• Material Handler I

    ThermoFisher Scientific (Portage, MI)


    Work Schedule

     

    First Shift (Days)

     

    Environmental Conditions

     

    Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), 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.

    Location/Division Specific Information:

    Portage, MI 49002 / SDG-IDD

     

    How Will You Make an Impact?:

     

    We want enthusiastic, dependable, hard-working, standout colleagues that will 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.

     

    A Day in the Life:

    + Receiving, examining, sorting, arranging, counting, storing, picking, and packing items for storage and/or shipment in accordance with established procedures and customer requirements.

    + Preparing and filing routine documentation.

    + Maintaining quality metrics.

    + Operating material handling equipment (e.g. hand truck, pallet jack, Forklift etc).

    + Working in and out of a +4c walk-in Cold Room.

    Education:

    High school diploma or equivalent required.

    Experience:

    + Required: No previous work experience required

    + Preferred: Experience in distribution, warehouse or supply chain or related field

    + Preferred: Experience with powered industrial trucks (Forklift, Walkie Stacker)

     

    What We Offer

    Compensation

    + Competitive Hourly Pay Rate

    + Annual performance-based bonus

    + Annual merit performance-based increase

    Excellent Benefits

    + Benefits & Total Rewards | Thermo Fisher Scientific (https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards)

    + Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1

    + Paid Time Off & Designated Paid Holidays

    + Retirement Savings Plan

    + Tuition Reimbursement

    + Employee Referral Bonus

    + Career Advancement Opportunities

     

    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.