Material Handler

The Material Handler receives and stores all raw materials in the warehouse. The material is distributed to the pressroom according to customer specifications and order allocation.

Essential Functions include the following:
Other duties may be assigned.

• Inspects products to verify conformance to specifications.
• Reviews the Certificate of Compliance / Certificate of Analysis of label stock.
• Reads the production schedule and customer order to determine material to be distributed.
• Moves material from receiving and production areas to the warehouse.
• Sorts and places materials on racks according to a predetermined sequence of size, type and product code.
• Fills requests for materials and distributes them to the pressroom in concert with the demands of the schedule.
• Marks raw material with identifying labels.
• Records amounts of materials received and fills out receiving records.
• Drives and operates forklifts and power pallet jacks.

Qualifications

Education and/or

Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum one (1) year of warehouse, material handling, manufacturing, distribution, or related experience preferred; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Forklift and/or power pallet jack experience preferred.

Skills/Aptitudes:

• Ability to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of number; to add and subtract numbers.
• Ability to use AS400 system.
• Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instruction.
• Ability to read and comprehend documents such as C of C / C of A, safety rules, operating instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability operate forklift and power pallet jacks.

Working Conditions/Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee usually works near moving machinery.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations, may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit; use hands to lift (up to 75 lbs.), operate lift equipment; reach with hands and arms; climb and balance; talk and hear.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception.