Material Handler​/Water Spider

Overview

Material Handler/Water Spider role at IPS Corporation — Durham, NC.

Schedule:

6:00 AM – 2:30 PM, Monday through Friday with occasional overtime hours including Saturdays.

Reports to:

Production Supervisor.

Base pay range: $18.00/hr - $19.00/hr.

Material Handler/Water Spider

Responsible for keeping workstations fully stocked with materials, thus controlling the continuous flow of productivity and ensuring that daily production and on-time delivery schedules are met. This is a fast-paced role requiring excellent communication, teamwork, and the ability to organize and prioritize. Primary function: coordinate and deliver component parts necessary to sustain manufacturing operations while performing material handling duties.

• Supports all Production Operators and ensures they never have to leave their workstation for any materials or tools.
• Conduct changeovers and re-fills of adhesive materials in a timely manner.
• Properly and safely clean material containers at wash station.
• Retrieve and organize crates and/or carts as required.
• Store items in an orderly and accessible manner on stock shelves, racks or other areas.
• Keep the flow in the factory clean and smooth by taking on occasional tasks as needed.
• Mark stock items using identification tags or labeling equipment.
• Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure safety compliance.
• Issue or distribute materials, products, parts, and supplies to appropriate departments or individuals.
• Examine and inspect materials for defects, reporting issues to supervisor.
• Assist in 5S, continuous improvement and Lean activities.
• Maintain a clean, safe, organized and efficient work area.
• Dispose of hazardous waste in appropriate containers and transport to central accumulation area.
• Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as half or full-face respirator.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Understand basic manufacturing process and how supply inventory control interacts with upstream and downstream functions.
• Ability to work with multiple priorities and people.
• Maintain inventory storage in a clean, orderly manner.
• Strong attention to detail, organization and time management skills.
• Professional communication with others.
• Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally with all levels of supervision on status of jobs.
• Adheres to safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions.
• Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Contributes to building a positive team spirit.

Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle and reach; frequently climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Must be able to wear PPE (half or full-face respirator).

Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, adhesives and other chemicals. Noise level is usually moderate.

• High school diploma or GED; or 1+ years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet ongoing needs of the organization.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Building Materials