Associate II Warehouse Operations (First Shift)

Overview:

When you join the team at Cordis, you become part of an inspiring mission to save lives, impacting millions of people and broadening access to life-saving cardiovascular and endovascular technology. As a global leader for over 60 years, we are dedicated to being the heart of innovation to transform cardiovascular care.

At Cordis, we're teammates, not just employees. We embrace an empowered and one-team culture where teammates are inspired to unleash their full potential. With diverse teams on a global scale, we believe the richness of our experiences and backgrounds enhances the careers of our teammates, the service to our customers, and ultimately, the lives of our patients.

If you love a challenge and are ready to have a direct, transformative and positive impact on the lives of millions, then Cordis is just the place for you.

We are the people behind the people who keep saving lives.

Responsibilities:

Oversees and coordinates activities for all functions associated with inventory distribution to domestic and international customers. Overall responsibility for overseeing all distribution functions including receiving, inventory control, packing, shipping, cycle counting and returns. Interfaces with the functional areas within New Product Development, Research & Development, Advanced Research and Quality to ensure inventory requirements are met. Receives, stores and issues material for entire campus.

Shipping, Receiving and Warehouse Activities

• Plans, oversees, monitors and controls activities of the warehouse in a manner that assures the proper receipt, handling, storage and issuance of material
• Plans, oversees and controls shipping, operations within established company policy and procedures and applicable local, state, federal and international regulations
• Oversees and controls the activities of traffic, import and export operations
• Compares identifying information and counts of incoming material to verify information against bills of lading, orders or other records
• Unpacks and examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages and corresponds with shipper to rectify damages or shortages
• Receives in to MRP system items that may be on purchase orders
• Maintains all procedures for both the warehouse and distribution, including reviewing and recommending changes and performing the changes within a documentation system
• Inventories all items within the warehouse, tracks storage times, notifies owners of materials for disposition and reports to Site Management Team
• Handles specialty shipments both domestic and international that require same day or next day delivery. Tracks packages as needed to ensure timely delivery
• Transports and handles large deliveries that cannot be handled by the mail room including transporting packages to other on-campus buildings and supporting other J&J companies housed on campus with their shipping and receiving issues
• Maintains sufficient supply of shipping materials and copy paper
• Serves as a resource for Warehouse Associate I staff and assists with training, troubleshooting, and workflow coordination.

Site Safety Process Champion for Powered and Industrial Trucks

• Maintains records and issues that pertain to the forklifts and motorized pallet jacks. Interfaces with Preventative Maintenance company for issues and preventative maintenance schedules
• Maintains training and schedules training for Site Forklift Operators to ensure adherence to OSHA regulations

Campus Contact for chemicals and Hazardous Waste Disposal

• Transports, handles and ships hazardous chemicals. Maintains certifications for shipping both HazMat and Dangerous Goods
• Oversees Off-Spec waste to include the collection, storage and disposal of product that may be construed as Over Classified Medical Waste
• Maintains Resource Collection and Recover Act (RCRA) certification
• On campus contact for the disposal of all Hazardous Waste and disposal questions
• Maintains Chemical Storage and Hazardous Waste Storage room, including the transport of chemical in and out of inventory, weekly inspections and over all housekeeping
• Schedules, interfaces and assists in pick up and disposal of Hazardous Waste and Bio-Hazardous Waste with contractor(s)
• Maintains training and schedules training for Hazardous Waste backups to include RCRA, DOT, hazardous materials handling and Personal Protection Equipment training
• Leads recycling and reusing policies and procedures of materials in warehouse to reduce solid waste
• Coordinates disposal of universal waste and confidential documents with contractor
• Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level
• Responsible for ensuring personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environmental compliance
• Performs other related duties as required

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

High school diploma. Requires a minimum of 2+ years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to read, write and understand English
• In-depth ability to use PC’s and associated software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Experience using MRP software a plus
• Ability to use various materials handling equipment
• Good written and oral English communication skills

The work environment characteristics

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Heavy lifting may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Cordis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all teammates and applicants. At Cordis, our teammates all bring different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one's identity. All our teammate's points of view are key to our success, and we believe inclusion is everyone's responsibility. Together, we strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.