Material Handler I - 2nd shift Mon-Fri (2PM-10:30PM)

Who we are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

Under general supervision, works in one or more various work group areas, as assigned – inbound, outbound, picking, packing, sorter, replenishments, inventory control, DEA control cage & vault, refrigerated storage areas, value added and secondary packaging area.  Time spent in any area may vary by day-to-day business requirements.

 

Travel Requirements
Occasional assignments between PA sites

How you’ll spend your day

Performs various functions related to receiving, processing, shipping customer orders and managing inventory:

 

•    Utilizes radio frequency (RF) system and operates fork-lift to receive and put-away inbound (IB) receipts - includes physically breaking down and creating optimal sized pallets prior to put-away into inventory

•    Utilizes RF system and operates fork-lift to move inventory throughout the warehouse for the purpose of managing inventory and replenishing picking locations

•    Performs tote picks via tote management system (Pick-to-light module) - includes deployment of totes on PTL module, using PTL module to accurately pick orders from shelf to tote

•    Performs tote auditing / packing functions via warehouse management system (WMS), packing equipment and packing materials

•    Performs full carton picks via WMS generated picking labels - consists of ensuring properly matching pick labels to product, affixing labels to cartons and placing cartons on conveyor belt

•    Performs duties related to sorter activity, which consists of moving from lane to lane to clear cartons from sort lanes to pallet, affixing labels and packing slips, shrink wrapping pallets, etc.

•    Utilizes RF system and operates fork-lift to load pallets on trucks for outbound (OB) shipments, as well as creating appropriate shipping documents via WMS system

•    Performs all of the above tasks as they pertain to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) certified control cage and vault areas, as well as performing DEA inventory audits

•    Performs all of the above duties as they pertain to the refrigerated storage areas

•    Performs stock adjustments, cycle count reconciliations and corrects inventory discrepancies

•    Performs value added work such as aggregation of lots, relabeling lots with tertiary shipper labels, inspecting or sampling lots via protocols

•    Performing secondary packing duties such as reorientation of sales units, replacement of secondary packaging, replacement of patient information leaflets or replacement of primary unit label 
 

 

Follows Teva Safety, Health, and Environmental policies and procedures.            
Other duties, as assigned, or as business needs require- i.e. general housekeeping, labeling product, cycle counting via RF system, etc.   
Primary Outcomes:
•    Exemplary Attendance
•    Proficiency and accuracy of work completed according to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs)
•    Work performed in an ethical and safe manner according to DEA & OSHA regulations, as well as company policies
 

Your experience and qualifications

Qualifications 
•    High School diploma or GED
•    6 months in an industrial environment
•    Previous warehouse, logistics, distribution, forklift training experience preferred
•    Experience with RF technology and WMS system preferred.  Must be able to obtain initial certification in the operation of Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT) within 90 days.  Must be trained and certified on PIT to include rider jacks, forklifts, reach trucks, stock pickers, and turret stock pickers.
•    Regularly required to stand up to 8.0 hrs.  Frequently required to walk, climb stairs, stoop, kneel, bend, and or crouch.  Frequently lift 50 lbs. and occasionally up to 60 lbs. (Requirement based on heaviest repack configuration for refrigerated repack cartons).  Frequently exert up to 60 lbs. of force to push/pull objects or equipment within the distribution center.  Specific vision abilities required are a minimum of 20/40 close vision, 20/40 distance vision,