Material Handler

POSITION SUMMARY

The Material Handler supports distribution warehouse efforts by selecting, stacking, storing, loading, unloading, and moving goods on and off a forklift within the warehouse. Adherence to cGMP, SOP, D.O.T., and organizational safety compliance is mandatory.

Essential Functions:

• Behavior:
  Exhibit team‑player qualities of cooperation and coordination; maintain professional interaction in all business contacts, all day, every day.
• Attendance:
  Present for work when scheduled is a mandatory function.
• Safety:
  Comply with all company safety rules, procedures, and guidelines.

• Unloads trailer while following all operating and safety guidelines for the equipment and building.
• Maintains forklift by performing thorough pre‑ and post‑shift inspection.
• Load, unload trucks; move rows of components from racks or floor to storage; operate pallet wrappers and other powered equipment; use computer to key various transactions; read dispatches; perform light cleaning of assigned areas.
• Select, stack, store, load, unload, and move goods in production, warehouse, manufacturing, or other areas of the company.
• Operate all equipment used in handling components, raw wrappers, palletizers, or any other powered equipment in the movement of raw materials, components, or finished goods.
• Enter data if required; count, sort, segregate, and otherwise keep track of materials in their respective work area.
• Ensure accurate counts and accuracy with all paperwork.
• Manually key numbers in RF scanner accurately and correctly.
• Meet or exceed the required minimum performance standards as set forth by each department.
• Examine everything in the warehouse for defects, dirt, and other detriments according to company policies.
• Adhere to pedestrian‑is‑always‑right and report any occurrences.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

• Experience: Minimum one year of narrow‑aisle warehouse forklift operator experience in a consumer goods distribution warehouse, including completion of shipping documents and data entry. High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Knowledge: Ability to read and understand instructions, write, add and subtract. Knowledge of forklift regulations and safety rules is mandatory.
• Machines, Tools, Equipment, and Work Aids: Forklift truck, computer and related programs.
• License(s) / Certification(s)
  
  Required:
  
  Forklift operator certification or ability to obtain certification.
• Physical
  
  Activities:
  
  Sitting, walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping, lifting, talking, hearing.
• Physical Demands: Lifting pallets up to 60 lbs. by hand; stacking finished good cases on a pallet up to 30 lbs. per case by hand; replacing stretch film in the automatic wrapper up to 30 lbs. by hand; moving pallets of products weighing up to 2000 lbs. with a forklift.
• Visual Acuity: Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more and 20 inches or less; ability to judge distance and space relationships and bring objects into sharp focus.
• Environmental / Atmospheric Conditions: Exposure to ambient noise in a manufacturing environment; proximity to moving mechanical parts; occasional exposure to fumes. Warehouse temperatures range from the 30s (typically 40°F in cold weather with appropriate clothing) to the 90s°F (in hot weather). Estimated time exposure to warehouse conditions is 30%.