Warehouse Associate (1st shift)

About the role

The Warehouse Associate assists warehouse management to ensure smooth and accurate flow of incoming and outgoing materials in a pharmaceutical operations environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Company and customer inventory records and required logbooks and charts
• Ensure receiving, storage, distribution of materials, items and finished products is in accordance with standard operating procedures
• Load/unload shipments
• Assist with cycle counting and month-end reconciliations
• Assist with setup of outbound trucks for finished products following customer instructions
• Ship established products in the most cost effective manner using customer's prescribed carriers
• Occasional driving of commercial box truck
• Ensure delivery time frames are met consistently
• Facilitate and set up inbound shipments of materials and finished products
• Assist in administrative duties as directed
• Work in a positive and constructive manner with other departments
• Assist in and ensure completion of required training and documentation
• Complete required paperwork for a cGMP regulated environment

Experience & Education Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate's Degree or higher preferred
• One to two years in a warehouse environment performing like duties with knowledge of cGMP's preferred
• Experience with various types of forklifts preferred
• Onsite training is provided

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of warehouse and transportation practices and procedures
• Knowledge of general office practices and procedures
• Knowledge and skill in operating various specialized equipment
• Skill in operating office equipment, including computer, calculator, facsimile, copy machine, e-mail, spreadsheet databases, and telephone
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and coordinate various activities simultaneously
• Ability to communicate with coworkers, management team members, and other individuals in a courteous and professional manner
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form