Material handling professional with substantial experience in logistics and warehouse operations. Skilled in inventory management, equipment operation, and safety compliance. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Known for adaptability and reliability in fast-paced environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Material Handler 3
Capricor Therapeutics Inc.
01.2025 - Current
Ensure proper storage and handling of all products in accordance with company standards and regulatory guidelines.
Maintain strict adherence to safety regulations and internal policies, while fostering a culture of safety awareness among warehouse personnel.
Develop, implement, and enforce safety procedures to ensure a secure and compliant working environment.
Conduct physical inventory management activities to support uninterrupted drug product manufacturing.
Collaborate with cross-functional departments to ensure timely and accurate material and product deliveries.
Assist in the creation, review, and development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Support the resolution of deviations and investigations related to non-conforming products.
Manage the receipt, release, packaging, and shipment of GMP materials using both electronic and manual inventory systems.
Execute the proper disposition of expired materials and maintain all associated documentation in compliance with regulatory standards.
Monitor temperature-controlled environments (refrigerators, freezers, ambient storage) for cGMP materials and respond to alarms, including on-call duties as needed.
Identify and recommend process improvements to enhance warehouse efficiency and performance.
Maintain effective collaboration across manufacturing operations, including assembly, materials management, and logistics across all shifts.
Fulfill material requests and deliver supplies to manufacturing in a timely manner.
Perform scheduled cycle counts and physical inventory audits to ensure inventory accuracy.
Material Handler
Capricor Therapeutics Inc.
02.2024 - 01.2025
Conduct physical movement of materials using handcarts
Accurately pick parts/products for shipments, verifying identification and quantity.
Systematically and physically received and issued material requisitions.
Quantified and verified cycle counts.
Fulfilled material requests and delivered to manufacturing as required.
Processed materials against purchase and work orders using an electronic material management system.
Perform cycle audits and physical inventories as scheduled.
Assist in reconciling inventory discrepancies and reported discrepancies to the Supervisor.
Followed detailed work procedures and instructions.
Contributed to the writing and development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Worked independently, performing basic troubleshooting as needed.
Work Areas clean at all times.
Material Handler
The Binding Site Inc.
02.2023 - 09.2023
Receive incoming shipments, verify for any damage kits, and compare against picklist for accuracy. Damaged kits are set into quarantine location until further action.
Pick customer orders from walking 2-8 refrigerator and verify item description, lot number, and quantity are correct.
Pack products into proper insulated boxes and ship them using Fedex Manager and UPS WorldShip.
Assist in weekly cycle counts for Inventory accuracy. Notify the manager for any discrepancy.
Assign corresponding locations for incoming products using previous locations from existing lots. Perform inventory transactions using IFS.
Perform Stock count for Engineers and ship requested parts to them on a weekly basis.
Set up international shipments with Fedex Freight to send Skids to UK.
Perform inventory movements for in-house request on IFS.
Create Purchase orders for various vendors.
Create Returns from customers usings SOP procedures.
Maintained clean, orderly work areas in the warehouse.
Resocking shipping area with corresponding supplies and maintain accuracy levels of supplies.
Warehouse Lead/Inventory Control
100 Percent Speedlab
02.2022 - 01.2023
Supervising employees and evaluating their performance
Meeting safety regulations
Monitoring deliveries and shipments
Cycle counts and picking products against picking sheet
Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
Educate workers about proper safety procedures to prevent accidents and injuries.
Set overall vision and provided team leadership.
Maintained control of cycle counts, physical inventory and discrepancy research.
Inventory warehouse stock levels on monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
Pick and pack customers’ orders.
Ship orders using Fedex , UPS and USPS.
Materials Specialist
BioDuro
09.2021 - 04.2022
Receipt and document GMP materials, non-GMP materials per SOP requirements. Return of materials to suppliers that do not meet requirements. Notify and distribute products and supplies to departments.
Organize and do inventory of all GMP materials in warehouse.
Cleaning and monitoring temperature of refrigerators and freezers daily and document.
Sampling of raw materials and providing samples to QC for testing.
Segregating materials in the warehouse (ex., quarantine, release, rejected, pending investigation)
Investigate and isolate any material or product identified having a quality problem, until corrective action can be identified by QA.
Material Handler
PCI Pharma Services
04.2019 - 09.2021
Operated forklifts and pallet jacks to transfer large products from one area of warehouse to another, allowing for easier accessibility.
Kept storage areas organized, clean and secure to fully protect company assets.
Informed purchasing team of missing or damaged items immediately when unloading and receiving.
Performed cycle counts and inventory control to accurately track product levels.
Used hand-held scanners and physical logs to accurately track item movements.
Packed items into appropriate containers for shipment.
Alerted supervisors and coworkers of hazards and other issues for quick resolutions.
Shipped material and performed boxing, packing, labeling and preparation of related documents.
Moved furniture and boxes using utility dolly and truck ramp.
Warehouse Specialist
Staples Inc.
10.2017 - 04.2019
Receiving incoming products for daily shipping into routes according to manifests.
Loading and unloading bulk pallets of product into semi-truck operating a forklift. Maintaining a clean and safe environment in the warehouse.
Warehouse Associate/Forklift Operator
Office Depot Inc
08.2015 - 09.2017
Built pallets and loads for partial and mixed pallets, wrapped finished pallets, and staged pallets and loads into truck when ready for shipment.
Received products using frequency scanners, unloaded shipments from trucks and fulfilled and organized orders to streamline customer delivery processes.
Education
High School Diploma -
San Ysidro High School
San Diego, CA
06.2012
Skills
Work Order Following
Team Collaboration
Loading and Unloading
Inventory Tracking
Data Entry
Microsoft Office
Electric Pallet Jacks
Stacking and Staging
Forklift Operator Certification
Materials Handling Safety Training
ERP System (NetSuite, Oracle, Sage)
IFS program
Material Packaging
Shipping and Receiving
Materials Handling and Transport
Material and Supply Inventory
Attention to Detail
Teamwork and Collaboration
Cycle Counts
Warehouse operations
Customer service
Certification
Licensed: Forklift Operator - Liftoff Certifications LLC. Jan 13, 2021- Jan 13, 2024