Warehouse Coordinator

Our Client is an independently owned and operated company that works exclusively with clinical trial materials. The UK site provides secondary packaging, labelling and distribution of clinical trial supplies for sponsor company organisations. Their facility near Reading serves as the packaging and distribution hub for clinical trial materials to Europe and the rest of world.

They are now seeking a Warehouse Coordinator to join their team. This position is a full-time permanent role and will be site based near Reading, Berkshire.

Job Purpose

• This position is responsible for managing daily receiving, distribution and warehouse activities and assisting with other organizational activities as needed.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Maintains work area and related warehouse areas in a clean and orderly fashion in accordance with EU GMP/GDP.
• Picking and staging of materials for processing in Packaging / Labelling Rooms.
• Receives all Clinical Trial Materials (CTM) and related materials in accordance with SOPs and EU GMP/GDP
• Receives any temperature sensitive CTM, de-activates any enclosed recording devices
• Segregates incoming CTM in accordance with EU GMP/GDP
• Performs initial inspection of CTM upon delivery
• Repalletizes CTM as needed
• Alerts Distribution Project Manager (DPM) and QA groups of receipt of CT
• Notifies DPM and QA groups of any discrepancies or damage to incoming CTM
• Prepares identification tags for all incoming CTM and applies to each container
• Enters data into the Inventory Control System (ICS) for all receipts of CTM
• Generates item code numbers and prepares receiving documentation
• Responsible for picking outgoing shipping orders, packing shipment and handling of pharmaceutical products including labelling of CTM for shipment.
• Notifies immediate supervisor. QA and (if appropriate) DPM of any discrepancies related to outgoing shipment and/or status of CTM and inventory levels.
• Enter data into ICS system for all outgoing CTM
• Enters tariff codes, weight and volume of CTM that is exported to foreign countries in courier computer system
• Process shipments according to requirements of the courier operation systems
• Assists in processing materials returned from clinical sites for accountability. Pick and prepare CTM for destruction. Verification and destruction of excess labels.

Qualifications and Experience

• Educated to GCSE level including English and Maths
• Experience working in a warehouse environment and / or industry experience in a GMP / GDP environment (desirable but not essential)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent reading and writing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• English literacy
• General mathematical skills
• Computer literacy skills
• Attention to detail
• Physical lifting required
• Current forklift licence or ability/willingness to be trained (desirable)

In return our client is offering a salary of 27,000 plus benefits. Please send your C.V to Lorraine Roger, Director at Atom Recruitment Ltd.