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West Pharma Material Handler Lead United States, Pennsylvania, Williamsport 483823113
20.07.2025
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Tier 1 shift handoff.
- Setting shift rotation for the month.
- Working closely with other shift leaders including production supervisors.
- Coordinating warehouse activities to effectively facilitate operations, ensuring production has needed material, trailers are offloaded, and maximizing cube on outbound trailers to the 3PL.
- Participate in new hire onboarding, tours of the plant and work area. Pair new hires with a West trainer on shift.
- Create safety alerts and investigate incidents and/or accidents. Participate in ECFA meetings.
- Escalating material needs to MC Specialists or Warehouse Manager
- Making small inventory adjustments, especially after business hours.
- Creating and/or procuring BOLs for shuttle transfers, especially after business hours.
- Backfilling and/or assisting Material Handlers during busy days, vacations, PTO, call offs, etc.
- Supply manufacturing areas with pallets, components, bags, boxes, lining material, and other materials as requested.
- Ensure timely and neat stock placement so products remain damage-free.
- Pull, label, and/or band, wrap, or otherwise prepare product for shipment to 3PL or for customer shipments.
- Load product, materials, or equipment on freight carriers.
- Unload inbound materials, equipment, and supplies.
- Assemble and supply cardboard totes to the production floor.
- Assemble and supply scrap totes to manufacturing areas. Collect and process scrap for trash or recycle as needed.
- Remove trash from production floor and empty dumpsters in the trash compactor.
- Remove scrapped cardboard from production floor, load and empty cardboard compactor.
- Load the scrap trailer(s).
Education
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
Work Experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a warehouse environment
- Ability to lead and be led. Prior coordination and/or team leader responsibilities in past positions.
- Prior knowledge and use of RF Scanners or ability to operate a smartphone.
- Prior forklift or heavy equipment experience.
- Spatial awareness
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- In-depth knowledge of inventory control practices and systems. Ability to develop and document complex processes and controls
- Ability to analyze data, generate insights and communicate effectively to management
- Exceptional demonstrated problem solving skills, must be able to effectively present information and analysis
- Demonstrated evidence of a strong team player who is able to build key relationships with team members across multiple functions throughout the organization and influence the broader organization
- Ability to ensure successful delivery of identified cost savings
- Advanced proficiency with Excel
- Proficiency in SAP and expert level knowledge on SAP inventory transactions.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a broader team. Strong ability to work across functions and divisions to deliver results.
- Ability to work in a complex ambiguous environment
- Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skill
- Able to be aware of all relevant standard operating procedures as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
- Support and contribute to Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
- Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times
- Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times.
Physical Requirements
Medium-Exerting up to 50lb/22kg of force occasionally and/or up to 20lbs/9kg of force frequently, and/or up to 10lbs/4kgs of force constantly to move objects.
Additional Requirements
- Stand and walk for 8-12 hrs. per shift – Moderate
- Must be able to lift 35 - 50 lb. unassisted and/or 51+ lbs. occasionally (team lift)
- Occasional above shoulder height work
- Occasional stretching and arm extension for work related tasks/assignments
- Occasional bending and twisting as required by the job
- Must also be able to tolerate industrial odors and smells on a frequent basis
- Must be able to work overtime shifts as directed
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