Job Description

The Opportunity:
Avantor is looking for a Logistics Operative, to join our team based in Cambridge. In this position, you'll take ownership of shipping, inventory, and documentation: archiving, maintaining records and preparing reports.
This role will be a full-time, permanent position based in a brand-new facility at the customer site - The Discovery Centre, Bio-Medical Campus in Cambridge. Next to an attractive salary, we offer multiple benefits such as pension scheme, private medical and dental care, and additional day off for your birthday.
Working hours: Monday to Friday, core hours
The Team
You'll join a close-knit team of 7 Logistics Technicians. You'll belong to our business department Lab and Product Services, which supports big pharmaceutical companies and laboratories all over the world, in Research and Development within the Life Sciences industry.
What we're looking for
Education: GCSE or equivalent secondary school qualification
Experience:
Minimum 2 years in material handling, inventory replenishment, or customer service within a logistics environment
Solid understanding of shipping, inventory, or purchasing processes
Desirable: Spill containment training, IATA, DOT, IMDG
Strong commitment to safety, quality, and compliance
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
How you'll thrive and create an impact
Coordinating general deliveries from the basement sorting hub to various laboratories.
Providing excellent customer service to internal end users.
Receiving restricted goods (e.g., HBS, RMS, GCB, radiation, and controlled materials), maintaining chain of custody records, and managing both digital and physical archiving.
Executing time-critical specialist tasks, such as:
Filling scientific equipment with liquid nitrogen
Managing fixed daily delivery runs
Handling cryogenic deliveries
Utilizing tracking software to monitor the movement of samples and goods.
Collecting internal lab samples for processing and external dispatch.
Recording internal audits for sequencing sample movements.
Managing inter-laboratory sample distribution and internal goods movement.
Receipting goods into tracking systems to ensure traceability.
Analyzing data related to scientific equipment usage and consumption trends.
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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!
EEO Statement:
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