Material Handler I

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

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:

Middletown, VA

DESCRIPTION

A Day in the Life:

• Start of shift: Review priorities with the supervisor, check for safety updates, and inspect the work area and assigned equipment.
• Receive materials: Unload or accept incoming items, compare them with shipping documents, and report shortages or damage.
• Put items away: Label and move materials to their assigned storage locations, updating inventory records as required.
• Support orders or production: Pick and deliver requested materials, checking item numbers and quantities before moving them.
• Keep records current: Scan items or complete basic paperwork so inventory locations and quantities stay accurate.
• Maintain a safe work area: Keep aisles clear, handle materials according to safety procedures, and report hazards or equipment issues.
• End of shift: Return equipment, organize the work area, complete outstanding records, and hand off urgent or unfinished work.

REQUIREMENTS

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 (order pickers/forklifts)

Knowledge

• • Basic warehouse, inventory, and material-handling practices
  • Common shipping, receiving, and storage procedures
  • Workplace safety practices, including safe lifting and equipment use
  • Basic counting, labeling, and recordkeeping procedures

Skills

• Follow written and verbal instructions
• Count, sort, label, and move materials accurately
• Use basic warehouse tools and equipment, with training as needed
• Complete simple inventory or shipping records
• Communicate clearly and work cooperatively with a team

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Lift and move materials within the role’s physical requirements
• Stand, walk, bend, and reach for extended periods as needed
• Maintain accuracy while completing routine, repetitive tasks
• Follow safety procedures and report damaged or misplaced materials
• Adapt to changing priorities and work in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer:

Compensation

• Competitive Pay
• Performance Related Bonus where eligible
• Annual merit performance-based increase

Excellent Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Paid Time Off/Annual Leave
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards