1st Shift Material Handler

Operate clamp truck and forklift equipment to company standards. Receive rollstock and other raw materials by company procedures. Unload and load trucks and rail cars as necessary. Operate Bander, Hand Bander, and Conveyor Line as needed. Assist Material Handlers, Shipping Personnel, Clamp Drivers and keep the warehouse organized.

• Work safely – report all unsafe conditions and near misses immediately to your supervisor.
• Report any property damage that occurred while on the lift, regardless of how insignificant it may seem.
• Maintain a clean work area – keep docks picked up, aisles clean and swept, bander area clean, and empty trash as required.
• Keep all converting equipment lines full; machines should not wait on product.
• Able to read and understand the production schedule – keep supervisor informed in advance of issues.
• Work efficiently, handling bales only once, minimizing any forklift damage.
• Cut and remove banding and dunnage for machines as directed.
• Operate and maintain forklift equipment as required.
• Perform forklift inspection daily at the beginning of your shift as required by OSHA.
• Communicate all relevant information to the oncoming shift prior to leaving.
• Follow all LOTO procedures for loading and unloading trailers.
• Process, tag, and store incoming raw materials as required.
• Inspect all incoming and outgoing product and supplies and document defects.
• Inventory and organize finished products.
• Perform all documentation as assigned, i.e. load verification form.
• Shred waste materials – properly weigh and identify load.
• Operate plant PCs and appropriate systems to complete assigned tasks.
• Enter maintenance work requests – for safety, scheduled and unscheduled tasks as needed.
• Rework any bales or pallets of finished goods that have been spilled or are potentially unsafe.
• Work with other forklift drivers as a team and communicate accordingly.
• Follow plant procedures on tracking waste bales; place all quarantined product into quarantine area.
• Other tasks as assigned.

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience: Prior forklift experience required; must be able to pass basic forklift and clamp truck training; ability to read and write English; ability to read tape measures and perform basic calculations.
• Specific Knowledge, Skills or Abilities:
  • Strong written and oral communication.
  • Organization and attention to detail.
  • Analytical and problem‑solving skills.
  • Time management.
  • Systems analysis.
  • Mathematical and deductive reasoning.
  • Critical thinking.
  • Active learning.

• Regularly stand, walk, and communicate with team members.
• Frequently use hands, reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Climb up and down into a forklift or clamp truck to operate safely.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 75 pounds.
• Requires close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts, ambient temperatures, fumes or airborne particles, vibration, and loud noise.

This list does not represent all physical demands. Descriptions are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job’s essential functions.

Welch Packaging is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Salary: $20.00 per hour