The Opportunity:

Avantor, Batavia, IL is HIRING! Do you enjoy the challenge of a fast-paced work environment? If so, APPLY NOW for our Shipping Clerk opportunity. In this role, you will work under moderate supervision, perform warehouse operations such as: Document all completed work and recording inventory data; utilizing scanners/computers as necessary. Interact regularly with peers and management regarding warehouse operations and help to promote teamwork. Communicate with shipping customers. Understand and adhere to all safety policies and procedures. If you have previous warehouse and/or shipping experience, SAP, and MS Office Suite, this is a great opportunity for you to join an organization that continues to thrive in the industry.

Highlights of joining our Avantor Team:

- M-F, 9:30am-6pm, some OT

- 18 days of PTO the first year

- 9 paid company holidays plus 2 additional choice holidays - 100% 401K match on the first 4%

Benefits effective on first day of work!

What we're looking for: Education: High School degree preferred. Experience: Some applicable experience preferred; shipping/warehouse experience is a plus.

Skills: SAP experience is a plus.

Skills: MS Office Suite experience is strongly preferred.

Skills: Excellent communication/customer service skills.

How you will thrive and create an impact:

· Excellent communication skills, interacts with customers and internal associates.

· Verifies required outbound paperwork with drivers, ensuring that all products are properly counted.

· Ensures outbound shipments are complete and free of damage.

· Completes all necessary records and reports in a timely and accurate fashion using computer skills.

· Maintains a clean, neat and orderly work area.

· Assists in maintaining warehouse security.

· Conducts operations in a manner that promotes safety and in accordance with OSHA and other appropriate standards.

· Attends warehouse meetings.

· Must have experience with pallet jack

· Hazmat experience is a plus

· Asist with wrapping pallet for specialty carrier

· Willing to fill in on Hazmat processing to UPS and help where needed in some dock responsibilities

· Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (Those necessary to perform the job competently) Familiarity with personal computers and material handling equipment is essential. ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL EFFORT (Under Typical Positions) The work environment characteristics and physical effort described here are representative of those associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is exposed to an industrial warehouse environment. The associate works near moving mechanical machinery and noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The

job requires working in heights, exposure to changes in temperature, driving equipment, and maybe exposed to dust, fumes, or gases. The associate is required to stand and walk for the majority of the working day. The physical requirements of the job are for associates to talk, hear, bend/stoop, squat, crawl, climb height, reach above shoulder height, crouch, kneel, balance, and push/pull. Furthermore, the job requires associates to lift/carry/push or pull up to 75 pounds with or without assistance. Associates use both hands for repetitive actions such as grasping and manipulating as well as both feet for repetitive movement operating foots controls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.
 
The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.
 
We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

Pay Transparency:

The expected pre-tax pay for this position is

$43,700.00 - $72,800.00

Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision.

3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy:

By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.