• Job Description

  Req#: R-159155

  The Opportunity:

  In this role, you will report to the Distribution Center Site Leader and will work closely with the Avantor’s Clinical Services professionals to serve our customers by performing customized, mission-based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science.

  What we’re looking for :

  Education: High school graduate (or equivalent).

  Qualifications: 12+ months experience in warehouse or office, preferably shipping and receiving and/or inventory

  How you will thrive and create an impact:

  We offer a full range of clinical trial services that cover every step, from discovery to delivery. Our portfolio of custom kitting, equipment and ancillary solutions, and biorepository and archiving services stands at the ready - to serve any trial, of any size, anywhere in the world. In this role you will:

  • Split your time between working in the warehouse and at a desk entering shipping and receipt information into the computer system.

  • Enter all incoming Equipment and Consumables into the MESM IT System ensuring that all information is correct and accurate.

  • Process all returns following all laid down procedures.

  • Pick, Pack and Dispatch all outbound Equipment and Consumables from the MESM Distribution Centre to Sites ensuring that all information is correct and accurate.

  • Assist the US Supply Chain with weekly PI checks and annual stock checks.

  • Ensure that you adhere to safe working systems and the ISO 9001 processes and highlight any potential hazards to your line manager.

  • Ensure that the warehouse is kept in a clean and tidy manner and that all waste is disposed or recycled correctly.

  • Good IT skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

  • Good verbal and written communication skills

  • Good leadership skills; ability to help others

  • Ability to pay strong attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy

  • Ability to multi-task

  • Ability to work with team members and other departments.

  • Must be physically able to move pallets with a pallet jack

  • Must possess a strong sense of urgency

  • Ability to operate a forklift (will train)

  Disclaimer:
  The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

  Why Avantor?

  Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.
  
  The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.
  
  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. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

  EEO Statement:

  We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.

  If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

  For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster , EEO is the Law Poster Supplement , and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision .

  3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy:

  By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.

• About the company

  Avantor is a chemicals and materials company headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries.

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