Materials Specialist

Materials Management Position

Onsite position with a duration of 2 months. Shift: 1 PM to 9 PM. The Materials Management department is responsible for warehouse management, inventory control, work order management, incoming receipts, and domestic and international shipments of all items for Madison. This department follows approved materials SOPs for the Madison site. The Materials Management Team supports other departments in all materials needs, including staging materials for manufacturing.

Specific duties, activities, and responsibilities include:

• Using FEFO basis, pick, stock, verify, identify inventory, or deliver materials as needed
• Accurately pick, pack, ship and document all orders to meet customer order fulfillment requirements
• Management of all work orders which includes printing, timely picking and staging of all materials, issuing materials to and closing work orders upon completion
• Support column crating process
• Support Lab materials replenishment reports
• Support Freezer/Cooler PM's as needed
• Communicate, maintain, and resolve any PO related issues within a timely manner
• Achieve and maintain zero shipping errors and zero inventory variances
• Monitor shipments for damage, breakage, or other problems and document circumstances immediately upon discovery
• Ability to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work standing for approximately 80% of a typical working day
• Ability to work on a mobile device, DSI scanner, or in front of a computer screen
• Ability to work with hazardous or flammable materials (e.g., chemicals, acids, bases, dry ice etc.) so as not to endanger oneself or others
• Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements
• Ability and means to travel between Madison locations
• Ability to participate in the on-call schedule rotation
• Ability to work in cold storage cooler (2-8c), -20c freezer and monitor freezer alarm system as required
• Participate in weekly QA audits
• Maintain compliance by completing all training within the required timeline using Compliance Wire training system
• Perform additional duties as requested

Position requirements include:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid Wisconsin driver's license
• Ability to operate company owned transport vehicle as requested
• 1-2 years of relevant work experience in a shipping, material operation's environment
• Prior experience operating warehouse equipment handheld scanners, forklifts, pallet jacks, etc.) preferred
• Prior cold storage material handling and alarm system monitoring preferred
• Prior pharmaceutical or food manufacturing/processing, & cGMP experience, preferred
• Prior computerized inventory management system knowledge, JD Edwards knowledge preferred
• Prior DOT and IATA training preferred
• Knowledge of International documentation compliance, INCO Terms, CI, HTS code, SLI and DG
• Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and MS Teams knowledge preferred
• Proven ability to multi-task and demonstrate diplomatic skills
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Proactive initiative/mindset to foresee needs and value-added support/consideration