Material Handler (Grave)

About the job

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!

SHIFT: Monday - Friday (10:00 PM - 6:30 AM)

The Material Handler is responsible for providing support to operations by maintaining a flow of packaging and ingredients to the production facility. The Material Handler must operate all powered industrial vehicles in a safe manner and maintain an organized and efficient work area in the staging warehouse, adjoining courtyard, and additional material storage locations. The position also helps the production team with breaks and loads finished product onto trucks on an as needed basis.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• You will provide all production materials before and during production runs and return unused materials to the proper location following production runs.
• You will maintain plant FIFO inventory practices throughout the facility and follow all department and company standards and standard operating procedures.
• You will ensure waste/recycling materials (pallets, buckets, barrels, cardboard) are organized and place in the appropriate location.
• You will pre-stage, stage, and consolidate materials on pallets to meet product and storage needs.
• You will operate a variety of powered industrial vehicles in a heavily pedestrian trafficked environment, narrow aisles, and hot/cold/wet conditions.
• You will load pallets of finished goods onto trailers and unload materials/ingredients from trailers and hot/cold storage areas.

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