ABBOTT LABORATORIES General Utilities First Shift HiRise - Nutrition - Columbus, OH Salary in the United States

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Primary Function / Primary Goals / Objectives:

The Distribution Center Utility is responsible for having a thorough working knowledge of all Distribution Center job functions.  The Utility Operator should have a working knowledge of all applicable departmental equipment and systems used to support the business.  Some examples of the equipment and systems include but are not limited to the following:  Operation of Power Industrial Equipment (Stand-up deep reach forklift, counterbalance forklift, stand-up forklift, switcher truck), the Warehouse Management System (Cambar) including radio frequency usage and workstation usage, BlueJay/Lean, Peco Pallet Tracking System, SAP system, Security gates and cameras, stretch wrappers, ticket applicators, pallet invertor, and any other systems or equipment needed to meet the demands of the business .  The Utility is responsible for line support, receiving, loading, unloading, creating bills of lading (BOL’s), performing full functionality in the Shipping Office, operating the palletizer equipment, operating the shuttle wagon/switcher, and maintaining compliance to all applicable GMP, safety, and quality guidelines.

Major Responsibilities:

For Receiving Operations: Creates very accurate & legible documentation, performs data entry accurately, maintains all applicable systems with needed information, and safely and efficiently process inbound pallets through the proper unloading process, including ensuring inventory is accurate when receiving product in to the WMS system (i.e. verifies the SKU, quantity, and lot number at each touch point)

For Loading, Unloading, Case picking, Labelling, High-Stacking, and Palletizer Operations: Performs all tasks safely, assures accurate documentation and inventory accuracy at all touch points (i.e. verifies the SKU, quantity, and lot number at each touch point), follows all process procedures / guidelines, assures trailers are loaded to meet weight requirements, and performs all tasks in a safe and efficient manner to meet the needs of the business. This includes safely operating the palletizer equipment and shuttle wagon/switcher to meet business needs.

For Shipping/Receiving Office Functions: Assure all documentation is accurate, address people in a professional manner, assure all systems are accurately maintained with timely entries, assure BOL's are signed/dated by Common Carrier Driver and the Clerk during the shift.

Stores, picks or assembles finished goods in the warehouse, verifying the commodity number, quantity, release status, and lot number.  Checks materials against packaging lists, invoices, freight bills or other pertinent documentation to assure conformity and accuracy.

For general functions: Cleans up finished goods warehouse areas to GMP standards and supports the master sanitation program of the department

Supports the Departments Continuous Improvement Program, including root cause analysis

All other tasks as assigned by management to meet the needs of the business.