Operations Material Handler 1st and 3rd

Department:
Factory Profession:
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.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

* 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.

Qualification Requirements

* 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.

Education and Experience

* 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:
None