Material Handler (3rd shift)

About the role

Material Handler (Forklift Operator) reports to Warehouse Supervisor; the Material Handler (Forklift Operator) is responsible for operating a forklift to move, locate, relocate, stack, and count merchandise. The Transporter (Forklift -Operator) is accountable for the safe and efficient operation of the various types industrial power equipment and will be required to perform: Loading / Unloading, Order Filler / Picker, Material Handler / Stocker, Production Supply and Checker duties and any project work required. Maintain the facility’s equipment and materials in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion. On a daily basis, inspect and perform minor maintenance on the forklift. Operate all equipment in a safe and efficient manner following prescribed work methods. Forklift Operators are cross-trained for coating/Corn syrup receiving and PO receiving (raw material).

Responsibilities

• Ensure inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and free of damage; report quality variances.
• Order picking (transfers): Pull and prepare product for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and type of product is loaded and shipped; perform picking duties in an efficient manner that meets customer service standards.
• Loading / Unloading: Efficiently move product from staging and/or storage areas into rail cars or trailers.
• Equipment: Load, unload, move, stack, and stage product and materials using a forklift, clamp truck, or other power equipment.
• Radio frequency equipment for picking, receiving, put away, and load functions, as required.
• Inventory: Keep appropriate records and reports to ensure accuracy of bin location as well as quantity of inventory control and security are maintained; assist in physical inventories; ensure proper stock rotation.
• Safety, Sanitation, Security: Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area; assist in maintaining the security of the warehouse; conduct operations in a manner that promotes safety; comply with OSHA and MSDS Standards.
• Support Production with request on the production floor (movements of pallets).
• Cycle counts, Validate Inventory, audit paperwork, AX transactions.
• Additional tasks assigned by Supervision/Lead.

Qualifications

• Standing on a concrete floor.
• Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).
• Bending, stooping, twist, turn, standing for extended time periods, reaching, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Required to work weekends.
• Required to work mandatory overtime when needed.

Skills

• Experience with excel / word
• Organizational skills
• Leadership
• Multi-tasking
• High School diploma / GED
• Analytical