Sr. Material Handler

Riverside, CAFull-timePosted Jul 29, 2026

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Warehouse

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to 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.

Location/Division Specific Information:
The position is located in Riverside, California.

How Will You Make an Impact?:
When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., you will help customers find cures for diseases, protect our environment, and ensure food safety. Your contributions will be exceptionally valued, and you will have opportunities to achieve your career goals.

A Day in the Life:

Start the shift by conducting safety checks, reviewing safety protocols, monitoring warehouse conditions, and ensuring compliance with Thermo Fisher Scientific safety policies.

Accurately pick customer orders, verify sales orders and shipping manifests, package products for shipment, and ensure all materials are handled, documented, and shipped according to quality and operational standards.

Participate in Daily Management Board meetings, apply 5S and Standard Work principles, monitor warehouse equipment and temperature controls, maintain housekeeping standards, and identify process improvement opportunities through PPI Lean tools and Kaizen activities.


Education:
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Education: (EMEA)
High School Diploma, Secondary Education, Advanced Certificate, or equivalent.

Experience:

  • Required: Minimum of 5 years of work experience in distribution, warehouse or supply chain or related field
  • Preferred: Experience with powered industrial trucks (order pickers, forklifts)
  • Preferred: Experience in a cGMP environment
  • Individuals are asked to learn various ERP systems in this role.
  • Hazmat preferred


Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

  • Forklift experience highly desirable, or must become forklift certified within 30 days of employment
    • Warehouse, RF Computer scan experience, computer proficiency, quality cycle counts, logistics scheduling LTL, shipping, receiving, inventory management.


    Physical Requirements / Work Environment
    Must be able to handle materials: sit, stand, bend, lift up to 50lbs, walk, push/pull, drive forklift, operate warehouse equipment

    What We Offer:
    Compensation
    Competitive Pay
    Performance Related Bonus where eligible
    Annual merit performance-based increase

    Excellent Benefits
    Medical benefits
    Paid Time Off/Annual Leave
    Employee Referral Bonus
    Career Advancement Opportunities

    Compensation and Benefits

    The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in California is $18.54–$27.81.

    This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

    • A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

    • Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

    • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

    • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

    • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

    For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

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