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Warehouse Trainer

Avantor
West Henrietta, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Aug 2025
💰 $91,000/yr($54,600/yr$91,000/yr)

About the role

The Opportunity:

Under limited supervision, perform warehouse operations such as loading/unloading trucks, stacking bags, handling product, palletizing, etc. Document all completed work and recording inventory data; utilizing scanners/computers as necessary. Interact regularly with peers and management to pursue continuous improvement of warehouse operations and promote teamwork. Operate forklifts and hand carts. Understand and adhere to all safety policies and procedures. Mentor less-experienced peers and assist supervisors, but does not formally supervise others. 1st Shift.

What we’re looking for:

  • Education: High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required
  • Experience: Minimum 3 years of warehousing experience, ideally in a cGMP manufacturing environment.
  • Industrials powered equipment experience required.

How you are:

  • Working knowledge of PC applications (SAP, Excel, Word, Fed ex, UPS)
  • Able to follow written and/or verbal instructions.
  • Familiarity with cGMP, SOP’s and/or Work Instructions.
  • Must be able to use proper techniques to lift to 75 pounds.
  • Must be able to shift priorities easily.
  • External training for shipment of Hazardous materials preferred.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret SOP’s, coverage, documents, and regulations.
  • Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively establish rapport, present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers and the public. Skill and ability to meet people and listen.
  •  Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
  • Perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. Understanding of metric system measurements is beneficial.
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed and uninvolved written or oral instructions.
  •  Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Ability to organize and prioritize work. Skill and ability to meet deadlines and operate office.
  • Use Microsoft office tools and company software.

How you will thrive and create an impact 

  • Act as a contact point between supervisor and warehouse associates.
  • Lead the daily task assignments associated with processing all daily picking, packing and shipping of finished product and miscellaneous shipments.
  • Lead the daily task assignments associated with all daily inbound receipts and processing of all raw material receipts.
  • Prepare and or oversee the raw material physical labeling, sampling, inventory data sheets; supplier status sample size and units to be sampled based on the supplier index and number of units received.
  • Examine, sort, arrange, count, store, pick, and pack items for storage and/or shipment in accordance with established Work Instructions, SOP’s and customer requirements.
  • Preparation and or oversee of labels to received product and for new labels required for expiration extensions or transfers between warehouses.
  • Support production requests for products required by specific SOP’s and batch records.
  • Prepare and or oversee on routine documentation (i.e., Bill of Ladings), hazardous material packaging and paperwork as is required by common carrier and material being shipped.
  • Coordinate and or oversee on international shipment paperwork as required by each customer.
  • Communicate with forwarder to arrange shipment, paperwork, and pick up of material at our dock.
  • Ship and or oversee with miscellaneous shipping order preparation in support of all non-inventoried product, packages, and paperwork.
  • Coordinate and or oversee all special shipping requirements and packaging by quantity of product to be transported.
  • Enter inventory/adjust inventory locations in the computer system. Check physical location to ensure inventory accuracy.
  • Assist and maintain in our cycle count program to ensure inventory accuracy.
  • Train warehouse associates on material handling equipment (i.e., forklift, pallet jack, etc.) using proper safety procedures.
  • Train all warehouse associates on shipping, receiving and warehouse daily processes.

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