Material Handler II
 BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | |
life insurance, paid time off
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 United States, California, Novato | |
 Sep 16, 2025 | |
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BioMarin is the world leader in delivering therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with serious and life-threatening rare genetic diseases. We target diseases that lack effective therapies and affect relatively small numbers of patients, many of whom are children. These conditions are often inherited, difficult to diagnose, progressively debilitating and have few, if any, treatment options. BioMarin will continue to focus on advancing therapies that are the first or best of their kind. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Role
The purpose of the Material Handler 2 is to ensure raw materials are ready and available at Novato site in order to support the Commercial and Clinical Manufacturing Facilities.
The position may require off hours support as required. The position will require shift-work, including weekends, off hours and holidays.
GMP personnel throughout BioMarin are tasked with developing drugs for clinical trials and scaling their production for the commercial market. These individuals are responsible for establishing and maintaining BioMarin's innovative manufacturing processes and facilities, ensuring quality assurance and quality control to meet regulatory standards, procuring essential goods and services to support manufacturing, and managing the global distribution of our drugs to patients.
Key Responsibilities
Material Handler 2 will be responsible for sampling, weighing, and dispensing raw materials to produce buffer, solution, and media kits for manufacturing facilities. Material Handler 2 is also responsible for receiving and verifying materials and ensuring that material storage locations are properly stocked and maintained. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
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Receives, verifies and coordinates raw material receipts and returns from warehouses to manufacturing facilities and vice versa.
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Contact for raw material issues and reconciliation.
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Coordinates and reconciles raw materials that are in Quarantine.
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Performs audit of commonly used items to ensure inventory accuracy.
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Coordinates a removal of expired raw materials and expired in-process inventory.
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Maintains accurate inventory records for approved GMP raw materials, components and supplies.
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Performs cycle counts of approved GMP material inventory as assigned using ERP system.
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Complies with EHS&S safety guidelines, especially those directly related to the operation of warehousing equipment such as pallet jacks and forklifts.
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Performs pre-weigh for Kitting of buffers, solutions, and media.
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Performs sampling of raw material chemicals.
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Maintains warehouses and sub-inventory areas in an audit ready state.
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Complies with cGMP Documentation, Practices and Regulations.
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Transports and distributes approved GMP raw materials, components and supplies to the designated manufacturing facilities.
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Participates with SOP and Work Instruction updates as required.
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Provides suggestions for process improvements and participate in implementation.
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Manages Kanban system to support manufacturing operations.
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Required to work in a clean room environment.
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Demonstrates the concepts of the network neighborhood.
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Inputs data for trending defined metrics.
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Assists with performing training activities.
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Assists with action items assigned during deviation investigations, corrective/preventative actions (CAPAs), and change requests. *
Other duties as assigned. EXPERIENCE Required Skills:
Desired Skills:
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WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS
REQUIRED WORK HOURS CONTACTS Work closely with Quality Operations, Facility Services, Manufacturing and Supply Chain personnel to ensure efficient supply of raw materials. The salary range for this position is: $46,400 to $63,800. BioMarin considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.For additional benefits information, visit: https://careers.biomarin.com/benefits.
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