Material Handler I (Second Shift)

The Company:

Founded in 1978, Cabot Hosiery Mills is an American manufacturer of premium socks with uncompromised comfort, durability, and fit. With a family of brands including Darn Tough Vermont, Wide Open, and Cabot & Sons, our mission is to make the world's best socks, in Vermont, USA, and back them with our Unconditional Lifetime Guarantee. We are family owned, three generations strong, and have yet to produce our best sock.

Job Summary:

As we continue to scale one of the fastest growing apparel brands, we are seeking a Material Handler to performs general shipping duties in a safe and efficient manner. This employee will safely operate equipment including walk-behind forklifts and palletizing/stretch wrapping equipment. They will ensure that outgoing shipments are accurate and handled so as to maximize storage and minimize damage in accordance to Work Instructions. They will support the Manufacturing teams as required. The second shift Material Handler role works Monday through Thursday 3:30 PM to 2:00 Am.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a comprehensive review and understanding of compliance to OSHA and VOSHA regulations
• Transfer materials both physically and systemically between locations. Including use of a box truck to do so
• Replenish picking and backflush locations
• Consolidate materials/locations as needed to maximize space
• Keep pick shelves neat and organized
• Audit finished goods to ensure shipping locations are correct
• Audit finished goods for correct case labels, counts and packing
• Disposition all finished goods according to the shipping guidelines
• Maximize load capacity of all trucks while ensuring the stability of the load
• Responsible for palletizing, wrapping and loading of finished goods
• Attend to incoming and outgoing shipments
• Maintain and clean and safe work area
• Assist with packaging and shipping or irregulars as needed
• Breakdown and recycle cardboard
• Daily cleaning of floors
• Assist with weekly cycle counts
• Maintain the cleanliness of all equipment.
• Other duties as they are required

Qualifications:

• Ability to operate manual pallet jacks
• Ability to stand and/or walk the whole shift
• Ability to lift and move products up to 50lbs repetitively
• Ability to lift, bend, reach above the head, kneel, crouch and/or stretch for 8-10 hours per shift
• Ability to successfully pass a DOT certification test upon receiving an offer
• Ability to communicate effectively across several departments
• Ability and willingness to obtain your DOT and drive a box truck frequently
• Manual dexterity of both hands and wrists
• High motivation
• Willingness to do physical work
• Schedule flexibility
• Must be at least 18 years of age

Working Conditions:

• Manufacturing environment - exposure to machinery, noise and other adverse conditions for periods of time depending on the role
• Flexible nature to manage competing and changing priorities
• Travel locally to all of the organization's sites and locations

At Cabot Hosiery Mills, we have a list of shared company values - one of them is We Value Differences. Where you come from, how you identify, your age, and other descriptions are something that makes you, you, and we respect that. We're an honest group of people and work hard, if you like that, we encourage you to apply.

This job description should not be interpreted to be a complete list of all the duties, qualifications and responsibilities performed by the jobholder. To maintain organizational flexibility, the organization has the discretion to add, drop or change at any time the duties, responsibilities and expectations of this position. This job description does not constitute an offer of employment, continuous employment or an employment contract. Reasonable accommodations will be considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

The pay range for this role is:

19 - 21.38 USD per hour (Waterbury)