Material Handler (Grave)

At Danone, manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Material Handler based in Eugene (Springfield), Oregon.

Schedule

Monday - Friday (1000 PM - 630 AM)

Responsibilities

• Provide all production materials before and during production runs and return unused materials to the proper location following production runs.
• Maintain plant FIFO inventory practices throughout the facility and follow all department and company standards and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure waste/recycling materials (pallets, buckets, barrels, cardboard) are organized and placed in the appropriate location.
• Pre-stage, stage, and consolidate materials on pallets to meet product and storage needs.
• Operate a variety of powered industrial vehicles in a heavily pedestrian trafficked environment, narrow aisles, and hot/cold/wet conditions.
• Load pallets of finished goods onto trailers and unload materials/ingredients from trailers and hot/cold storage areas.
• Support the production team with breaks and load finished product onto trucks as needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum of six months’ experience operating a forklift, pallet jacks, and other Powered Industrial Vehicles (PIVs).
• Obtain a company forklift operator certification.
• Trained and qualified as a Hand Packer.

Benefits

Danone North America offers all employees a strong benefits package through a 401k Plan, Employee Assistance Program, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave regardless of enrollment in Danone Benefits. Benefits for this position are through Local Teamsters 206.

About us

Danone U.S. is part of Danone North America, a purpose-driven company and an industry leader in the food and beverage category. You’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world, including Activia®, DanActive®, Danimals®, Dannon®, evian®, Follow Your Heart®, Happy Family® Organics, International Delight®, Light + Fit®, Nutricia®, Oikos®, Silk®, So Delicious® Dairy Free, STōK® Cold Brew Coffee®, Too Good & Co™, and YoCrunch®.

With approximately 5,000 employees and 13 production locations across the U.S., Danone North America's mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible. You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working to ensure our company creates real value for people and the planet.