Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cold Room/Freezers -22degrees, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Strong Odors (chemical, lubricants, biological products etc.), Will work with hazardous/toxic materials
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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Location/Division Specific Information: The BioServices Team, at the Germantown, MD site focuses on the receipt, inventory storage, withdrawal, weighing, and shipment of chemical compounds used for cancer research.
How Will You Make an Impact?
The Operations Technician II supports operations by storing, weighing, and shipping compounds at temperatures ranging from ambient (room temperature) to -80 degrees C with potentially hazardous properties.
A Day in the Life: • Receive purchased chemical materials • Facilitate movement of materials, including hazardous materials, across the site • Weigh compounds to be shipped and return remaining compounds to their storage locations • Ship weighed compounds • Maintain supply inventory levels
How To Get Here Education:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Associate's or bachelor's degree in chemistry or related science preferred.
Experience:
- Required: Minimum of 1 year of work experience in distribution, warehouse or supply chain or related field where GXP processes are followed.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Work independently and set priorities
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Work together as a team
- Able to work with methods to handle, process and store compounds using a computerized storage and retrieval system
- Physical Requirements / Work Environment
- Core business hours: 8AM - 5PM
What We Offer Compensation Competitive Hourly Pay Rate Optional on-call, after hours compensation
Annual performance-based bonus Annual merit performance-based increase
Excellent Benefits Benefits & Total Rewards | Thermo Fisher Scientific Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1 Paid Time Off & Designated Paid Holidays
Retirement Savings Plan Tuition Reimbursement Employee Referral Bonus Career Advancement Opportunities