Warehouse Lead

Overview

Capricor Therapeutics is searching for a Warehouse Lead to manage inventory, shipments, and staff within our manufacturing and logistics operations.

Operations run 6:00 AM–6:00 PM. Two shift windows: 6:00 AM–2:30 PM or 9:30 AM–6:00 PM. Schedules:
Sat–Wed, Tue–Sat, Thu–Mon, and Fri–Tue. Overtime of 1–2 hours may be required.

• Perform all duties of Warehouse Lead.
• Oversee daily warehouse activities including receiving, storing, and distributing materials and products.
• Receive all GMP items on an electronic inventory system—verify count, vendor info, number, and expiration date against specifications and purchase order before printing bar code labels.
• Maintain accurate inventory records, conduct regular audits, and ensure proper stock levels.
• Lead and mentor a team of warehouse staff, providing training and support to ensure high performance and adherence to safety protocols.
• Ensure that all products are stored and handled according to company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Promote a culture of safety awareness among warehouse staff, enforcing safety procedures.
• Perform physical inventory management to support continuous production of drug products.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure timely and accurate delivery of materials and products.
• Assist in writing and developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Support completion of deviations and investigations regarding non-conforming products.
• Work with electronic and paper-based inventory systems to manage receipt, release, packaging, and shipment of GMP materials.
• Perform disposition of expired materials and maintain applicable documentation.
• Monitor temperature conditions of refrigerators, freezers, and room temperature storage of cGMP materials, responding to alarms on call as necessary.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement in warehouse operations.
• Maintain partnerships within job function and with assembly, materials, and logistics across manufacturing operations and shifts.
• Fill material requests and deliveries to manufacturing as required.
• Perform cycle audits and physical inventory per schedule.
• Help reconcile inventory discrepancies and report discrepancies to the supervisor.
• Source and maintain necessary quality documents for the release of critical material.
• Maintain a library of material specs, forms, and other material documents.
• Support other duties as assigned to support Supply Chain.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of related experience in a GMP regulated warehouse or materials management.
• 2+ years of experience with Inventory Management Systems/ERP in a biotech or life sciences environment.
• Proven experience in warehouse supervision or lead roles, and inventory control, preferably in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory management, and logistics principles.
• Proficiency in using warehouse management systems (WMS) and other relevant software.
• Effective leadership and communication skills, ability to motivate and coach a diverse team.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Associate’s degree (preferred).
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks in a fast‑paced environment.
• Able to adjust to workload in a fast‑paced environment.
• Able to work independently with little or no supervision of day‑to‑day tasks.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint.
• Flexible schedule and able to support all operational requirements.