Material Handler I

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

Work Shift:

Monday through Friday

8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Starting Pay: $20.50

Material Handler I

When your part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals.

Location / Division Specific Information

The Thermo Fisher Scientific Memphis site is part of the PSG-CTD Division. It is a multi-product and multi-client biopharmaceutical site. We provide storage and order fulfillment of commercial and commercial free pharmaceutical products for our clients. We have capabilities to support and store products that require cold chain and ambient processing.

How will you make an impact?

As a Material Handler I you will perform an array of duties such as receiving and processing incoming stock and materials, picking and filling orders from stock, packing and shipping orders, or managing, organizing, and retrieving stock and other supplies. Lead a safe, compliant, and profitable execution of all related processes and facilities continuous improvement. These duties will be performed according to established safety, security, and quality guidelines in our GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) facility.    

What will you do?

• Prepares samples or clinical agents or collection kits in accordance to with Standard Work instructions for pickups, courier deliveries and shipments.
• Responsible for using Warehouse Management System (WMS) for data entry and material/product tracking.
• Conduct work in a safe and effective manner and take appropriate action to fix unsafe acts, systems, and procedures.
• Using a picking equipment you will examine, pick, pack, sort, arrange, count, store, and accurately process items for storage and/or shipment in accordance with established procedures
• Maintain inventory accuracy by verifying quantity, lot number, expiration date and product name
• Load and unload trucks as needed via forklift or pallet jacks
• Wrap, weigh, & prepare shipments on skids/pallets
• Willing to cross-train and work in multiple areas of the warehouse
• Handle fragile products, removing damaged products as necessary
• Participate in Continuous Improvement – PPI (Practical Process Improvement) events by entering JDIs and performing Gemba’s
• Follow quality protocols, aligning with Warehouse and Good Distribution polices and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and safety procedures as well as cGMP and cGDP
• Learn, adapt, and train on new concepts or businesses
• Processes cold chain products as the need arises, in a -20 freezer and 2-8 cooler
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• High School diploma or GED

• Experience:
  • Required: No previous work experience required
  • Preferred: Experience in distribution, warehouse or supply chain or related field
  • Preferred: Experience with powered industrial trucks (order pickers)

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• High attention to detail
• Walk and stand up to six hours at a time
• Can interact and use WMS and RF scanning devices to perform basic distribution tasks
• Ability to wear PPE as required
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to work weekends and overtime
• At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 90,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards