Material Handler

Job Summary:
• Receive, distribute, and inventory a variety of raw, finished, and partially finished material.
• Perform 5S and other job related duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Perform all work in connection with wrapping, packaging, and boxing parts, assemblies, tooling and other miscellaneous items for shipment or transfer to the distribution center.
• Move material, tooling, supplies, product and correspondence in response to issued directions from authorized personnel.
• Process and dispose of scrap material from the plant.
• May provide assistance to other operators on proper operational procedures
• Perform stockroom and packaging functions.

Job Responsibilities:
• Receive a variety of supplies and parts from outside vendors. Handle and store materials per QCPs.
• Visually inspect supplies received for part number mismatches and/or damages. Report any discrepancies immediately to the foreman in charge.
• Issue material.
• Periodically perform cycle counts. Tag supplies and complete stock location labels as required.
• Monitor inventory levels and expiration dates of shelf-life items, and rotate stock as necessary.
• Maintain a clean stockroom/packaging and staging area.
• Receive/release parts on computerized inventory system.
• Work a computer keyboard with a degree of efficiency.
• Use established packing and labeling procedures to prepare a variety of parts and accessories for shipment to worldwide distributors, customers, and suppliers. Must be thoroughly familiar with packing and labeling requirements for both Domestic and Export shipping relative to weights, classes, enclosures and fill-in materials.
• Use electronic label making terminal to make labels and bar codes. Operate packaging machines when required.
• Make separators, lids, or other parts for containers using available appropriate materials as needed.
• Refer to note codes on pack slips to determine correct shipping and packaging requirements.
• Place records in pockets, storage tubes or other prescribed holders as diagrammed on sketch or note code on pack slip.
• Perform visual verification of proper part identification and the absence of contamination and/or handling damage per visual quality standards.
• Maintain all required logs, documents, and records as required by the Certified Operator program.
• Perform audit inspection and acceptance of product and packing in accordance with documented procedures.
• Collect empty trays and pallets.
• Perform minor maintenance on fork-lifts, packaging machines, etc.
• Lift and transport production materials, parts, products, tools, equipment, salvage materials, waste, and light weight materials individually or in trays, pans, bins, tubs, boxes, pallets, racks, etc. using power hoists, hand trucks, fork-lifts, power trucks, etc. to designated areas.

What you'll do:

• Load and unload material. Manual lifting of various boxes, packages, and scrap material as necessary.
• Have a thorough familiarity with the plant layout, bay locations, out buildings and outside storage depots.
• Perform several generally related tasks involved with salvage scrap storage, disposable operations and hazardous materials, following appropriate safety requirements.
• Generate all required shipping documents
• Notify supervisor of any stock deficiency, or unusual situations.
• Maintain accurate lot control (QCP 6.0) traceability, recordkeeping, log book entries, NCR's (QCP 11.0) and associated documentation.
• Maintain inventory of containers, filler, etc.
• Refer to SOPs and/or blueprints to determine correct label configuration.
• Repaint and re-stencil reusable containers as required.
• Exhibit care in the handling of parts; parts vary from a few ounces to several hundred pounds. Care is required in handling.
• Gather, maintain, and process all relative paperwork. Maintain security files and confidentially of documents
• Weigh materials and make a record of same.
• Store, handle and ship all returnable containers for which charges have been made.
• Maintain uncomplicated, but accurate, records and listings.
• Transport/exchange gondolas and chip buggies.
• Supply trays, racks, etc. for raw or in-process material.
• Prepare and process destruction of corrugated cardboard and transport to dock
• Unpack components from original packaging when picking work orders, transfer to appropriate bins and a-frames
• Load and unload stock room trailers as needed
• Prepare outbound packages for WIP outbound shipments; Review, verify, package appropriately with attention to time sensitive material

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
• High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Must reside within a 50-mile radius of work location; no relocation benefit is provided.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Skills:

Position Criteria:
• Pass an Eaton vision test.
• Must obtain fork truck driving certificate within 30 days.
• Become a Certified Operator.

Suggested development plan for internal candidates:
• Build fundamental understanding of Plant Operations through roles such as:
• Sweeper 0028
• Certified Pack and Dock 3801

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