Material Handler

Responsibilities

• Safety: Follows plant safety procedures and guidelines; knows emergency procedures and can act in case of power outages, machine failures, workplace injuries, etc.; wears and utilizes PPE as required; understands and identifies Lock-out/Tag-out procedures; informs supervisor of safety issues; reports any workplace injury or incident immediately.
• Tasks: Moves stock and other materials to and from storage and production areas by hand or other equipment; reads work orders or receives oral instructions to determine work assignments, material and equipment needs; hand builds pallets per MO; attaches identifying labels to containers, and/or marks them with identifying information; secures material and products for transport to designated areas by using the stretch-wrapper machine; assists other workers with specific tasks as requested; manually or mechanically loads and unloads materials and products from pallets, skids, platforms and trucks; unloads and verifies inbound shipments; verifies actual quantities as compared to picking list, packing list, BOL, and other WH operation standard paperwork; supports company Food Safety efforts through commitment and compliance to SQF standard practices and policies; assists other workers with specific chores as requested.
• Operations: Supports plant quality practices including Good Manufacturing Practices, or GMP’s.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• At least one year of forklift experience required.
• Experience working 12 hour shifts.
• Willingness to work and follow verbal/written instructions.
• May be required to use floor loading trucks.
• Moderate computer skills.
• Ability to work safely, willingness to train in cross-functional areas, and work overtime as needed.

Pay

Starting Pay: $17.00/hour

Schedule

Shift Times: 7:00 am-7:15 pm. Rotating 12-hour shifts with every other weekend off!