Material Handler II - First Shift

Work Schedule

Second Shift (Afternoons)

Environmental Conditions

• Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance
• Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) safety standards
• Cold room/freezers: -22°F / -6°C
• Fluctuating temperatures (hot/cold)
• Loud noises (equipment/machinery)
• Rapid flashing lights
• Some degree of PPE required (e.g., safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs)
• Standing for the full shift
• Various outside weather conditions
• Warehouse environment
• Work with hazardous/toxic materials
• Working at heights

Job Description

Pay Rate: $20.00

Location / Division Specific Information

This is a Material Handler II role in the storage department on 2nd shift, Monday through Friday, 2:30pm–11:00pm.

Within the storage department, you will perform tasks such as retrieving material from manufacturing, transferring product to pallets, banding/wrapping product to pallets, storing pallets, staging trucks, and loading trucks. You will also use E1, Outlook, and Excel.

You will regularly use PIT equipment (power walkie, fork truck, pancake, stacker, and swing truck). In addition to daily tasks, you will participate in safety, quality, and process improvement initiatives.

How Will You Make an Impact?

You are an enthusiastic, dependable, hard-working, standout colleague who will make a difference for customers and fellow colleagues every day—supporting work that helps protect the environment, supports food safety, and enables scientific breakthroughs, including finding cures for cancer.

A Day in the Life

• Process customer orders daily to meet their expectations.
• Work in one or more process paths: receiving, storing, picking, packing, or shipping.
• Prepare shipping documents, coordinate shipments with couriers, and ship materials (including finished products) per applicable SOPs.
• Ensure inventory is stored accurately.
• Work with your team to ensure a positive experience every day.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

• Minimum of one year of general warehouse experience.
• One to two years’ experience working with computers and basic software packages, including Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Experience with powered industrial trucks (order pickers).
• Experience handling hazardous materials (chemicals) is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Maintain knowledge of current import/export regulations as they relate to shipment of goods to and from the USA.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems independently and collaboratively.
• Self-motivated, self-starter with strong organizational skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to partner with colleagues across differing cultural, language, and educational backgrounds.
• Demonstrates the Thermo Fisher values (The Four I’s): Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Ability to regularly sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Close vision and ability to adjust focus required.
• Regularly required to lift up to 20 pounds. May be required to lift 45 pounds or more with assistance and/or equipment on occasion.
• Ability to work in different environments, such as frozen, refrigerated, and ambient/room temperature areas.
• Ability to work at different heights on powered industrial trucks such as an order picker.

What We Offer

Compensation

• Competitive hourly pay rate
• Additional shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shift positions
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Annual merit performance-based increase

Excellent Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective Day 1
• Paid Time Off & designated paid holidays
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee referral bonus
• Career advancement opportunities
• Health incentive programs and national plan options
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits
• 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
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) for eligible colleagues

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in New York is $14.41–$21.61.

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.