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Thermo Fisher Scientific

Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies

Material Handler 2

Picking & PackingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGrand Island, NY, USA$14.41 - $24.01 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
  • At least one year of general warehouse experience is required.
  • One to two years of experience working with computers and basic software packages, including Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word, is required.
  • Experience with powered industrial trucks, including order pickers, is required.
  • Maintain knowledge of current import/export regulations as they relate to shipment of goods to and from the United States.
  • Be able to lift 40 pounds without assistance; the work environment includes cold rooms and freezers, fluctuating hot and cold temperatures, loud equipment or machinery, personal protective equipment, warehouse conditions, and hazardous or toxic materials.
  • Regularly sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and use close vision and adjust focus.
  • Regularly lift up to 20 pounds; on occasion, lift 45 pounds or more with assistance or equipment.
  • Have organizational skills and verbal and written communication abilities.
  • Partner with colleagues of differing cultural, language, and educational backgrounds.

Responsibilities

  • Process customer orders daily to meet customer expectations.
  • Work in one or more process paths, including receiving, picking, packing, or shipping.
  • Prepare shipping documents, coordinate shipments with couriers, and ship materials, including finished products, in accordance with applicable standard operating procedures.
  • Ensure inventory is stored accurately.
  • Perform finished-goods tasks and regularly use powered industrial truck equipment.
  • Participate in safety, quality, and process improvement initiatives.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience handling hazardous materials, including chemicals, is a plus.

About the Company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Makes lab instruments, reagents and supplies

Thermo Fisher Scientific makes and sells the instruments, chemicals, consumables and lab services that drug companies, hospitals, universities and industrial labs use for research, testing and production. Its products cover work from gene sequencing and protein analysis to diagnostic tests and lab freezers, and its distribution arm ships supplies to labs worldwide. Drug developers also hire it to run clinical trials and to manufacture medicines under contract. It earns money from consumables that labs buy again and again, along with instrument sales, service contracts and outsourcing fees. The company traces its roots to Thermo Electron, founded in 1956, which merged with Fisher Scientific in 2006, and it is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Waltham, MA
Founded
1956

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