Team Leader, Distribution

On-site in Bridgewater, NJ. Relocation assistance is not provided. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship and able to pass a comprehensive background check, including a drug screening.

About the role

As a Team Leader, Distribution at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll help achieve excellence in warehouse operations while contributing to global scientific advancement. Leading a team in our facilities, you'll ensure efficient, accurate, and compliant handling of vital materials that enable our customers to make breakthrough discoveries. This role combines operational leadership with process improvement to maintain our high standards of safety, quality, and service excellence. You'll coordinate daily warehouse activities, develop teams, and optimize processes through Lean methodologies and our Practical Process Improvement (PPI) framework. You'll collaborate across functions to ensure seamless operations while maintaining strict compliance with cGMP, safety regulations, and quality standards. This position offers opportunities to enhance supply chain operations while contributing to Thermo Fisher's mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

Responsibilities

• Meet and maintain team and distribution performance metrics.
• Lead teams within the designated area to achieve all departmental and business targets.
• Communicate and engage with the team and distribution leadership through daily management board meetings, ensuring awareness of business activities and addressing operational challenges.
• Provide leadership and management support, including coaching, performance management, training, issue resolution, and career development.
• Take ownership of safety initiatives, including incident investigations, reporting, safety walkthroughs, and continuous improvement activities.
• Track Same Day Ship (SDS) metric daily, analyze misses, perform root cause analysis, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support and maintain accurate key performance indicators, track trends, and implement standard processes.
• Support departmental programs in accordance with Quality System procedures.
• Support departmental audit readiness and participate in internal and external quality audits.
• Provide role-model leadership in inspiring change and continuous improvement through Lean standard processes.
• Support inventory accuracy activities to achieve annual targets for the Bridgewater Site.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory agencies regarding hazardous materials packaging, storage, and shipping.
• Be flexible and adaptable to varying priorities throughout the day.
• Identify training and development requirements, establish and maintain training programs for all staff, ensuring individual records are kept up to date.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; high school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous warehouse experience and basic knowledge of warehouse management systems required.
• At least 2 years of experience in supervising or overseeing the work of others.
• Good collaboration and interpersonal skills—ability to lead, engage, and support others.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of chemical storage and packing regulations is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.

Work Environment

This role requires working in an office, traditional warehouse, and chemical manufacturing setting. Personal protective equipment (PPE) will be provided, including safety glasses, hi-visibility outerwear, and closed-toed footwear. Prolonged periods of sitting may be required, and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. unaided is necessary.

Pay

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in New Jersey is $27.00–$40.00. 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.

Benefits

• A choice of national medical, dental, and vision plans, 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.
• Retirement and savings programs, such as a 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, visit: Thermo Fisher Scientific Total Rewards.

Schedule

Standard (Monday–Friday).