Sample Handler - UL Solutions : Job Details

Job Description This is an onsite role requiring 5 days per week in our Northbrook, IL location. Responsibilities

• Management of samples from receiving, internal distribution through lab testing to dispatch dispositioning using database software and basic Microsoft programs such as MS Word and Excel.
• Checking samples against sample requirement and raising any issues to Project team.
• Ensure samples are managed within quality process and in compliance with according the UL Quality and accreditation process requirements.
• Working with teams to ensure samples are ready and available for test start internal customers and stored in the correct location.
• Communicating and guiding internal customers on sample return via phone and email.
• Support laboratory, engineering and shipping/receiving teams.
• May also be responsible for maintenance of the warehouse.
• Integrates continuous improvement concepts and techniques into all aspects of the job.
• Assist and trains staff as directed.
• May assist leadership in the development of training as necessary.
• May develop or assist in the creation of reports and metrics as necessary.
• Maintain an organized, safe, clean and productive work area.
• Conducts periodic inventories of sample storage areas.
• Reports any lost, missing or damaged samples and assists in the research and resolution.
• Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalency required.
• Experience as a Material Handler, Warehouse Associate, or similar highly preferred.
• Ability to use Microsoft Outlook and Excel.
• Ability to work with hand and small power tools such as saws and drills in a safe manner.
• Physical demands include, but are not limited to, standing, reaching, stooping/bending, walking and lifting/carrying objects up to 60 lbs.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Forklift experience preferred.

What you'll experience working at UL:

• Mission: For UL, corporate and social responsibility isn't new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 125 years and is deeply engrained in everything we do.
• People: Ask any UL employee what they love most about working here, and you'll almost always hear, the people. Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL. We're able to deliver the best because we employ the best.
• Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers' create. We're inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.
• Grow & achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles.
• Total Rewards: In the US, we provide lots of great benefits for our employees are their families. From Volunteer Days off to 401k match and retirement contribution benefits to flexible work location & schedule options we look to support our employees no matter what stage in life they are experiencing.

Learn More: Curious? To learn more about us and the work we do, visit our company page www.UL.com #LI-EH1#ONSITEAbout Us A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage. About the Team UL Solutions operates over 300 laboratories across 29 countries. UL Solutions' laboratories are positioned to meet the needs of our global customer base either through large centers of excellence with vast capabilities and capacities or through strategically located laboratories focused on the needs of more local or regional customers. Our diverse laboratories provides industry-leading testing capabilities and test everything form the latest smartphone technologies to the most foundational products, such as concrete blocks.