Materials Management Associate I *PC 1261

Are you ready to start revolutionizing biomedical research? When you join Miltenyi Biotec, you join a family that is passionate about making a real impact – one breakthrough at a time. For over 30 years, we have played a pivotal role in the design, development, manufacture, and integration of products for sample preparation, cell separation, cell analysis, imaging, and cell culture needs. These developments have led to cutting-edge cell and gene therapies – transformative methods that mobilize the body’s own cells and genetic blueprint to tackle diseases such as cancer and autoimmune conditions. Today, our more than 18,000 solutions play a vital role in paving the way for the medicine of tomorrow.

Materials Management Associate I

Gaithersburg, MD

Your Tasks: 

This position is primarily responsible for performing routine shipping and receiving tasks independently while supporting entry level team members.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Perform routine shipping and receiving tasks independently and in compliance with company policies and procedures, while supporting entry level team members.
• Follow SOPs to execute the receipt, inspection, storage of materials and used for manufacturing and distribution activities. Demonstrate proper procedures to entry level team members.
• Receive, unpack, and examine incoming shipments, reject damaged items, record shortages, report discrepancies to supervisor or designee, and route items to departments while maintaining compliance to SOPs.
• Receive and handle hazardous materials such dry ice or flammable liquids per training and as required by SOP guidance.
• Use hand-trucks, pallet jacks or other material handling equipment to stock incoming products and support proper storage of articles in bins, on floor, on shelves, or in controlled temperature units, according to storage specifications.
• Notify management and proposes options when tasks require additional support to correctly execute or when requiring escalation.
• Perform pick/pack functions in accordance with SOP’s and maintain a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Deliver packages and other materials to internal customers within defined expectations, communicating delays to department leads as needed.
• Conduct periodic inventory/stock counts, report variances for further actions and or mitigation process.
• Participate in management of plant gasses / gas suppliers (i.e. CO2, LN, etc.).
• Participate in operational readiness activities including restocking, cleaning, organizing, or otherwise contributing to efficient operations. 
• May be assigned to projects focused on an area of specialization such as drug product shipping, material planning support, inventory maintenance support
• May need to provide unscheduled support for warehouse equipment.
• Utilize SAP to perform various warehouse functions such as receiving, materials reservations, picking, issuances, inventory management, and reconciliation.

Requirements:

• High school diploma and a minimum 3 years related industry experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic understanding of materials management, inventory control and GMPs, general knowledge of other operational areas such as QA, Materials Planning, etc, is desired. 
• Good communication and collaborations skills. 

Physical 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee is required to stand; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must have ability to handle more than one task at a time and must work at a rapid pace while maintaining attention to detail. The employee will use a hand-truck to move, convey, or hoist shipments in storage/ work areas. 

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. This job is performed in a temperature-controlled facility without exposure to e