Material Handler-Nights 12h 2-2-3 Schedule

About the role

Join Our Greenies Team in North Kansas City. At Mars Petcare, we are passionate about pets. Our Greenies brand is dedicated to keeping pets healthy and happy, and we manufacture our world‑renowned products right here in our highly desirable, fully climate‑controlled North Kansas City facility. Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity – the opportunity to do challenging, interesting work that shapes the world’s best‑loved brands, to work with real purpose alongside talented, friendly people from all backgrounds. Whether you are an experienced warehouse professional, a skilled forklift operator looking for a stable day‑shift position, or a transitioning military Veteran, Reservist, or National Guard member, we welcome your unique talents. We highly value the dedication, safety‑first mindset, and structured teamwork developed in the military and look forward to helping you build a successful civilian career.

Job Summary: The Material Handler is responsible for the end‑to‑end logistics flow within our plant. This dual‑focus role handles all incoming packaging and raw ingredients, manages safe product movement inside the site, loads outbound trailers for shipment, completes all logistics paperwork, and maintains perfect inventory control. This associate works closely with production, purchasing, receiving, shipping, and quality teams to ensure seamless plant operations in a clean, temperature‑controlled environment.

Responsibilities

• Receiving & Inbound Logistics
  • Receive and verify all incoming raw materials, ingredients, packaging, and components against purchase orders and shipping manifests.
  • Use a forklift to safely unload inbound trucks and transfer materials to their correct designated storage locations.
  • Conduct strict quality and food safety checks on incoming materials, including collecting product samples and verifying supplier paperwork.
  • Collaborate with external logistics departments and freight carriers to ensure correct and safe delivery of production materials.
• Material Handling & Warehouse Operations
  • Safely and accurately operate material handling equipment (including forklifts) to transport inventory, raw materials, WIP (work‑in‑process), and finished goods throughout the facility.
  • Support production schedules by ensuring that the correct materials are issued and staged in production areas when needed.
  • Stage, build, and load outbound trailers for shipment, ensuring proper cargo weight distribution and trailer utilization.
  • Ensure proper labeling, sorting, FIFO (First‑In, First‑Out) rotation, and general organization of all materials in storage areas.
• Inventory, Systems