Material Handler - 2nd Shift

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world. Join us—a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals.

Tom’s of Maine products—including toothpaste, deodorant, mouthwash, bar soap, and toothbrushes—are sold across the United States and Canada. We donate 10% of our profits to charitable organizations, and employees can use 5% of their paid time volunteering for causes they are passionate about.

About the role

The Material Handler is responsible for activities that support the movement and control of materials in the facility. This role works with a team to achieve business objectives of safety, quality, productivity, customer service, cost, and environmental protection. The material handler works within a structure that requires strong partnership with support functions and other team members to manage workflow.

Note: This is a 2nd shift position with working hours from 3pm to 11:30pm Monday - Friday.

Key Accountabilities

• Safety: Ensure all Environmental Occupational Health and Safety (EOHS) requirements are met while handling materials and operating equipment.
• Quality: Ensure all quality systems such as Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are followed during all material movements and housekeeping processes.
• Productivity: Work with the material handler team to ensure all material movements and SAP transactions are complete to meet production and shipping needs.
• Leadership: Promote teamwork to achieve all goals for the warehouse and the facility. Take initiative to identify issues and offer continuous improvement actions in safety, quality, and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Material movement activities including receiving, sampling, and staging of materials for production.
• Put-away, shipping, inventory control, housekeeping, warehousing maintenance, recycling/waste transport, problem solving, and continuous improvement.
• EOHS responsibilities: adherence to facility requirements such as Minimum Safe Behaviors (MSBs), proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and compliance with all storage and disposal requirements.
• Equipment responsibilities: safe operation, maintenance, and site training for all powered lifts, racking, docks, stretch wrapping, sampling, and labeling systems.
• Quality responsibilities: receiving inspections, sampling, daily housekeeping, and cGMP/Micro compliance for all material storage.
• Control inventory via accurate physical and SAP/Warehouse Management System (WMS) tracking of quantity and movement of every material.
• Receiving, shipping, staging of materials; use of scanner; perform bin control, confirmations, inventory reporting/adjustments, and troubleshooting.
• Perform housekeeping protocols/audits, management of storage areas, visual workplace (VWP) continuous improvement, and driver hosting.

Skills

• Attention to detail with the ability to follow all procedures.
• Neatly, accurately, and precisely documenting tasks.
• Basic math skills to ensure accurate inventories of each material.
• Computer skills to operate controls (e.g., scale interface, handheld scanner, SAP computer transactions, email).
• Aptitude to quickly learn new relevant computer skills.
• Strong communication skills to understand and assess team production performance via visual, written, and verbal communications.
• Problem-solving skills to apply data-driven continuous improvement tools such as Root Cause Analyses.
• Leadership to take initiative for continuous improvement and act according to Managing With Respect principles.
• Teamwork to work closely with others to achieve shared goals.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a warehouse or manufacturing environment; 2+ years strongly preferred.
• Experience with Powered Industrial Vehicles (Forklifts, lift trucks, pallet jacks) strongly preferred.
• Experience with safety and quality systems, preferably in a Material Handling capacity.
• Demonstrated computer skills to use SAP/WMS System for transactions and troubleshooting.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide with consistent accuracy.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to lift up to 55 pounds repeatedly with or without accommodation.
• Ability to work on feet for extended periods in a fast-paced environment with or without accommodation.
• Ability to meet shift requirements with excellent attendance.
• Ability to work mandatory overtime including weekend work when needed.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.

Pay

Salary Range: $23.50 - $23.50 USD. Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• Paid parental leave and disability coverage.
• Participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions (subject to eligibility requirements).
• Minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on hire date within the calendar year).
• Paid sick leave adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws.

Schedule

2nd shift: 3pm to 11:30pm, Monday - Friday.