Warehouse Associate

Warehouse Associate

Location: Lexington, 113 Hartwell Ave Education level: Bachelor / Graduate Job category: Supply Chain Target start date: 5/6/2024 Work Location: On-Site Shift: 1st

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Qure is dedicated to bringing innovative therapies or unmet medical needs to patients. In doing so each function in uni

Qure is directly or indirectly responsible for the lives of patients. This responsibility should be part of our day-to-day working life by (i) living up to high quality standards and (ii) by recognizing the sense of urgency in areas of high medical need.

Warehouse Associate is an active member of the Global Supply Chain function in Lexington, MA, which is part of the uni

Qure Operations department. The function requires strong interaction skills with the different departments in a highly regulated setting: Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Technical Services, and Facility Management.

Warehouse Associate is responsible for performing day-to-day operations in all the areas of supply chain as determined/assigned by the requirements of the business This position is accountable for receiving and storing, picking and shipping GMP and Research/Process Development materials to/for various departments within the company and outside.

Main responsibilities of the job

• Ability to consistently, accurately and compliantly perform all duties of the Warehouse under a regulated cGMP environment following internal procedures and industry standards in tasks including but not limited to:

• Pack, ship, receive, label and store materials.

• Receive and Control Goods: Match incoming shipments to purchase orders and log receipts into the ERP system.

• Perform picking of GMP materials from production order requests and pick lists for GMP and non-GMP production and testing activities, material issuances and transfers in staging areas and monitoring and replenishment of kanbans

• Expiration and Obsolescence management of biopharma materials in the warehouse, and compliantly discard materials

• Arrange and execute Temperature Sensitive GMP Controlled Ambient and Cold-Chain (refrigerated, ultra-cold, cryogenic etc) shipments with coordination internally and with shipping provider/carrier, shipping documentation compliant to GMP, Export Import, USDA, FDA, FWS/CITES etc regulations. Ensure temperature monitoring as required and download temperature monitoring data loggers and coordination of issue resolution.

• Perform inventory cycle counts and reconciliations. Research inventory inaccuracies.

• Perform warehouse storage housekeeping and stock management, ensuring best use of available space periodically, including handling storage of hazardous materials

• Periodically inspect handling equipment, storage areas, cold rooms, freezers to ensure orderly storage of goods

• Coordinate transfers of materials between internal and external (off-site) storage sites in an organized manner following compliant procedures

• Collaborate with uni

Qure network (own, like Amsterdam, and partners sites) in ensuring reliable supply by timely actions.

• Collect and report data on Warehouse inventory and operational performance.

• Interface with internal customers regarding Warehouse policies, GMP procedures and customer's inventory needs.

• Coordinate with supply chain and Quality colleagues like Procurement, Planning, QA, QC etc and with external vendor to resolve any documentation expectations/issues in a timely and proactive manner.

• Provide feedback on processes and methods to increase efficiency and drive improvement.

• Periodically assist in Warehouse SOP revisions.

• Compliantly complete documentations associated with the responsibilities and submit to QA for archival. Participate and take responsibility for parts of the Quality Management System processes (deviations, CAPAs, Change Controls etc)

• Train on and comply with relevant / assigned uni

Qure procedures and policies.

• Under direction from supervisor work with other colleagues at all levels on all warehouse activities and performance.

• This is a cross-functional role, with cross-training in all supply chain procedures required to perform activities to suit the requirements of the operations

• Other miscellaneous department related duties as required.

Qualifications

Associate Degree in Biotechnology or Supply Chain/Logistics or Sciences, 2-8 years GMP Supply Chain experience, in warehousing (receipts, inventory control and management, shipping)

• Commensurate education and technical qualification/certifications like APICS, IATA,

• Strong understanding of the biopharmaceutical industry and cGMP.

• Strong computer skills including experience with WH Management Systems, ERP systems, Scanners and Microsoft Office preferred.

• Fluent in English, both verbal and in writing.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, reach, stretch, stoop, bend, and use hands and fingers.

• Ability to lift up to 40lbs, and operate pallet jacks, motorized lift/material handling equipment.

• Must be able and willing to work flexibly in schedules, shifts and weekends/holidays as required to suit continuous GMP manufacturing activities. Work is fully on-site in Lexington, MA

Competencies

• Flexibility and positive, can-do attitude to manage unexpected situations successfully.

• Excellent work ethic and interpersonal skills.

• Self-managing, self-directed and proactive.

• Detail oriented with ability to carry out instructions and processes with minimal supervision

• Ability to work independently and on a team.

• Ability to read and understand technical terms of the biopharma materials and supply business, write legibly

• Ability to apply basic mathematical concepts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), physical units conversions, to daily warehouse processes.

• Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures and instructions.

• Ability to understand risks inherent to receiving, storage and processing of biopharma materials.

• Ethical, responsive and caring