Material Handler

Job Summary:

To perform tasks necessary for maintaining continuous materials supply at each machine to enable efficient operations without disruption due to lack of materials.

Job Duties:

• Maintains a clean and orderly work area/warehouse
• Maintains a safe working environment by following all company safety policies and procedures and reports unsafe conditions and incidents, while maintaining quality standards
• Maintains company's quality standards and follows computer procedures to handle damaged material and quarantine material
• Reads work order or follows verbal instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved
• Opens containers to prepare to be moved
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand
• Conveys materials from storage or work sites to designated area
• Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales, or other containers
• Loads truck
• Lifts heavy objects by hand or with power hoist, and cleans work area, machines, and equipment to assist machine operators
• Operates industrial truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products
• Brings and takes away all Gaylord boxes for recycling to machines
• Brings and takes away skids for machine operators jobs
• Bands and stores all endplates, skids, and recyclable material
• Empties all trash throughout shop

Job Qualifications:

• High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) required
• Must have tow motor experience and be able to successfully complete tow motor certification training
• Ability to multi task and read production tickets
• Ability to perform math calculations including fractions
• Must be able to read tape measure, including micrometer
• Must be computer literate
• Ability to maintain production standards
• Must be dedicated to continuous improvement
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds, bend, stretch, or stand for extended periods of time