Material Handler

About the role

Loading and unloading inbound and outbound trucks, staging material, inventory of raw materials, supplying machinery with raw materials and in-process rolls for production. Label and warehouse finished goods.

Schedule

7am - 7pm on a 2-2-3 schedule

Pay

$25.96 - $28.61

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Participate in training, embrace concepts of and actively practice the SPOT Safety Program fundamentals to aid American Packaging Corporation's efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate
• 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
• Communicate regularly with fellow S/R employees
• 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
• Any other assigned duties

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred, but not necessary
• 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
• 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 demands

• Occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, climb and balance
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls
• Regularly required to talk or hear and taste or smell
• May require manual lifting not to exceed 50 lbs – reference your department-specific JHA (job hazard analysis) for departmental lifting restrictions
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, distance and the ability to adjust focus

Work environment

• Works near moving mechanical parts
• Exposed to fumes or airborne particles (works in an environment where solvent based inks are used)
• Frequently works in high, precarious places
• Exposed to electrical shock (only authorized maintenance personnel are allowed access to electrical cabinets)
• Noise level is usually loud
• Hearing protection is mandated
• Safety glasses and steel toed shoes with anti-static discharge soles are required