Material Handler

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in training
• Safely operate all fork trucks (ride-on, scissor lift, and walk behind)
• Service manufacturing machines with proper raw materials (film, boxes, adhesives, glue, paper, etc.)
• Remove (from the production floor) wrap and store all finished goods utilizing pallet location information
• Stage outbound shipments in an organized manner utilizing release information
• Load and unload freight as it arrives & leaves the facility
• Recharge and maintain all electric batteries on fork trucks
• Accurately complete all monthly cycle counts
• Receive material using AS400 system and make labels when requested
• Organize and stack all unused pallets
• Maintain a neat and orderly S/R work area
• Adhere to all company safety guidelines
• Able to work all scheduled shifts and assigned overtime
• Attend and participate in all company mandated meetings
• Business travel may be required

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, previous manufacturing experience preferred, but not necessary, and acceptable prior work history
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Ability to compute percentages and interpret bar graphs
• Reasoning ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Physical demand of standing, walking, sitting, reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, climbing and balancing
• Manual lifting not to exceed 50 lbs – reference your department-specific JHA (job hazard analysis) for departmental lifting restrictions
• Specific vision abilities including close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, distance and the ability to adjust focus
• Work environment characteristics including working near moving mechanical parts and being exposed to fumes or airborne particles (works in an environment where solvent based inks are used)
• Exposure to electrical shock (only authorized maintenance personnel are allowed access to electrical cabinets)
• Noisy environment with high, precarious places
• Exposure to electrical shock (only authorized maintenance personnel are allowed access to electrical cabinets)
• Exposure to electrical shock (only authorized maintenance personnel are allowed access to electrical cabinets)
• Exposure to electrical shock (only authorized maintenance personnel are allowed access to electrical cabinets)

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or GED, previous manufacturing experience preferred, but not necessary, and acceptable prior work history
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, climb and balance. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear and taste or smell.