to manifest to check all shipments for damage, infestation, or production code dates.
• Report shortages, damages, and mis-shipments on appropriate forms. Also, be able to sign for inbound shipments when necessary.
• Safely move inbound shipments to storage locations for efficient stacking of store merchandise.
• Ensure that the correct product number, quantity, and type (lot, batch, or serial number) are picked.
• Transport orders to shipping locations or delivery platforms using material-handling equipment, such as forklifts, cherry pickers, or pallet jacks.
• Label, stencil, tag, mark orders, band, bundle, wrap, over-pack, and palletize as required.
• Compare quantities, labels, and addresses 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.
• 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, truck docks, and bays as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED