Material Handler - Deer Creek; Portland

PURPOSE:

To coordinate, track and document the movement, status and location of work‑in‑progress inventory; to transport and track parts from one department to another in order to assure accurate and timely movement of parts through the manufacturing process; to move parts within available process span time; to be responsive to production needs; to maintain quality records, reports, invoices and packing slips in order to assure accurate records and reports are maintained to support quality documentation requirements.

1. Verification, Transport, and Tracking

Objective: to maintain lot integrity and part identification during movement of parts, and transport parts per routing information; to enter accurate inventory, scheduling, and location information into tracking system to support planning of customer orders.

Typical

Activities:

• Verifies and matches part lots with paperwork, routing information, serial numbers, quantities, etc. before transporting lots to next department.
• Checks for and assures the completion of necessary signoffs on work completion and/or routing information before transporting lots to next department.
• Meets with Leads to reconcile problems regarding paperwork/part inaccuracies, assures communication among production departments related to product movement.
• Follows routers; moves parts by hand, pallet jack, and with forklifts.
• Performs and coordinates loading and unloading of product to and from different Portland Operations; updates computerized inventory control system to reflect locations; may directly move product as needed.
• Moves equipment and parts as needed within the teams as needed.
• Makes computer entries to update the inventory, scheduling and location of parts; processes the addition and/or re-sequencing of processes as submitted by engineering; enters transaction codes on all lot movements.
• Reconciles inventory system information; assures that part lot numbers are accurately accounted for.
• Material Handlers "rush" jobs as requested; assures tracking of parts.
• Completes daily cycle counts; checks sample lots for quantity, identification numbers and location; lot moves to keep accurate inventory control.

2. Housekeeping

Objective: to maintain neat, organized work areas.

Typical

Activities:

Cleans floors, sweeps aisles and keeps aisles free of parts and pallets.

3. Safety

Objective: to take responsibility for and demonstrate safe work practices.

Typical

Activities:

• Adheres to plant and department safety rules.
• Safely operates all equipment and tools.
• Identifies and reports safety problems.

4. Other

• Completes logs and records.
• Performs other tasks as directed.

• Training is provided on the job.
• PCC's Fork Lift Driving Safety Certification Training must be completed.
• Training in Materials Resource Planning computerized inventory control systems.
• May be required to complete Hazardous Waste Management Training.

• Previous manufacturing floor experience or material handling experience affording knowledge of the importance of part location tracking is preferred.
• Previous data entry and inventory control experience preferred.
• Basic ability to follow instructions, read, write, and perform arithmetic calculations.
• Ability to attend to detail, resolve record keeping problems and work independently.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Ability to safely lift and/or maneuver objects weighing thirty to fifty pounds and occasionally up to seventy-five pounds.
• Ability to work in difficult working conditions which may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, temperature extremes and other elements for extended periods of time.