ABBOTT LABORATORIES Receiving/Shipping Servicer 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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Receiving Shipping Servicer

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our North Chicago, IL (Lake County) location in the Core Diagnostics Division. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

As the Receiving Shipping Servicer, the primary functions of this job include but are not limited to inspecting and receiving diagnostic products into various WMS (Warehouse Management System). Put away of diagnostic products into a designated location. Perform picking, order assembly, packaging and labeling of diagnostic products for shipment to affiliates and end customers.

What You’ll Work On

• Under direct supervision, this new team member will follow established procedures and guidelines to receive, handle, store, record, and dispatch goods in a store or warehouse.

• Receive incoming goods, check for damage and for discrepancies between goods and invoices.

• Pick order, pack, receive, and dispatch outgoing goods according to written or verbal requests or orders.

• Ensure proper routing of materials is maintained while transporting the materials between departments.

• Enter data into a database or other computerized system to maintain up-to-date stock and inventory records.

• Retrieve stored information to respond to inquiries (for example on stock transfer, inventory levels or delivery schedules).

• Perform other routine clerical activities according to the organization’s established procedures.

• These activities may include updating stock cards and inventory records, and completing receipt, transfer, delivery, and dispatch forms.

• Utilization of forklifts and various other material handling equipment to unload/load trailers and move product throughout the warehouse.

• Warehouse working conditions vary from -20C freezer,2C to 8C cooler and 15C to 30C.

• High bay area requires stocking and picking in equipment that reaches 40' in height.

Day Shift: Hours are 8:00 am – 5:30 pm Monday’s – Wednesday’s, 10:00 am – 5:30 pm Thursday’s, and 11:00 am – 5:30 pm on Friday’s. Mandatory overtime one to two Saturday’s per month from 7:00 am – 11:00 am.

Required Qualifications

• High School degree or GED

Preferred Qualifications

• Incumbent must be able to perform basic math; read; understand and make decisions based upon written operating procedures

• Must have good hand eye coordination and general math and reasoning skills.

• Basic computer knowledge for data input and making decisions related to inventory part, lot, and quantity.

• Previous forklift experience and the ability to meet Abbott requirements for obtaining forklift certification.

• Experience working in a dynamic environment with frequent changes to priorities.

• Past experience with warehouse management systems.

• Forklift Certification

• Ability to work overtime as necessary

• Ability to work in cold storage/freezer at -20˚ C or colder

• Ability to work in cooler at 2˚ C to 8˚ C

• Ability to work at heights up to 40 feet

• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.

• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.

• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.

• Multitasks, prioritizes, and meets deadlines in timely manner.

• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.

• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance.

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is $15.50 – $30.70 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.