Material Handler

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Position Title: Material Handler

Reports to: Production Management

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Summary of Objective:

As a Material Handler, you will become an integral part of PCI Pharma Services company operations by strengthening our business’ efficiency, timeliness and commitment to service. Material handlers are essential to the daily operations; the successful candidate will be responsible for moving inventory and production supplies safely and efficiently from PCI warehouses to the production floor. You will ensure the safe and timely delivery of materials to the production rooms while coordinating with the warehouse (WH) to maximize efficiency, paying careful attention to detail, ensuring the proper completion of every work order.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The essential duties and responsibilities include the following but other duties may be assigned.

• Move components to and from warehouse locations as needed in a safe and efficient matter.
• Ensure materials are properly identified
• Wraps Skids. Maintain clean floors at all times. Empty pallets stacked neatly. Clean and maintain holding area
• Must demonstrate ability to transport items safely and efficiently for both QA and Production Coordinators. Must demonstrate competency to accurately complete move transactions
• Must demonstrate willingness and ability to safely and efficiently access and transport -20 and -40 conditioned material to and from the warehouse storage area.
• Clean Packaging Rooms
• Clean Primary Packaging Tooling
• Change room Pre-Filters as needed
• Utilize Scanner devices for material movement and understand material handling computer system
• Move components from Warehouse location as needed
• Distribute small packages and envelopes
• Any other duties deemed necessary by Supervisors
• Work a reasonable amount overtime
• Must demonstrate ability to type or use a computer
• Lifting 35-50 lbs. (with 2 person carry)
• Ability to obtain power equipment certification
• This position may require overtime and/or weekend work.
• Knowledge of and adherence to all PCI, EHS, cGMP, and GCP policies, procedures, rules.
• Attendance to work is an essential function of this position
• Performs other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor.

Special Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must be physically capable to perform the duties listed below with or without reasonable accommodations which may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Stationary Position: 3/4 of the day and up.
• Move, Traverse: 3/4 of the day and up.
• Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, or place: 3/4 of the day and up.
• Install, place, adjust, apply, measure, use, or signal: 3/4 of the day and up.
• Ascend/Descend or Work Atop: 3/4 of the day and up.
• Position self (to) or Move (about or to): 3/4 of the day and up.
• On an average day, the individual can expect to move and/or transport up to 50 pounds between 1/2 and 3/4 of the day.

This position may have the following special vision requirements.

☐ Close Vision ☐ Distance Vision ☐ Color Vision ☐ Peripheral Vision ☐ Depth Perception

☐ Ability to focus ☒ No Special Vision Requirements

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The following are some environmental conditions that one may be exposed to on a daily basis and for various lengths of time.

• Work is performed in areas with moderate risk or discomfort that may require special safety precautions, such as wearing protective clothing or gear for 3/4 of the day and up.
• Work near moving mechanical parts for 3/4 of the day and up.
• Work near moving mechanical parts for 3/4 of the day and up.
•  Fumes or airborne particles for 3/4 of the day