Material Handler

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Material Handler position to manage material flow and support production operations.

• Gather, weigh, and blend materials.
• Maintain supply of raw materials to machines.
• Grind material, label regrind, keep grinding area organized and clean.
• Assist in purging machines and cleaning magnets in the hopper throat.
• Connect vacuum system to supply material to machines.
• Document movement of materials and complete all required paperwork.
• Gather lot control information for Quality Control.
• Help monitor inventory levels and advise inventory control of low volumes.
• Check equipment (blenders, dye feeders, grinders, etc).
• Unload bulk resin trailers.
• Keep work area clean and maintain proper housekeeping and sanitation.
• Maintain safety in the department.
• Perform other warehousing and related tasks.

• Monitor and verify activities to ensure that all products coming in and out of the facility meet food safety standards in addition to quality standards.
• Comply with all company food safety and quality assurance procedures and document data correctly at all times.
• Ensure all work product contact surfaces are restored to sanitary condition after any job completion.
• Report any product or process failures that could impact food safety of manufactured product to Quality and/or Line/Maintenance Supervision.

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Forklift experience required.
• 1-2 years of related experience and/or training preferred.
• Must have a thorough knowledge of the facilities inventory movement for both shipping and inventory control.
• Working knowledge of computer operating systems.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Productivity - Employee is effective in producing quality products. Employee is efficient and prudent with utilizing resources to meet operational standards, (production, process). Employee has a sense of urgency maximizing time.
• Teamwork - Employee is capable of being approached and easy to work with. Contributes to the success of the team, communicates clearly individually and in group settings while treating others with respect. Employee listens to others and works well within diverse groups. Employee consistently places team needs over individual needs and seeks input from people with different experiences and perspectives and recognizes the differences of opportunities to learn and gain by working together.
  
  Employee values and encourages unique skills and talents.
• Initiative - Ability to assess and initiate things independently with limited supervision required. Has the ability to manage resources to get things done and the ability to perform multiple activities to accomplish goals doing more than required or requested in the job. Plans ahead for upcoming problems or opportunities and takes appropriate action. Is proactive and anticipates events well in advance to ensure successful outcome.
• Problem Solving - Employee considers multiple sides of an issue and weighs consequences before making a final decision. Employee makes informed decisions based on available information and recognizes issues, and determines what actioned is needed to advance the decision-making process. Employee follows-up as necessary and is easily adaptable to not be discouraged by ambiguous situations and is open to new ideas and processes while adjusting to achieve results.
• Job Knowledge - Employee demonstrates relevant job knowledge and essential skills, such as work practices, policies, procedures, quality assurance, and technical abilities. Employee demonstrates self-improvement efforts to enhance skills and knowledge with changes impacting the job while adhering to workplace rules as well as to traditional or socially expected methods of doing business following processes and procedures.
• Safety - Employee demonstrates the ability and willingness to contribute to a safe and environmentally secure work environment for themselves, their coworkers, and our customers by following established safety procedures. Employee demonstrates the willingness to actively report and take action to correct identified safety hazards during the day.
• Quality - Employee demonstrates the ability to produce high quality, accurate results. Possesses and demonstrates attention to detail and produces work that is accurate and complete. Employee has the ability to identify problems or potential problems that arise in the course of the day and take the necessary steps to proactively address those issues. Employee had the ability to discover the root causes of issues and respond with corrective action.
• Reliability/Dependability - Employee is responsible and accountable for actions, consistent in meeting deadlines and works well with others to follow…