Materials Control Associate

BIOVECTRA has an opening for Materials Control Associate. This is a permanent, full-time position located in Charlottetown, PEI.

The candidate will be responsible for:

• Material segregating, quarantining, and storing activities.
• Staging materials for manufacturing.
• Sampling of incoming raw materials while controlling and submitting QC test samples.
• At the discretion of the departmental manager, acting in Lead Hand in Superintendent's absence.
• Coordinating receipt and storage of raw materials, consumables, intermediates and finished goods.
• Controlling access to inventory.
• Maintaining accurate inventory records, including bin location, retest, and expiry date.
• Conducting physical inventory counts as required.
• Ensuring FIFO is followed and documenting under planned deviation when required.
• Reporting over-due action items to management as required.
• Investigating variances, documenting root cause and coordinating CAPA and NC activities.
• Ensuring warehouse material handling equipment is properly used and maintained.
• Performing daily forklift checks.
• Performing local pickups and deliveries including internal mail.
• Scheduling and managing pickups to return drums, totes, cylinders etc
• Unloading bulk solvents tankers and filling out appropriate work instructions.
• Maintaining daily housekeeping.
• Maintaining PIP (Partners in Protection) for all deliveries and pickups.
• Maintaining and making recommendations for improvements to quality system.
• Supporting Logistics and Packaging operations when necessary.
• Material sampling to support retest system.
• Ensuring TDG, Forklift training and SOP's are current.
• Supporting waste management systems including storage, handling and record keeping activities.

The successful candidate for this position should have:

• High School diploma.
• Post-Secondary Education in logistics/supply chain or chemical technology an asset.
• One year material handling or inventory control experience.
• API manufacturing setting or FDA regulated environment experience an asset.
• WHMIS/HMIS and TDG training are considered an asset.
• Forklift experience an asset.
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately with minimal supervision.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Heavy lifting required (50-100lbs).
• Overtime when required.

BIOVECTRA offers a competitive salary and benefit package. Interested candidates are asked to apply by choosing the "Apply Now" button.

Entry is based on education and skill: $22.00 per hour

Closing: April 2, 2025