Material Handling Technician I

Material Handling Team Overview:

The Material Handling Team acts as a hands-on operational hub that ensures safe and compliant bulk chemical and waste management provides frontline technical and system support and drives efficiency coordination and continuous improvement across multiple departments.

Position Summary:

The Material Handling Technician I supports material flow inventory control and waste management operations across the Petaluma site. This role contributes to safe compliant and efficient warehouse and production support activities while supporting Material Handling Team initiatives focused on operational efficiency system support and cross-functional coordination.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each of the following essential functions satisfactorily:

Areas of Responsibility:

While guidance would come from upper management the Material Handling Technician I would primarily work independently with guidance as needed focusing on tasks involving LGCs warehouse processes organization and inventory managements (to include but not limited to hazardous chemical inventories raw materials and finished goods) and chemical waste organization per EPA guidelines.

Essential Functions:

• Support compliant hazardous/non-hazardous waste operationsschedule vendors stage and load waste perform inspections and maintain manifests/logs to keep EH&S waste streams moving safely and on time Inspect and troubleshoot process-utility connections daily (solvent/waste/inert gas) escalate or perform safe minor repairs and drive reliability/safety improvements to minimize downtime and prevent system failures
• Deliver day-to-day Facilities operational supportmaintain lift equipment coordinate equipment moves/installs support site projects and support vendors/logistics aligned to enable safe timely site operations
• Work within a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) environment supporting guidelines to uphold GMP and ISO 13485 standards as required
• Support the safe clean and efficient operation of the storage areas to meet service and OSHA RCRA HAZWOPER and on-site EHS standards
• Support the safe and efficient operation of the vehicular fleet used to transport between the California sites to meet service and OSHA RCRA HAZWOPER DOT and on-site EHS standards
• Support the safe and efficient operation of the powered lift truck fleet to meet service and OSHA HAZWOPER and on-site EHS standards
• Support the safe and efficient operation of Dangerous Goods shipping to meet service and OSHA DOT and on-site EHS standards
• Manage the safe clean and efficient operation of the warehouse and production floor inventory shelving areas to meet 5S and OSHA standards
• Support implementation of solution designs pertaining to the Material Handling processes and process flows organizing and supplying said goods for use by various internal customers
• Support robust cycle counting functionalities
• Work daily with cross-functional teams including EHS Facilities Procurement Production Material Handling and Operations
• Support Quality Control and Assurance in the release of inbound materials
• Maintain a professional and courteous relationship with both internal & external customers
• Stocking inventory to their assigned locations using manual and barcode scanning methods
• Other duties as assigned by management
• Schedule/Core Hours Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm with potential for added hours as the workload requires.
• Adherence to company Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) policy
• Heavy use of ERP MES and desktop work

Qualifications :

Education/Experience/Licenses/Certifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1 years of inventory management
• HS degree or equivalent
• Regular use of Microsoft Excel Outlook Word
• Use of a web browser.  
• ERP system familiarity; FMP and/or IFS a plus

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy of work
• Flexibility to changing operating conditions
• Ability to influence performance and team development
• Prioritization and delegation of daily/weekly tasks
• Daily use of computers in an ERP setting
• Solid knowledge of data analysis inventory management software and forecasting techniques
• Enthusiastic team player with exceptional communication skills both verbal and written
• Able to work independently self-starter
• Able to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Able to lift 40lbs.
• Kanban familiarity
• HAZWOPER certification a bonus
• Forklift familiarity recommended certification a bonus
• Warehouse environment experience

Additional Information :

ABOUT LGC: 

LGC is a leading global life science tools company providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers products and workflows and are valued for their performance quality and range. 

OUR VALUES

• PASSION
• CURIOSITY 
• INTEGRITY
• BRILLIANCE
• RESPECT

The typical pay range for this role for both Material Handling Tech I/II is:

Minimum: $ 22.000/Hourly

Maximum: $ 25.000/ Hourly

This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for the California -based position.  The actual base salary will depend on several factors such as: experience skills and location.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age disability race color ethnic or national origin sex sexual orientation gender reassignment marital or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity religion or belief. Short listing interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender sexual orientation marital status color race nationality ethnic or national origins religion or belief age or trade union membership.

This position requires current U.S. work authorization. We are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship for temporary visas (including H1B H2B OPT O1 TN)

For more information about LGC please visit our website 

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time