Material Handler

Key Responsibilities

• Material Handling & Inventory
• Safely operate material‑handling equipment, including forklifts and clamp trucks.
• Receive, move, stage, and transfer raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
• Work with RF scanners to receive, move, and adjust inbound and outbound materials.
• Match substrate receipts against actual quantities received.
• Maintain products stored in paper inventory and coating area racks.
• Check partial skids for proper packaging and complete transfer reports.
• Coordinate the transfer of finished goods into inventory.
• Set over finished work when production constraints dictate.
• Clock in and out accurately.
• Maintain proper handling and storage of substrates and packaging materials.
• Coordinate the transfer of finished goods into inventory.
• Coordinate workflow with associates across departments.
• Monitor boxes for mislabeling and potential mixing.
• Execute production schedules accurately to maximize throughput.
• Enter job tracking and payroll information accurately in system.
• Shipping & Receiving
• Pick, pull, scan, and build shipments using pick sheets and RF scan guns.
• Build special skids and related packaging materials as needed.
• Load and unload inbound and outbound trucks and verify skid and carton counts.
• Label skids accurately with skid number, box count, weight, and destination city.
• Complete shipping documentation including pick sheets, transfer reports, and required records.
• Ensure customer specifications are followed per ship request or email.
• Stage and load empty skids and tops for return.
• Production & Workflow Support
• Read and understand job tickets and layouts to ensure correct product quality.
• Execute production schedules accurately to maximize throughput.
• Clock in and out accurately.
• Carefully monitor boxes for mislabeling and potential mixing.
• Enter job tracking and payroll information accurately in system.
• Safety, Quality & Continuous Improvement
• Comply with all plant and corporate safety rules, GMPs, and regulations.
• Report all safety concerns immediately.
• Maintain daily housekeeping and clean work areas.
• Absorb and pass on knowledge of preventative maintenance and equipment adjustments.
• Assist with baling, waste disposal, and waste stream separation.
• Properly mark and document waste containers.
• Complete Hour‑by‑Hour boards daily.
• Participate in SQDC and process improvement activities.
• Support 6S and Lean practices.
• Absorb and pass on knowledge of shoveling and salting when required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent training and experience (6–12 months).
• Forklift experience required; RF scan gun experience required.
• Ability to operate material‑handling equipment.
• Basic math, reading, and computer skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of inventory control and shipping/receiving is a plus.
• Ability to meet or exceed performance metrics for the role.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Manufacturing environment requiring PPE including safety shoes and safety glasses.
• Ability to stand and walk frequently; may be on feet 8–12 hours per shift.
• Frequent use of hands, reaching with arms, grasping, pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing, and balancing.
• Exposure to paper dust and repetitive motion.
• Medium to loud noise levels.
• Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.