Materials Handler

• Company parties
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

AMA-ALU Corporation is seeking a dependable, safety-conscious, and detail-oriented Material Handler to support daily manufacturing and warehouse operations at our aluminum food-contact packaging facility in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. The position receives, moves, organizes, stores, and distributes raw materials, packaging supplies, work-in-process inventory, and finished products. The Material Handler supports efficient production, accurate inventory, workplace safety, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and applicable food safety requirements.

• Transport raw materials, aluminum coils, foil stock, packaging supplies, pallets, and finished products to assigned production and storage locations.
• Supply machine operators with required materials; monitor availability and promptly report shortages.
• Remove finished products from production lines and transfer them to designated staging or warehouse areas.
• Assist with production changeovers by delivering new materials and removing unused supplies.
• Properly identify, label, protect, and stage materials while preventing damage and contamination.
• Coordinate with production employees to minimize downtime caused by material delays.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Receive shipments and verify contents against packing slips, purchase orders, and receiving documents.
  
  Inspect incoming materials for visible damage, quantity errors, and labeling discrepancies; report concerns.
• Assist with inventory counts, reconciliation, location records, and material movement documentation.
• Apply first-in, first-out (FIFO) practices when required by company procedures.
• Separate and clearly identify raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, and nonconforming materials.
• Maintain organized and safe material storage locations.

• Prepare finished products for shipment, including palletizing, wrapping, labeling, and staging.
• Check product quantities, item numbers, and shipping labels against applicable documentation.
• Assist with safe truck loading and unloading using approved equipment.
• Protect product from damage and contamination and keep accurate shipping/receiving records.

• Follow company safety rules, applicable OSHA requirements, GMP procedures, and relevant BRCGS packaging standards.
• Protect food-contact packaging materials from contamination during handling and storage.
• Identify and report damaged or nonconforming products, unsafe conditions, and equipment malfunctions.
• Wear required PPE and keep aisles, emergency exits, fire equipment, and electrical panels accessible.
• Operate powered industrial trucks or other equipment only after required training and authorization.
• Participate in safety, quality, GMP, food defense, and other assigned training.

• Equipment may include forklifts, powered industrial trucks, manual/electric pallet jacks, material carts, wrapping equipment, barcode scanners, warehouse scales, and hand trucks.
• Operate and inspect assigned equipment according to approved procedures and training.

High school diploma or GED preferred. Prior warehouse, material handling, manufacturing, or shipping/receiving experience preferred. Forklift or powered pallet jack experience preferred; authorization is required before operation. Ability to follow written and verbal instructions; basic counting, measurement, and quantity verification skills. Strong organization, attention to detail, communication, teamwork, and time-management skills. Basic computer or inventory-scanning experience preferred.

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, push, pull, and perform repetitive handling during assigned shifts, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Frequently lift and carry materials up to 50 pounds; use mechanical assistance or team lifting for heavier items.
• Work safely around machinery, moving equipment, production traffic, industrial noise, and variable temperatures.
• Wear assigned PPE and work a flexible schedule including overtime when needed.

• Keep production lines supplied and communicate material needs promptly.
• Maintain accurate counts, identification, records, and storage practices.
• Handle all materials safely and prevent product damage or contamination.
• Maintain reliable…