Operations Material Handler 1st and 3rd

Department
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Factory Profession
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Material Handling

Reports to
:
Operations Supervisor Substitute
:
Material Handler/Case Packer

Hourly/Salary
:
Hourly

Primary Job Function

Participates as a Team Member of their assigned production area. Responsible for maintaining line support to the operations and support other business units to meet and/or exceed the production goals including safety, quality, efficiency, productivity and customer service.

• Active member of the Production Team and supports the team culture of the Dyersburg
• Responsible for performing a general inspection to identify any problems upon receipt of a product delivery
• Responsible for unloading all pallets and transporting to the staging area and for checking packing list/bill of lading for any discrepancies and for completing appropriate paperwork
• Responsible for determining specific locations, printing license plates, labelling pallets and transporting the pallets to the appropriate warehouse location
• Responsible for supplying packaging supplies and other materials to the production lines
• Responsible for transporting pallets to appropriate locations and must also make any necessary transactions in ERP
• Must determine and inform the machine operator of material locations and must also make any necessary transactions
• Responsible for loading machines with supplies and materials as needed
• Responsible for removing waste as needed
• Complete assigned paperwork daily
• Participate in departmental and plant meetings by communicating timely and pertinent data when appropriate, and active involvement in analyzing, recommending, and implementing solutions to problems within the department and the plant
• Ensure that there is a smooth transition from shift to shift
• Performs and completes required forklift pre-operation inspection, reporting any major problems to supervisor
• Maintains a clean, safe and organized work area respecting company policy including but not limited to GMP’s, Food Safety, SQF, OSHA, ISO-14001
• Maintains OSHA Certified Forklift License
• Performs basic Receiving functions in ERP
• Supports and participates in safety activities to achieve departmental and plant wide goals and objectives
• Adheres to all company policies, programs, rules, regulations, and safety rules
• Maintain cleanliness in work area and outside areas
• Responsible to 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, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and ERP system)
• Ability to interpret items, lot codes, best by dates and alternate units of measure physically and systematically in ERP
• Maintain OSHA certified forklift license
• Handle drums of liquids with material handling equipment
• Ability to work in a high-speed automated environment
• Experience/familiarity with stacking and loading patterns

• A High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) is required
• Two years manufacturing, mechanical or technical experience is required
• Previous experience with forklifts and material handling equipment preferred; specifically, electric pallet jacks and forklifts
• Experience maintaining a FEFO (first expired, first out) rotation of inventory preferred
• ERP experience preferred

Direct Reports
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None