We’re looking for a detail-oriented and highly organized Logistics & Inventory Specialist to join our team. In this role, you’ll handle the full flow of materials and samples—receiving, tagging, and distributing inventory across multiple buildings—while ensuring accuracy, traceability, and efficiency. You’ll coordinate shipments, manage waste and consumables, and serve as a key point of contact for shipping or receiving issues with customers and internal teams.
If you’re someone who thrives under deadlines, can juggle multiple priorities without losing your cool, and has at least a year of logistics or warehouse experience, we want to hear from you. Expect to use your Microsoft Office skills, your forklift know-how (or willingness to learn), and your communication abilities to keep everything running smoothly.
Salary: $18- $23/hour DOE
Hours: 7am - 4:30pm Monday through Friday
Receive and inventory all incoming packages, materials, and freight deliveries using appropriate equipment (e.g., forklift).
Accurately tag inventory in the system (e.g., LIMS) and sort it for delivery across two buildings, ensuring timely and precise distribution to designated departments.
Ensure proper storage of samples and materials per purchase order (PO) specifications to maintain sample integrity and traceability.
Communicate any discrepancies between Bills of Lading (BOL), Purchase Orders (PO), and received inventory to Project Management for resolution.
Deliver consumables (office supplies, shipments, mail, etc.) to appropriate teams to maintain operational efficiency.
Inspect and document the condition of all incoming samples to ensure quality and integrity before processing.
Manage waste inventory and coordinate with waste management vendors to ensure timely disposal in accordance with internal processes and 30-day handling requirements.
Oversee scrap and waste disposal in compliance with contractual obligations, collaborating with department leads and vendors as needed.
Safely package outgoing shipments, including laboratory samples and equipment, to prevent damage or loss during transit.
Coordinate daily delivery routes for drivers to ensure efficient customer specimen pickups and optimized scheduling.
Schedule and manage outbound freight pickups, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to shipping protocols.
Prepare shipments for third-party services, such as equipment calibrations.
Generate traceability numbers from BOLs or POs to support Project Management in work order creation.
Contact customers to resolve shipping or receiving issues and obtain missing or necessary information to move orders forward.
Collaborate with Project Management to ensure order accuracy and customer satisfaction.
Perform all tasks in alignment with written Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Conduct daily equipment and vehicle checks, reporting any maintenance needs to management.
Support general warehouse functions, including material handling, 5S (Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) implementation, and facility upkeep as needed.
High School Diploma or GED required; actively pursuing an Associate's degree preferred.
At least 1 year of experience in logistics, warehouse operations, inventory management, or shipping/receiving.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated ability to remain calm and effective under pressure, especially when handling multiple priorities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interacting with customers, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.
All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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