Associate I, Distribution
Company: Sysmex America, Inc
Location: Buffalo Grove
Posted on: April 22, 2024
Job Description:
Associate I, Distribution
Job Location(s)
US-IL-Buffalo Grove
# of Openings
3
Job ID
2024-3834
Category
Operations
Travel
None
Overview
Find a Better Way... ...to use your skills and experience. This is
the time to let your talent come to life. To maximize your
knowledge and use it for the greater good. To work with the best
professionals using state-of-the-art technology, and improve lives
with your innovative ideas and ambitious dreams. Find a better way:
the Sysmex Way. ...to improve the lives of others. Headquartered in
Kobe, Japan, Sysmex is located in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Renowned
worldwide for the very finest in quality, innovative diagnostic
equipment and information-management systems, we apply science to
enhance the quality of life on a global scale. Our agile,
resourceful team is committed to realizing critical breakthroughs
in laboratory diagnostics, information technology, workflow
analysis and life sciences for the clinical laboratory. ...to build
a promising future.
Responsibilities
We currently have a great opportunity available for a Distribution
Associate. The distribution associate is an entry level position
and is responsible for assisting in many of the daily activities
within the Distribution Center, including: inbound (receiving);
inventory control; production support; put away, storing, cycle
counting, packing and shipping of materials and/or finished goods.
Ensure the cleanliness of the warehouse is maintained in addition
to maintaining a safety orient culture in a policy and procedure
based organization. Contribute to the continuous improvement
process through recommendations, suggestion, and implementation of
approved projects. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
General:Load and unload all inbound and outbound trailers, trucks,
vans, making sure all safety devices are utilized and distribution
center procedures are being followed. Conduct daily cycle counts
and physical inventories. Consolidate product to optimize space in
the warehouse.
- Awareness of all products and product handling requirements.
Monitoring warehouse inventory levels and replenish inventory into
warehouse racking. Assist warehouse team in meeting productivity
requirements with assigned tasks.
- Preparing items as per customer packaging, labeling, and
shipping requirements which includes picking and packing items for
orders to ship daily to our customers according to departmental
procedures.
- Operates all material handling equipment, vertical baler,
pallet jack, two wheel cart, bar code scanners, conveyor, air
machine, sealed air, shipping manifest systems with exception of
industrial lift trucks, until certified.
- Follow the guidelines and directions set by the Distribution
Management Team and perform other duties as assigned. Continuous
Improvements:
- Interface with Sysmex internal customers and external customers
as needed or directed on continuous improvement opportunities.
Learn the roles and responsibilities of Distribution Associate
Level 2.
- Ability to multi-task proactively and re-prioritize on a daily
basis to accommodate the changing business requirements.
Participate in all continuous improvement projects and cost saving
measures.Quality:
- Follow distribution procedures in accordance with cGXP, FDA,
OSHA, IATA, DOT, TSA and other applicable regulations or other
foreign authority of regulatory requirements. This includes product
documentation, quality standards, specifications, SOP's & GMP.
Assist the distribution team keeping department in audit ready
condition at all times. Responsible for the quality and integrity
of personal time records and doing your part in reducing expenses
for items such as material handling equipment, building, and
product.Safety:
- Follows all safety standards and training in the department;
ensures that the building is maintained in a clean and safe manner
and that inventories and equipment are properly protected against
theft, fire and other hazards that may cause loss or damage.
Maintain housekeeping duties and designated aisles.
Customer Service:
- Demonstrate good customer service to all departments through
timely movement of goods into and out of the warehouse. Contributes
to good customer service through follow up of issues and concerns
of internal and external customers. Promote customer-centric
environment. Physical Risk. Regular exposures to risk that may
require special training and precautions. Physical Demands. Heavy
physical activity. Routine handling of objects more than 50 pounds.
May require periods of substantial discomforts due to excessive
noise, dust, and/or other conditions.
Qualifications
- High School diploma/GED degree preferred.
- Must possess at least 1-2 years prior distribution or warehouse
experience including barcode scanners, printers, etc.
- Ability to read, speak, and comprehend in English simple
instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and
small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees
of the organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of
measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages,
ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out
detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete
variables in standardized situations.This job requires satisfaction
of the credentialing requirements of Sysmex's customers, including
hospitals and other healthcare facilities, which generally includes
proof of current vaccinations for measles, mumps, rubella,
varicella (chicken pox), and COVID-19. Further, Sysmex's COVID-19
vaccination policy, consistent with its status as a federal
government contractor and commitment to its customers and to
providing a safe workplace for its employees, requires that, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, all Sysmex employees must be
fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by your start date. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, any offer of employment extended will
be conditioned upon the individual's ability to provide proof of
current vaccination status to the extent permitted by applicable
law. Sysmex makes reasonable accommodations when needed for medical
or religious reasons. However, vaccine exemption and other
accommodation requests cannot be granted unless the individual is
able, with the accommodation, to perform the essential functions of
the job including working at customer locations. Sysmex is proud to
be an EEO/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment and will not be
discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, color, religion,
national origin, genetics, disability status, protected veteran
status or any other characteristic protected by law. We maintain a
drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse
testing.
Keywords: Sysmex America, Inc, Buffalo Grove , Associate I, Distribution, Professions , Buffalo Grove, Illinois
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