About Us

At Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition, we are making significant advances in food and health with new ideas and innovative technologies. We are seeking candidates with energy and enthusiasm to be part of our growing team throughout North America. As an Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition employee, you are part of a diverse, innovative, and collaborative community committed to enhancing lives through nutrition and health. Our team is committed to providing amino acid-based solutions that create better lives for all.

Responsibilities

ABOUT US:

At Ajinomoto, we are making significant advances in food and health with new ideas and innovative technologies. We are seeking candidates with energy and enthusiasm to be part of our growing team. Ajinomoto is recognized as a global leader in the research, development, manufacturing, and sale of amino-acid-based products for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, sports nutrition, health, beauty, food ingredients, and consumer food product industries.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Ajinomoto is seeking a dependable, reliable, fast-paced Materials Management Operator. If you are looking for a rewarding career with an established company, you will not want to miss this opportunity! Our Material Management Operators have the crucial responsibility of shipping and receiving of finished goods, supplying raw materials to production, processing inbound/outbound materials, and monitoring inventory accuracy. The ideal candidate will take pride in acute attention to detail to maintain quality standards, as part of a team that is the first point of contact for receiving raw materials, and/or the last point of contact before the customer receives the product.

This position will work, 9:00am to 6:00pm Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 5:00pm Friday.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operate warehouse vehicles to transport material accordingly
• Inspect incoming shipments of materials, equipment and supplies for compliance with purchase order specifications
• Identify and report shortages, damaged goods or other discrepancies
• Process inventory receipts, maintain stock inventory and participate in warehouse inventory control process
• Create transfer orders and place materials in the marked storage bins
• Compile and submit samples in accordance with cGMP
• Distribute incoming shipments according to documented procedures
• Complete all SAP transactions accurately and in a timely manner
• Process outbound shipments to ensure the shipment is accurate and meets the customers’ delivery timeframe
• Execute packing instructions by reading and following the packing list instructions
• Coordinate freight pick-up with appropriate freight companies
• Create shipping documents and labels and ensure accurate shipping information
• Find, pull, transport and stage raw materials needed for production
• Review production schedule for raw material requirements and communicate discrepancies with the appropriate production personnel
• Create movement of material documents
• Clean and properly store crude crystal bags
• Maintain neat and complete documentation in accordance with cGMP documentation requirements.
• Review the Standard Operating Procedures for the department to stay current on procedural revisions
• Perform safety checks on forklifts, safety equipment, fire extinguishers and crude crystal bags and record results in the appropriate logbook
• Adhere to and follow all required safety procedures including but not limited utilizing all safety equipment and PPE, completing required safety trainings and reporting all observed safety violations or potential concerns

WORKING CONDITIONS: Warehouse environment working in and around moving equipment. This position may perform activities in an environment that contains hazardous elements and requires safety awareness and adherence to all safety policies and guidelines. Work must be performed in a safe manner for personal protection and for the protection of other team members. All safety procedures, procedures described in SOPs, BPRs, and support the compliance of applicable ISO standards in all functional areas must be followed, enforced, and strictly complied with.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Position requires the ability to stand for a minimum of 3 hours per day; sit, walk, bend over and reach above head for a minimum of an hour a day; lifting or carrying of up to 75 pounds occasionally and repetitive use of hands/arms for writing and computer work.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: A successful candidate will have a High school diploma, GED or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a warehouse and operating various forklifts. Certified forklift operator is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: A successful candidate will have the ability to read, understand and follow written and oral instructions. Candidate must have the ability to communicate clearly and concisely with internal and external customers professionally. Candidates must have basic computer and mathematical skills with a working knowledge of warehouse principles and procedures to include but not limited to shipping and receiving, storing materials, and inventory management. Working knowledge of shipping terms and ability to read production schedules is required.

EEO Statement

Ajinomoto is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, disability, age (40 or older) or genetic information (including family medical history) for recruitment, hiring, and promotion decisions.