Material Handling Technician

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

This position is responsible for delivering consumables including chemical materials such as solvents and pigments, lab supplies and sundries from the shipping dock to an appropriate location within a laboratory or storage room. This position is also responsible for stocking and organizing lab supply rooms, keeping accurate inventory, and maintaining appropriate shipping paperwork.

Key Duties:

• Verifying the accuracy of quantity and quality of incoming deliveries
• Ensuring proper labeling of incoming items and internal re-containerization of products.
• Identifying and locating the right products during the delivery process
• Recording the location and date of delivery
• Keeping track of delivery paperwork and submitting them to the appropriate person
• Collaborating with internal departments to locate missing packages, fix incorrect deliveries and replace damaged products
• Operating various delivery equipment including fork-lifts
• Monitoring stock levels in lab supply areas and re-stock as necessary
• Communicating with buyer when inventory is low
• Assisting in the re-containerizing requested material from bulk containers to secondary containers and properly labeling them
• Complying with all safety, health, and environmental regulations

"Job duties include contact with other employees, operating heavy machinery, and access to proprietary information, raw materials, finished merchandise, and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and vendors."

FORMAL EDUCATION:

Required:

• High School Graduate

Preferred:

• Minimum of 2 years experience in similar role

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Physically fit with the ability to lift objects weighing between 50-100 pounds
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Team Player

Preferred:

• Certification of forklift operation

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

• Safety Management Skills

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: (TIME SPENT AWAY FROM HOME OR OTHER TYPICAL OFFICE LOCATION)

• 0-5%