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Material Handler I

AT Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Material Handler I

Florence, KY

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Standing for full shift

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

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This isn't your ordinary warehouse job nor ordinary company. As a warehouse colleague, you will be helping deliver various types of products that could be anything from life-saving personal protective equipment to microscopes for high school biology classrooms. You will be on the front lines of helping science make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We value hard work and dependability and in return, you'll be rewarded with great pay, great benefits, and the satisfaction at the end of the day that you are making a difference in the world.

How will you make an impact?

We want enthusiastic, dependable, hard-working, team players that will roll up their sleeves and make a difference for our customers and fellow colleagues every day. The impact you will have could be anything from delivering products that help a scientist discover a cure for cancer to helping a nurse care for a patient effectively because they have the right equipment.

What will you do?

  • Process customer orders daily to meet their expectations
  • Work in one or more process paths; receiving, picking, packing, or shipping
  • Package and label shipments according to standard operating procedures and complete documentation requirements for hazardous materials
  • Help ensure accurate storage of inventory
  • Work with your team to make sure everyone has a phenomenal experience working at Thermo Fisher Scientific

How will you get here?

Education

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

  • General warehouse experience preferred
  • Experience handling hazardous materials (chemicals) is a plus
  • Experience with computers and scanning equipment is a plus
  • Experience with powered industrial trucks (Fork Lifts) is a plus

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Ability to stand and move about the warehouse for significant periods of time (involving walking, stooping, bending, and reaching required)
  • Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Desire to work as part of a team, but also able to work independently and tackle problems quickly
  • Ability to read and write in English
  • Ability to lift, carry, and push up to 50 lbs

What We Offer

Competitive Salary:

  • Hourly pay rate based on experience
  • Annual performance-based bonus
  • Annual merit performance-based increase

Excellent Benefits!

  • Review our company's Total Rewards
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1
  • Paid Time Off (120 hours per year) + Designated Paid Holidays
  • 401K Company Match up to 6%
  • Tuition Reimbursement - eligible after 90 days!
  • Employee Referral Bonus

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

Client-provided location(s): Florence, KY, USA
Job ID: ThermoFisher-R-01287404
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Fitness Subsidies
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Remote Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Financial Counseling
    • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program