Job Description **\*\*6-month fixed-term contract, extendable by an additional 12 months, with potential for permanent employment**. **Job Purpose:** Responsible for performing activities related to material handling, inventory control, and supporting the company’s logistics operations, ensuring efficient and safe execution of warehousing, transportation, and product distribution processes. **Key Responsibilities:** * Receive, inspect, and store products in accordance with company procedures. * Monitor product inventory levels, ensuring accuracy and real-time updates. * Perform order picking, packaging, and shipment preparation for dispatch. * Operate material handling equipment, including forklifts, pallet jacks, and other devices. * Maintain product integrity and workplace organization, ensuring proper storage conditions. * Track incoming and outgoing materials, recording all movements in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. * Monitor order flow and coordinate timely delivery of goods per established deadlines. * Support periodic inventory planning and execution. * Collaborate with the transportation team to ensure accurate and on-time delivery to designated destinations. * Comply with occupational health and safety regulations, and ensure proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE). **Requirements:** * High school diploma or equivalent. * Prior experience in logistics or similar roles is preferred. * Basic computer literacy and familiarity with inventory management systems (ERP). * Proficiency in operating material handling equipment (e.g., forklifts, pallet jacks). * Ability to work effectively in a team, strong communication skills, and organizational capability. * Basic knowledge of workplace safety and environmental regulations. **Desired Competencies:** * Accountability and commitment to deadlines and quality standards. * Proactivity in identifying and resolving logistical issues. * Adaptability to change and new technologies. \#LI\-DNI **Required Skills:** Assembly Line, Basic Math, Computer Literacy, Data Entry, Forklift Operations, Inventory Management, Machinery Operation, Manual Dexterity, Manufacturing Quality Control, Manufacturing Techniques, Packaging Operations, Production Efficiencies, Production Scheduling, Safety Protocols, SOP Compliance**Preferred Skills:** Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE **Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully** Merck \& Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp \& Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre\-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. **Employee Status:** Project Temps (Fixed Term)**Relocation:** No relocation**VISA Sponsorship:** No**Travel Requirements:** No Travel Required**Flexible Work Arrangements:** Not Applicable**Shift:** Not Indicated**Valid Driving License:** No**Hazardous Material(s):** no**Job Posting End Date:** 12/13/2025* **A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day** **BEFORE** **the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day** **BEFORE** **the job posting end date.** **Requisition ID:**R376707