Purpose:
To ensure and procure stock levels of items used at the Indianapolis location are present and located in their designated areas for the laboratory. To assist Logistics Department with daily operations.Essential Functions:
- Track Inventory Counts for the Indianapolis Lab Location
- Stock warehouse locations necessary for daily lab operations.
- Coordinate returns with vendors.
- Work with Production to perform weekly, monthly and yearly inventory counts.
- Maintain cleanliness of warehouse by stocking product in appropriate locations and 5S’ing the areas of the location responsible for.
- Create purchase orders for the Indianapolis laboratory location.
- Reporting: Generate monthly/weekly reports on purchasing activity
- Work Purchasing and Receiving tickets
- Ability to work with tight deadlines, constraints, and variation.
- Use of hand tools, measurement, and packaging equipment as necessary to properly prepare items for shipment and/or verify incoming materials to bills of lading / packing slips.
- Maintain and upload appropriate documents relating to orders; product safety data sheets; hazardous waste and inventory control document and records in both manual and electronic format.
- Communicate and problem solve issues with all staff, laboratory technicians, and management in a timely manner.
- Work in Shipping Production Room when needed
- Ability to perform the following physical aspects of this position consist of:
- Standing
- Walking
- Sitting
- Crouching/Bending/Stooping
- Reaching
- Grasping
- Pushing/Pulling
- Shaking
- Lifting/Carrying (at least 40 pounds)
- Repetitive motions
Other Duties:
- Adherence and support of the POLARIS Employee Handbook inclusive of the Standards of Conduct
- Learn and support the Quality Management System
- Frontline staff are encouraged to use:
- Problem solving skills – PDCA and Root Cause Analysis
- Basic Lean principles and tools
- Other duties as assigned.
Safety Requirements:
- OSHA laws require the use of the following Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when performing work duties that have the potential of risk to your health or safety. At POLARIS Laboratories, when going through the Laboratory it is required that you wear eye protection.
- Team members train in the proper use and care of assigned PPE. POLARIS Laboratories provides the required PPE. It is the responsibility of the employee to report defective, damaged or lost PPE, or equipment that does not fit properly, to the Supervisor.
- To ensure safety throughout the facility, all employees are required to maintain up to date HAZMAT, OSHA, RCRA, Methylene Chloride, and General Laboratory Safety training as defined within the POLARIS Quality System
Organizational Relationships:
- Positions directly reporting to this position (titles): None.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong organizational skills: Ability to manage multiple purchase orders and deadlines efficiently.
- Attention to detail: Ensuring accuracy in purchase orders, inventory records, and vendor information.
- Basic math skills: Calculating quantities, prices, and discounts.
- Communication skills: Effective interaction with internal departments and external vendors.
- Computer proficiency: Familiarity with purchasing software and data entry systems.
- Reporting: Generate monthly/weekly reports on purchasing activity
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Minimum two years’ experience in a procurement or logistics role in a fast-paced environment
- Forklift certified.
- Strong math and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented mindset.
- Excellent verbal and communication skills
- Data entry and computer skills
- Data entry and pc skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office and online applications
- Strong work ethic
- Ability to work individually or as part of a team as applicable.
- Is courteous and professional during all interactions with both internal and external customers/vendors.
- Proactively ensures day-to-day operations are efficiently completed in areas of responsibility.
Schedule:
- The schedule for this position is set by the Logistics Manager.
NOTICE: Upon employment, all employees are required to fully comply with the POLARIS Laboratories, LLC rules and regulations and will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment for violations of such rules and regulations.
18 To 20 (USD) Hourly
