Material Handler

Position Summary:

A Material Handler is responsible for contributing to the Material Handling team’s high-performance and engagement in safety and standard operating procedures. Maintains the warehouse operations including stocking, moving materials or stock, loading/unloading trucks, maintaining an organized warehouse and its storage system and/or production facility. Prepare materials for production use or shipping/receiving. Will provide coaching and regular feedback for continuous improvement.

Essential Functions:

• Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs.
• Move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, or containers, by hand or using hand trucks, or other equipment.
• Assemble Protective Barriers
• Pulls plastic protective barrier sheets from rolls to appropriate sizes and cut to size using scissors or other cutting device.
• Uses handheld or other heat sealers to adhere edges of plastic barrier together and create a leak-proof seal. Additionally disposes of any barrier material that tears, breaks, or weakens during heat-sealing process.
• Use production software and other site-specific production line paths to track jobs.
• Packages and prepares completed inner lining bags to be used by other assemblers in the production department.
• Safe Team Member
• Address and report all equipment defects or maintenance needs to maintain safe and efficient use. Follow all procedures, policies and know the equipment before using it.
• Speak up when observing something that may be unsafe or someone performing unsafe acts.
• Work together with other team members to accomplish tasks safely in a fast-paced production environment.
• Cycle Count
• Daily Cycle count and input result into the company ERP
• Investigate/research variances form physical count and system count
• Report stock situations to management
• Prepare list of depleted stock and also stock that has been used
• May perform special continuous improvement projects as needed.

Marginal Functions:

Housekeeping: sweeping and disposing of scrap or other miscellaneous items.

Perform other related work as assigned.

Education/Knowledge/Skill Requirements:

Education, years of experience, knowledge, certifications, etc. necessary for the role.

• High School diploma or GED preferred

Required

• Previous warehouse or material handling experience preferred
• Strong teamwork and communication skills to build a high performing team
• Role model TransPak culture and operating procedures
• Demonstrated attention to detail, deadline-driven, continuous improvement behaviors
• Able to lift 50 lbs.
• Forklift experience and able to maintain certifications on equipment such as forklift certification or pallet jack training, as required by site.

Desired

• Bilingual English-Spanish speaker
• Open to work overtime, weekends and occasionally holidays

One (1) year inventory management experience

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