Forklift Material Handler 1st shift

Primary Job Function

This position is responsible for safely and accurately handling and recording materials from receipt through shipment. The responsibilities include loading or unloading the correct item, lot, and quantity of materials, ensuring all products are in acceptable condition before receiving or shipping, receiving, inspecting, and sorting CHEP pallets, accurately stacking finished products onto CHEP pallets, performing transactions in ERP, operating balers, waste removal functions throughout the facility, and managing recycling materials.

• Active member of the Warehouse Team and supports the team culture of the Dyersburg.
• Ensure trailer inspection is complete on every inbound or outbound shipment.
• In ERP, receive and/or ship all materials verifying lot codes and quantities checking BOL and packing list for completeness and discrepancies, and ensure batch creation for batch‑managed materials.
• Monitor quality of ingredients and materials upon receipt, noting defective materials and transferring them to an isolated area.
• Alert quality and warehouse supervisor of all defective materials received.
• Print and apply pallet flags before storing materials.
• Ensure proper materials are supplied to the staging area at startup for each operation.
• Perform forklift inspection prior to each shift.
• Assist with cycle counts.
• Safely and efficiently operate a forklift or other material handling equipment, pallet inverter, or other equipment as needed.
• Observe all safety, quality, and company rules and regulations in the performance of duties.
• Perform daily ERP functions to include goods receipts, shipments, transfers, and audits.
• Cover breaks for team members.
• Respond when Operations calls for materials and transfer them in SAP, ensuring materials are set up in time for changeovers.
• Validate return quantity is reasonable and ensure return placard is applied.
• Return and transfer unused materials at the end of the production run to the proper storage location.
• Take appropriate steps to keep returned materials free of contamination.
• Receive small package deliveries (e.g., Fed‑Ex/UPS) and deliver to appropriate departments.
• Remove dunnage and trash from production areas for trash compactors or open tops.
• Monitor trash compactors and schedule pick‑up as needed.
• Coordinate delivery and return of open top dumpsters to Waste Management Centers.
• Maintain cleanliness in warehouse area, including outside areas.
• Report food safety and quality concerns to Supervision, Quality, or Senior Management; support the SQF system through adherence to plant policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Computer skills (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel) and ERP system proficiency.
• Ability to interpret items, lot codes, best‑by dates, and alternate units of measure both physically and within ERP.
• Maintain OSHA‑certified forklift license.
• Handle drums of liquids with material handling equipment.
• Ability to work in a non‑climate‑controlled environment.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least two years of manufacturing, mechanical, or technical experience required.
• Previous experience with forklifts and material handling equipment preferred; specifically stand‑up lift operation.
• Experience or formal training in inventory control or warehouse management, loading trucks, and temperature pulping preferred.
• Experience maintaining a FEFO (first expired, first out) rotation of inventory preferred.
• ERP experience preferred.