Logistics Specialist - Burnaby, Canada - Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Burnaby, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Logistics Specialist

How will you make an impact?

When you're part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do important work that makes a positive impact on a global scale.

Join 100,000 colleagues who bring our Mission to life each day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

You'll find the resources here to achieve your career goals and help take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

We are passionate about service delivery excellence for Unity Lab Services.

You will be working with a growing team of customer-centric professionals who are skilled to perform a variety of managed services ranging from logistics tasks to scientific support roles.

Our colleagues enjoy a collaborative work environment with strong safety culture and a balanced mix of lab and desk work.

Location
Burnaby, B.C.

What will you do?

You will serve as the first point of contact for the Shipping, Surplus Asset Management and Inventory Management program to help our clients focus on research.

You will also provide cross-coverage in receiving, chemical management and glassware/autoclave services for the site as needed.

You will promote a safe and constantly improving work environment by participating in site safety programs, cost savings analyses, and process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities:

Shipping: align with IATA/TDG guidelines to package biological and nonbiological materials for shipment, prepare vital shipping documents and record metrics, manage dry ice inventory
Surplus Asset Management: determine the proper channel of disposition for unwanted assets, which includes a donation to nonprofit organizations, redeployment (repurpose), sale (auction) or recycling, and coordinate removal from the site.
Inventory Management: order lab consumables and general office supplies, maintenance of stockroom locations, perform replenishments and other stockroom duties according to customer requirements
Receiving: receive and store biological samples in appropriate temperature locations, handle dry ice, and collapse or recycle packaging material as needed
Capture and report jobspecific metrics to the Site Supervisor and maintain good recordkeeping

How will you get here?

Requirements:

Education

High school diploma or equivalent required
BA/BS degree or a fouryear college degree in a relevant field preferred

Experience

Minimum 2 years of customer service experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Detailoriented, problem solver, organized, promotes a collaborative workplace
Must possess a customercentric mentality and the interpersonal skills to deal with various levels of personnel
Must be responsible, follow instructions well, and take ownership of one's work
Capable of optimal time management to prioritize own work and meet business efficiency metrics
Proficient with Microsoft Office software: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Capable of lifting, pushing and/or pulling 3040 lbs consistently; may be required to lift 50 lbs

About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us.

Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or augmenting efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them.

Our distributed team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon.

We share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve sophisticated scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need.

#StartYourStory at ThermoFisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status._