Material Handler - 1st Shift

Position Overview

Essential Job Functions

• Ensure all products are received, stored, picked, issued to a work order and loaded onto transfer trailers accurately and in a timely manner.
• Certified to safely operate either a sit down or stand up forklift.
• Operate forklift safely and correctly in environment that includes foot traffic and production employees.
• Use handheld scanners to perform computer transactions using barcodes and hand input to keep computerized inventory system accurate and updated on a real time basis.
• Complete all paperwork neatly, legibly, and accurately.
• Work with the warehouse manager to correct and research any/all issues as required.
• Locates materials and supplies by pulling and verifying materials and supplies listed on production work orders.
• Use manual effort to handle individual pieces into and out of containers, pick orders, sort and palletize incoming freight.
• Stretch wrap completed pallets by hand or using automatic or semi-automatic machinery.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to maintain single-task focus and situational awareness.
• Low Sensitivity to a highly fragranced work environment.
• Ability to work in a non-climate-controlled environment.
• Must be able to lift up to 10 lbs. frequently. May be required to lift up to 35 lbs. occasionally.
• Position will require you to bend, sit, stand, walk, kneel, squat, reach, reach above shoulders, utilize fine finger movements, handle objects requiring manual dexterity. May be required to stand, sit, or walk for long periods of time.
• Good finger dexterity for tasks such as gluing wicks into jars, using scissors, and placing lids on vessels.
• Position requires you to be around moving machinery.
• Position will include exposure to marked changes in temperature and/or humidity.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Up to six months sit down or stand up forklift experience preferred.
• Up to six months RF scanning/handheld computer bar coding device experience preferred.
• Ability to pass Forklift Operator & Material Handler pre-hire assessment with a passing score.
• Knowledge of shipping practices and standards a plus.
• Detail orientated and highly accurate.