Material Handler
Kao EMEA & Americas · West Chester, OH · 3 wk ago
Manufacturing$18–$21/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them. The posting includes: Pay: "$18 - $21 per hour plus Corporate Bonus". Also "Total Paid Days Off Annually! (Vacation + Sick + Holidays)". Medical Benefits Effective On Your First Day, 401(k) and Company Match Effective On Your First Day. Also "What you can expect from us: ... A broad range of benefits, including flexible working, competitive salaries, health and wellbeing offers, retirement, insurance options, and more…Learning and development opportunities". So we have benefits info.
Schedule: "Positions is 1st shift M - F 6:00am - 2:30pm (+ mandatory overtime when needed)." Also later: "Shift hours are M-F 6 am to 2:30 p.m. Flexibility to work overtime when needed (Saturdays are rare)." So schedule info present.
Thus we can have sections: About the role (maybe from first paragraph describing role?), Responsibilities (What you will do), Requirements (What you will need), Qualifications (maybe overlapping with requirements? but we can separate: Qualifications could be education/experience etc. But we need to avoid duplication. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we might combine some. But we need to use headings only when posting has real specific content. We can include About the role (description of role and company), Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Possibly Qualifications and Skills could be merged into Requirements. But we can still include Qualifications if there is specific content: "High school diploma, GED or proof of active pursuit of GED certification. Must display ability to perform basic mathematic computation..." That's qualifications. Skills: "Skilled in using a handheld RF scanning device and stretch wrapping machine." etc. Could be separate.
We need to avoid duplication. Let's extract content:
Company intro: "We are Kao, listed as one of the world’s most ethical companies for the last 19 years. Our brand portfolio spans across three sectors; Consumer Care (John Frieda, Bondi Sands, Bioré, Jergens, Curél), Professional Hair (Goldwell, Oribe, KMS Hair, Kerasilk), and Molton Brown. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation, and treating each other with trust and respect."
Role description: "The Material Handler role is a highly productive, detail-oriented position assisting with inbound material disposition, receiving, putaway of finished goods, replenishment and order picking. The role will be responsible for inventory accuracy and assisting in resolving discrepancies. Ability to communicate effectively with others is a must while maintaining relationships with internal and external customers. Working cooperatively with leaders and peers is critical to success in this role. Must be a role model in demonstrating energy and a passion for the business while following safe practices and company policies at all times. Team members are adept at time management and actively contribute to a positive culture and have fun while contributing to the success of the operation."
Location: "This role is located at our distribution center in West Chester 8778 LeSaint Drive, West Chester, OH"
Schedule: "Positions is 1st shift M - F 6:00am - 2:30pm (+ mandatory overtime when needed)." Also later: "Shift hours are M-F 6 am to 2:30 p.m. Flexibility to work overtime when needed (Saturdays are rare)."
Pay: "$18 - $21 per hour plus Corporate Bonus"
Benefits: "Total Paid Days Off Annually! (Vacation + Sick + Holidays) Medical Benefits Effective On Your First Day 401(k) and Company Match Effective On Your First Day" plus later: "A broad range of benefits, including flexible working, competitive salaries, health and wellbeing offers, retirement, insurance options, and more…Learning and development opportunities"
Responsibilities (What you will do): list bullet points:
- Operate incident-free and follow all established safety procedures.
- Perform daily forklift inspection.
- Complete daily tasks following all safety policies and procedures.
- Execute assigned housekeeping duties daily.
- Assist with daily disposition of inbound ocean containers and separating palletized material by SKU number and batch number.
- Work with leadership to prioritize inbound material flow.
- Complete daily tasks following all safety policies and procedures. (duplicate)
- Execute assigned housekeeping duties daily. (duplicate)
- Ensure accuracy of all Salon inventory.
- Follow established standards for all tasks to maintain inventory integrity.
- Complete scan functions for all tasks to keep material locations current.
- Participate in cycle count activities when needed.
- Perform work in a timely manner to achieve departmental goals.
- Committed to driving space efficiency through rigorous inventory consolidation while maintaining to SKU and batch integrity.
- Pick various items and pack/label them as directed.
- Load trucks when needed; follow quality standards and DOT requirements.
We need to deduplicate duplicates.
Requirements (What you will need): list:
- High school diploma, GED or proof of active pursuit of GED certification.
- Must display ability to perform basic mathematic computation and distinguish differences among numbers, letters and patterns.
- Demonstrated knowledge of performing basic warehouse operations.
- 1+ years experience in a warehouse environment utilizing a forklift to perform work.
- Experience with container unload of materials preferred.
- Skilled in using a handheld RF scanning device and stretch wrapping machine.
- Must be a flexible, team player with a positive attitude at all times; willing to go the extra mile.
- Model strong work ethic with the ability to work with diverse personalities/communication styles while maintaining a clean and safe work environment.
- Must be a self starter and can follow directions consistently.
- Ability to stand up to ten hours a day and lift up to 50 lbs. repeatedly throughout each shift.
Also shift hours repeated.
Qualifications maybe same as requirements; but we can treat Requirements as the list, and Qualifications maybe education/experience? But to avoid thin sections, we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section called Requirements (or Qualifications). However instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We can include those that have content. We could have Requirements and Qualifications separate if we can split content meaningfully.
Let's split: Qualifications: education (HS diploma/GED), basic math, basic warehouse ops knowledge. Requirements: experience (1+ years forklift, container unload preferred), skills (RF scanner, stretch wrap), personal attributes (team player, positive attitude, work ethic, self-starter, stand/lift). Skills: maybe specific technical skills: forklift operation, RF scanning, stretch wrapping, basic math, etc. But we already have those.
Better to have: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (includes education, experience, skills, attributes), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That covers all.
We must not include filler like "Corporate Bonus34" maybe a typo; we keep as "Corporate Bonus". Also "Total Paid Days Off Annually! (Vacation + Sick + Holidays)" keep.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. At end there is "Kao is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans." That's boilerplate; remove.
Also remove "To find out why 33,000 people across the Globe work at Kao please visit: https://www.kao.com/americas/en/careers/ Discover careers at Kao and how we live our purpose, Kirei – Making Life Beautiful. https://kao.voyse.io/" That's promotional; maybe considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but still maybe considered navigation? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The link to careers might be considered navigation; but it's not strictly boilerplate? It's a call to action; maybe considered application instruction? Safer to remove.
Also remove "At Kao, we believe the diversity of our teams strengthens our global mission. Here we trust and respect each other, collaborating in a friendly and inclusive work environment to achieve great results." That's maybe part of culture but could be considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but still generic; but it's substantive about culture. Might keep? It's similar to earlier corporate philosophy. Might be duplicate. Safer to remove as it's generic fluff.
We need to preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we keep specifics: pay, benefits, schedule, responsibilities, requirements.
Now craft HTML.
We'll have:
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them. The posting includes: Pay: "$18 - $21 per hour plus Corporate Bonus". Also "Total Paid Days Off Annually! (Vacation + Sick + Holidays)". Medical Benefits Effective On Your First Day, 401(k) and Company Match Effective On Your First Day. Also "What you can expect from us: ... A broad range of benefits, including flexible working, competitive salaries, health and wellbeing offers, retirement, insurance options, and more…Learning and development opportunities". So we have benefits info.
Schedule: "Positions is 1st shift M - F 6:00am - 2:30pm (+ mandatory overtime when needed)." Also later: "Shift hours are M-F 6 am to 2:30 p.m. Flexibility to work overtime when needed (Saturdays are rare)." So schedule info present.
Thus we can have sections: About the role (maybe from first paragraph describing role?), Responsibilities (What you will do), Requirements (What you will need), Qualifications (maybe overlapping with requirements? but we can separate: Qualifications could be education/experience etc. But we need to avoid duplication. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we might combine some. But we need to use headings only when posting has real specific content. We can include About the role (description of role and company), Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Possibly Qualifications and Skills could be merged into Requirements. But we can still include Qualifications if there is specific content: "High school diploma, GED or proof of active pursuit of GED certification. Must display ability to perform basic mathematic computation..." That's qualifications. Skills: "Skilled in using a handheld RF scanning device and stretch wrapping machine." etc. Could be separate.
We need to avoid duplication. Let's extract content:
Company intro: "We are Kao, listed as one of the world’s most ethical companies for the last 19 years. Our brand portfolio spans across three sectors; Consumer Care (John Frieda, Bondi Sands, Bioré, Jergens, Curél), Professional Hair (Goldwell, Oribe, KMS Hair, Kerasilk), and Molton Brown. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation, and treating each other with trust and respect."
Role description: "The Material Handler role is a highly productive, detail-oriented position assisting with inbound material disposition, receiving, putaway of finished goods, replenishment and order picking. The role will be responsible for inventory accuracy and assisting in resolving discrepancies. Ability to communicate effectively with others is a must while maintaining relationships with internal and external customers. Working cooperatively with leaders and peers is critical to success in this role. Must be a role model in demonstrating energy and a passion for the business while following safe practices and company policies at all times. Team members are adept at time management and actively contribute to a positive culture and have fun while contributing to the success of the operation."
Location: "This role is located at our distribution center in West Chester 8778 LeSaint Drive, West Chester, OH"
Schedule: "Positions is 1st shift M - F 6:00am - 2:30pm (+ mandatory overtime when needed)." Also later: "Shift hours are M-F 6 am to 2:30 p.m. Flexibility to work overtime when needed (Saturdays are rare)."
Pay: "$18 - $21 per hour plus Corporate Bonus"
Benefits: "Total Paid Days Off Annually! (Vacation + Sick + Holidays) Medical Benefits Effective On Your First Day 401(k) and Company Match Effective On Your First Day" plus later: "A broad range of benefits, including flexible working, competitive salaries, health and wellbeing offers, retirement, insurance options, and more…Learning and development opportunities"
Responsibilities (What you will do): list bullet points:
- Operate incident-free and follow all established safety procedures.
- Perform daily forklift inspection.
- Complete daily tasks following all safety policies and procedures.
- Execute assigned housekeeping duties daily.
- Assist with daily disposition of inbound ocean containers and separating palletized material by SKU number and batch number.
- Work with leadership to prioritize inbound material flow.
- Complete daily tasks following all safety policies and procedures. (duplicate)
- Execute assigned housekeeping duties daily. (duplicate)
- Ensure accuracy of all Salon inventory.
- Follow established standards for all tasks to maintain inventory integrity.
- Complete scan functions for all tasks to keep material locations current.
- Participate in cycle count activities when needed.
- Perform work in a timely manner to achieve departmental goals.
- Committed to driving space efficiency through rigorous inventory consolidation while maintaining to SKU and batch integrity.
- Pick various items and pack/label them as directed.
- Load trucks when needed; follow quality standards and DOT requirements.
We need to deduplicate duplicates.
Requirements (What you will need): list:
- High school diploma, GED or proof of active pursuit of GED certification.
- Must display ability to perform basic mathematic computation and distinguish differences among numbers, letters and patterns.
- Demonstrated knowledge of performing basic warehouse operations.
- 1+ years experience in a warehouse environment utilizing a forklift to perform work.
- Experience with container unload of materials preferred.
- Skilled in using a handheld RF scanning device and stretch wrapping machine.
- Must be a flexible, team player with a positive attitude at all times; willing to go the extra mile.
- Model strong work ethic with the ability to work with diverse personalities/communication styles while maintaining a clean and safe work environment.
- Must be a self starter and can follow directions consistently.
- Ability to stand up to ten hours a day and lift up to 50 lbs. repeatedly throughout each shift.
Also shift hours repeated.
Qualifications maybe same as requirements; but we can treat Requirements as the list, and Qualifications maybe education/experience? But to avoid thin sections, we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section called Requirements (or Qualifications). However instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We can include those that have content. We could have Requirements and Qualifications separate if we can split content meaningfully.
Let's split: Qualifications: education (HS diploma/GED), basic math, basic warehouse ops knowledge. Requirements: experience (1+ years forklift, container unload preferred), skills (RF scanner, stretch wrap), personal attributes (team player, positive attitude, work ethic, self-starter, stand/lift). Skills: maybe specific technical skills: forklift operation, RF scanning, stretch wrapping, basic math, etc. But we already have those.
Better to have: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (includes education, experience, skills, attributes), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That covers all.
We must not include filler like "Corporate Bonus34" maybe a typo; we keep as "Corporate Bonus". Also "Total Paid Days Off Annually! (Vacation + Sick + Holidays)" keep.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. At end there is "Kao is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans." That's boilerplate; remove.
Also remove "To find out why 33,000 people across the Globe work at Kao please visit: https://www.kao.com/americas/en/careers/ Discover careers at Kao and how we live our purpose, Kirei – Making Life Beautiful. https://kao.voyse.io/" That's promotional; maybe considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but still maybe considered navigation? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The link to careers might be considered navigation; but it's not strictly boilerplate? It's a call to action; maybe considered application instruction? Safer to remove.
Also remove "At Kao, we believe the diversity of our teams strengthens our global mission. Here we trust and respect each other, collaborating in a friendly and inclusive work environment to achieve great results." That's maybe part of culture but could be considered boilerplate? It's not EEO but still generic; but it's substantive about culture. Might keep? It's similar to earlier corporate philosophy. Might be duplicate. Safer to remove as it's generic fluff.
We need to preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we keep specifics: pay, benefits, schedule, responsibilities, requirements.
Now craft HTML.
We'll have:
About the role
We are Kao, listed as one of the world’s most ethical companies for the last 19 years. Our brand portfolio spans across three sectors; Consumer Care (John Frieda, Bondi Sands, Bioré, Jergens, Curél), Professional Hair (Goldwell, Oribe, KMS Hair, Kerasilk), and Molton Brown. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation, and treating each other with trust and respect. The Material Handler role is a highly productive, detail-oriented position assisting with inbound material disposition, receiving, putaway of finished goods, replenishment and order picking. The role will be responsible for inventory accuracy and assisting in resolving discrepancies. Ability to communicate effectively with others is a must while maintaining relationships with internal and external customers. Working cooperatively with leaders and peers is critical to success in this role. Must be a role model in demonstrating energy and a passion for the business while following safe practices and company policies at all times. Team members are adept at time management and actively contribute to a positive culture and have fun while contributing to the success of the operation. This role is located at our distribution center in West Chester, 8778 LeSaint Drive, West Chester, OH.
Responsibilities
- Operate incident‑free and follow all established safety procedures.
- Perform daily forklift inspection.
- Complete daily tasks following all safety policies and procedures.
- Execute assigned housekeeping duties daily.
- Assist with daily disposition of inbound ocean containers and separating palletized material by SKU number and batch number.
- Work with leadership to prioritize inbound material flow.
- Ensure accuracy of all Salon inventory.
- Follow established standards for all tasks to maintain inventory integrity.
- Complete scan functions for all tasks to keep material locations current.
- Participate in cycle count activities when needed.
- Perform work in a timely manner to achieve departmental goals.
- Drive space efficiency through rigorous inventory consolidation while maintaining SKU and batch integrity.
- Pick various items and pack/label them as directed.
- Load trucks when needed; follow quality standards and DOT requirements.
Requirements
- High school diploma, GED or proof of active pursuit of GED certification.
- Ability to perform basic mathematical computation and distinguish differences among numbers, letters and patterns.
- Demonstrated knowledge of basic warehouse operations.
- 1+ years experience in a warehouse environment utilizing a forklift to perform work.
- Experience with container unload of materials preferred.
- Skilled in using a handheld RF scanning device and stretch wrapping machine.
- Flexible team player with a positive attitude; willing to go the extra mile.