1st Shift Material Handler

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Work Safely – report all unsafe conditions and or near misses immediately to your Supervisor.
• Report any property damage that occurred while you were on the lift, regardless of how insignificant it may seem.
• Maintain a clean work area – keep docks picked up, aisle ways clean and swept, bander area clean and empty trash as required.
• Keep all converting equipment lines full, machines should not wait on product.
• Able to read and understand the production schedule – keeps Supervisor informed in advance of issues.
• Work efficiently, handling bales only once, minimizing any fork lift damage.
• Cut and remove banding and dunnage for machines as directed
• Operate and maintain fork truck equipment as required.
• Perform Fork Lift inspection daily at the beginning of your shift as required by OSHA
• Communicate all relevant information to oncoming shift prior to leaving.
• Follow all LOTO procedures for loading and unloading trailers.
• Process, tag, and store incoming raw materials as required.
• Inspect all incoming and outgoing product and supplies and document for defects.
• Invent and organize finished products.
• Perform all documentation as assigned, i.e. load verification form.
• Shred waste materials – be sure to properly weigh and identify load.
• Operate plant PC’s and appropriate systems to complete assigned tasks.
• Enter Maintenance Work Requests– for Safety, Scheduled and Unscheduled tasks as needed.
• Rework any bales or pallets of finished goods that have been spilled or are potentially unsafe.
• Work with other Fork Lift drivers as a team and communicate accordingly.
• Follow plant procedures on tracking waste bales; place all quarantined product into quarantine area.
• Other tasks as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience: Prior forklift experience required. Must be able to pass basic forklift and clamp truck training.
• Specific Knowledge, Skills or Abilities: Strong written and oral communication, organization and attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills, time management, systems analysis, mathematical and deductive reasoning, critical thinking, active learning.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Physical Demands: Regularly stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, or crouch; ability to climb up and down into a forklift or clamp truck to operate safely; regularly lift and or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 75 pounds; regular exposure to moving mechanical parts, ambient temperatures, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration; noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Work Environment: Exposed to moving mechanical parts, ambient temperatures, fumes or airborne particles, vibration, and noise level in the work environment is usually loud.