MATERIAL HANDLER I - 1ST SHIFT (SPARKS, NV)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Unloads and unpacks incoming shipments of raw materials and supplies.
• Compares invoices to purchase orders and packing slips to ensure correctness, bringing discrepancies to supervisor's attention.
• Examines materials for damage, notes any damaged products, and determines whether damaged materials should be returned.
• Delivers materials to proper locations in warehouse or packaging areas.
• Palletizes and stretch wraps outbound freight orders.
• Aids with bulk inventories.
• Locates and transports raw materials into Production Department.
• Helps maintain warehouse and clears dock area.
• Complies with safety and GMP requirements.

Safety Responsibility Statement

• Supports a culture of safe production and operations; follows all safety rules and procedures.
• Participates in safety program by engaging in training activities, reporting safety concerns, submitting safety suggestions, and correcting or reporting workplace health or safety hazards until they are resolved.
• Communicates safety information to new employees.
• Fulfills responsibilities as outlined in the company safety management plan.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence; ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.
• Mental Abilities: Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and/or walk; climb stairs; use hands to finger, handle, feel and/or use tape dispensing gun; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• 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.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Basic computer skills required.
• Prior forklift experience preferred.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is frequently exposed to herbal aromas, dust, and/or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.