Team Leader, Distribution

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Warehouse

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:
As a Team Leader, Distribution at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll help achieve excellence in warehouse operations while contributing to global scientific advancement. Leading a team in our facilities, you'll ensure efficient, accurate, and compliant handling of vital materials that enable our customers to make breakthrough discoveries. This role combines operational leadership with process improvement to maintain our high standards of safety, quality, and service excellence.

You'll coordinate daily warehouse activities, develop teams, and optimize processes through Lean methodologies and our Practical Process Improvement (PPI) framework. You'll collaborate across functions to ensure seamless operations while maintaining strict compliance with cGMP, safety regulations, and quality standards. This position offers opportunities to enhance supply chain operations while contributing to Thermo Fisher's mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

REQUIREMENTS:
• Advanced Degree with no prior experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 2 years of warehouse operations experience, preferably in regulated environments
• Preferred Fields of Study: Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management or related field
• Advanced certifications in logistics, quality systems or Lean manufacturing beneficial
• 2+ years proven leadership experience managing teams
• Expertise in warehouse management systems (WMS) and Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, safety regulations and quality management systems
• Forklift certification and ability to operate material handling equipment
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies like Lean/5S
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for leading teams and cross-functional collaboration
• Proven ability to analyze data and implement process improvements
• Strong organizational and problem-solving capabilities
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work in various temperature environments
• Flexibility to work different shifts and overtime as needed
• Expertise in inventory management and cycle counting procedures
• Demonstrated success in developing and motivating teams
• Ability to maintain detailed documentation and regulatory compliance records

Compensation and Benefits

The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in New Jersey is $27.00–$34.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards