Material Handler (Day Shift) – $21.49/hr

About the role

Westlake Pipe & Fittings, a Westlake division (NYSE:WLK), is one of the largest polyvinyl chloride pipe and fittings manufacturers in North America. With 23 manufacturing and distribution locations, the company supplies gasketed, solvent weld and restrained joint pipes and a wide range of fittings for a diverse list of markets including municipal water and sewer, plumbing, water well, pool and spa, and agricultural and turf irrigation. Westlake Pipe & Fittings is an industry leader in product development with Certa-Lok® spline-lock technology and product systems that are focused on building A Better Foundation.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive pay and benefits package effective day 1, including:

• Med, Den, Vision insurance
• 401k with 4% match and annual retirement contribution of 2%
• Life & AD&D insurance
• Paid vacation
• Tuition assistance program
• Fitness reimbursement program
• Opportunity for advancement

Responsibilities

Responsible for receiving, inventorying, and monitoring all incoming raw materials (including molding pellets, carton, labels and other components).

This position reports directly to the Raw Material Supervisor and will also receive directions from the Operations Manager, Inventory Analyst in the absence of or in conjunction with the Raw Material Supervisor.

The primary responsibility of the Material Handler – Raw Materials is to safely and efficiently perform top-quality operational duties on a daily basis, which include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Knowledge and recognition of materials and where they are used.
• Completion of necessary documentation or data entry in an accurate and timely manner.
• Safe and timely unloading of incoming deliveries.
• Collecting testing samples of all incoming deliveries to complete required testing.
• Proper verification of incoming materials, quantities and delivery to their assigned location.
• Detection, segregation, and isolation of non-conforming materials and timely notification of Quality, Procurement, Materials and Operations for corrective actions.
• Able to identify various types of quality defects and to notify proper departments.
• Assist in inventory counts and data entry as necessary and instructed.
• Develop and maintain visual management methods like visual cues, floor markings, signage or dashboards.
• Maintain a safe and clean work area to highest level of standards (5S).
• Perform 5S Audit for each work area assigned on a regular basis.
• Perform 5S Audit for each work area assigned on a regular basis.
• Able to safely operate and perform daily maintenance checks on a forklift.
• Perform any other duties, as assigned by supervision or management.

Qualifications

Must know how to operate a forklift and have a valid forklift license.

Education and/or Experience: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend sufficient English to follow work instructions.

Mathematical Skills: Basic mathematical skills and counting ability required.

Reasoning Ability: Must be able to pay close attention to detail, have general deductive reasoning skills to troubleshoot minor issues and knowledgeable of how and when to escalate. Must be able to work without close supervision.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must maintain a valid forklift license.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to lift at least 75 pounds, bend, stoop, walk, carry, clean, drive and maintain. Will use gloves, fork truck, stretch wrap machine, and pallet jacks.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. General factory. Exposed to heat, cold, noise, dust, oil/grease, purge fumes, raw material and traveling powered industrial vehicles.