Material Handler - 1st & 2nd shift openings

Description

About Lebermuth:

The Lebermuth Company is currently looking for a Material Handler to join our Manufacturing team on 2nd shift. Lebermuth is a family owned, ingredient manufacturer, specializing in essential oils and custom-developed fragrance and flavor blends. We serve the personal care, home fragrance and fragrance/flavor reseller markets. Lebermuth culture is rich in family values, a trademark of our 100+ year history.

Summary:

As a Material Handler, you will handle the review and movement of material to meet the customer’s expectations and Lebermuth‘s standards for On-time, Complete and Error Free orders.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Performs general inspection of materials, products, and containers before moving to/from stock locations to ensure all material going into production are free of visible dust or other debris.
• Reviews purchase orders, confirms accuracy of delivery and loads/unloads materials in an efficient manner.
• Retrieves ingredients, utilizing bar code scanning equipment, according to the established system for shelving and storage to ensure the correct materials are selected each time.
• Verifies, delivers and stages requested materials in production areas to ensure workers have the correct items to support WIP and post-production activities accurately and efficiently.
• Verifies label information and repacks materials as needed to ensure production has access to the appropriate inventory for processing customer orders.
• Maintains accurate product identification and lot codes to ensure materials are in proper locations and available for use.
• Collaborates with the inventory group to monitor supply levels and assists with periodic inventory counts to ensure the proper materials are on-hand to fulfill customer orders timely.
• Assists with organizing, maintaining and locating exiting or misclassified inventory to ensure appropriate materials are on-hand or need to be ordered to meet customer requests.
• Secures loaded materials in trucks by installing strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
• Follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Lebermuth quality standards to ensure all tasks involving equipment such as a hand trucks, drum carts or forklifts are performed in a safe manner.
• Promotes a safe food culture by maintaining a clean and organized workspace, assisting with cleaning and sanitation throughout the production areas, and accurately completing Lebermuth required paperwork (i.e., equipment logs, regulatory documentation) to ensure the safe production and shipment of quality food products.
• The job criteria may include other duties, responsibilities and activities, which may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Experience:
  
  One-year related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience in manufacturing and/or food grade facility preferred.
• Certifications:
  
  Ability to become forklift certified. Must successfully complete General Awareness Haz Mat training within 90 days of employment.
• Functional
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Basic understanding of percentages. Ability to recognize and follow alpha and numeric sequences. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where standardization is sometimes limited. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Technology Aptitude/
  
  Skills:
  
  Basic knowledge of computer and keyboard functions. Working knowledge of manufacturing, inventory control and order processing software.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to communicate and receive information in both verbal and written formats. Ability to give and receive feedback in a professional manner. Ability to read and understand documents such as shop order tickets, safety rules, memos, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
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