Material Handler (1st Shift)

Job Title:  Material Handler (1st Shift)

SUMMARY

Coordinate all functions of receiving, but also some shipping for plant operations. Ensure accountability, transparency, and effective communication cross-functionally and within the team while ensuring information is timely, clear, and accurate. Assist in pulling/staging goods for processing/shipment and the loading/unloading of trailers. They are to foster a team ownership culture that ensures compliance with all Corporate and Local policies, objectives, procedures, and regulations. Ensure standards are included on their day-to-day work (safety, quality, and associate relations). He/she must supply the highest level of both internal and external customer service within the workplace.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

This is a representative sample -- not to imply a complete listing of all responsibilities and tasks.

• Coordinate deliveries, pick-ups/shipments, which include inter-plant transfers.
• Maintain output and ensure quality while pulling and loading customer orders.
• Prepare all necessary receiving paperwork.
• Unload inbound shipments and transport to appropriate storage areas.
• Ensure suitable conditions of product for each shipment.
• Track work and adjust to meet changing requirements.
• Assist with receiving items into the facility, and some shipping duties as needed.
• Make sure what is needed for shipment each day is pulled and ready for shipment in advance.
• Identify the proper loading/un-loading of freight.

• Coordinate activities, including associate relations, 5S, productivity changes, quality, ensure safety, housekeeping, etc.

• Establish workflow between associates, to optimize efficiency & productivity.
• Performs additional duties as requested, needed, or assigned.

ABILITY TO

• Communicate clearly and effectively with co-workers, Supervisors and Managements.
• Work independently with little or no supervision and be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and a team player.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram record data or schedule form.
• Physically able to work hands-on in a manufacturing environment – manual dexterity, visual acuity, and speed.
• Meet behaviors established in Company performance management and development process.
• Effectively organize, set priorities, schedule assigned work; oversee multiple and rapidly changing priorities.
• Displays ability to work in highly productive, constantly changing environment.
• Lifting and moving of rolls is necessary.
• Forklift and Standing lift operating is required.
• Properly load and secure freight for transport to our customers.
• Effectively execute tasks.
• Ability to multi-task and quickly adapt to a changing environment.
• Keep work area clean and tidy.
• Project a strong, confident presence
• The ability to guide and influence others

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and six months to one-year position-related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Skilled knowledge or direct experience in Material Handling and/or Shipping processes is a plus.