Job Description
Job DescriptionCold Chain Shipping Specialist - Contract to Hire
A company in the medical devices industry is seeking for a Cold Chain Shipping Specialist to join their team in Billerica, MA. This is a contract to hire opportunity for someone responsible for performing final inspections of temperature-sensitive products prior to shipment.
Shift of the Cold Chain Shipping Specialist:
9am-5:30pm
Pay Rate of the Cold Chain Shipping Specialist:
$28-$32/Hr
Responsibilities of the Cold Chain Shipping Specialist:
- Perform final inspection of outbound temperature-controlled shipments prior to release.
- Verify product identity, lot numbers, quantities, expiration dates, labels, and shipping documentation.
- Confirm products are packaged according to approved cold-chain configurations, including ambient, refrigerated, and frozen shipments.
- Verify temperature-monitoring devices, data loggers, refrigerants, and gel packs are properly used.
- Review packing slips, shipping manifests, temperature records, chain-of-custody documentation, and other required paperwork.
- Maintain accurate inspection and shipment release records.
- Identify, document, and escalate nonconformances, shipping deviations, damaged products, and temperature excursions.
- Follow applicable SOPs, GDP/GMP practices, Quality Management System requirements, and regulatory standards.
- Work closely with Shipping, Quality, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Logistics, and Planning teams.
- Support continuous improvement of shipping, packaging, and cold-chain processes.
Requirements of the Cold Chain Shipping Specialist:
- 2+ years of experience in shipping, receiving, or logistics operations.
- Experience working with temperature-sensitive products strongly preferred.
- Experience in biotechnology, diagnostics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, or another regulated environment preferred.
- Familiarity with GMP, GDP, ISO 13485, CAPA, deviations, and nonconformance processes is a plus.
- Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
- Ability to read and follow SOPs, specifications, and shipping instructions.
- Experience with ERP, inventory, shipping, or temperature-monitoring systems preferred.
- Comfortable working in refrigerated environments
- Ability to lift up to 35 lbs.
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