Position Summary:

The Shipping Technician II is a dedicated and reliable individual delegated to a highly dynamic and fast-paced team assigned to Goods-Out shipping in support of multiple production streams at our Petaluma site, as well as offering occasional collaborative support in handling relevant operations in our Novato site. This role will also support continuous improvement tasks to address and further develop the growing needs of the company’s supply chain management and organization therein as guided by ISO 9001, 13485 Goods Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Goods Distribution Practices (GDP), and international air shipping standards.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the following essential functions satisfactorily:

Areas of Responsibility:

While guidance would come from management, the Shipping Technician II would primarily work independently, focusing on tasks involving Biosearch’s warehouse processes, organization, and inventory managements therein.

Essential Functions:

• Support demands in both Petaluma and Novato sites, as necessary.
• Work within a Goods Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Goods Distribution Practices (GDP) environments, supporting guidelines to uphold GMP and ISO 13485 standards, as required.
• Support solution designs pertaining to the Shipping processes and process flows supporting import & export functionalities.
• Support maintenance of Shipping room consumable inventories and ordering requests, adhering to Lean and FIFO inventory management practices.
• Support metric tracking systems and performing regular analyses thereof.
• Support robust cycle counting functionalities of finished goods stored in Shipping offices.
• Work daily with cross-functional teams, including Customer Service, Inventory, Planning, Production, Material Handling, and Operations.
• Support Quality Control and Assurance in the release of inbound materials
• Ensures that relevant equipment is utilized and maintained in the most efficient manner.
• Maintain a professional and courteous relationship with both internal & external customers.
• Support the safe, clean, and efficient operation of the Shipping office areas to meet 5S and OSHA standards.
• Support the safe and efficient operation of Dangerous Goods shipping to meet service and OSHA, IATA, DOT, and on-site EHS standards.
• Other duties as assigned by management.
• Travel Requirements – occasional travel between Petaluma & Novato sites, with mileage expensed.
• Schedule/Core Hours – Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm with potential for added hours as the workload requires.  Overtime pay is included.
• Adherence to company Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) policy
• Heavy use of ERP, MES, and desktop work.