Material Handling Tech I

Position Summary:

Responsibilities of the Material Handling Tech would preferably have previous production or warehouse experience; the ability to work in refrigerated areas; can lift 60lbs. or more; experience using RF Scanner; incumbent must have exceptional attention to detail and the ability to do basic math with some knowledge of the Metric System; multi-task according to priority; Incumbent must be a team player as well as well as the ability to work independently. Licensed Forklift or Handtruck driver.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Physically pulls Raw Materials from various warehouse locations based on quantity and product while simultaneously entering each transaction into the RF system to fulfill Ventura Customer Orders. Return accurate residual material products utilizing RF scanner to correct location of products.
• Working knowledge of RF Scanning System & functions to do material movements in the warehouse and production areas. Weighing returned materials while updating the inventory system with correct quantity and weight and assigning new pallet tags.
• Consistent utilization of basic math with the use of a calculator for counting materials picked according to order as well as utilizing the metric system to ensure correct weights are picked for each order. Effectively communicate both writeen and verabally. High attention to detail and specifics.
• Shrink wraps materials to pallets that are pulled for prep room processing for Ventura's customer orders. Ensure correct tags are scanned correctly to each item picked for production. Report shortages of materials for re-ordering purposes to ensure customer orders deadlines are met by specific order date.
• Performs other general duties as needed.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent experience. 
• Minimum 2 years experience in a production or warehouse/distribution environment.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Must be able to pass skills test & written test for license/certification for sit-down and/or stand-up forklift.
• Must have excellent math skills.
• Computer literate - preferably RF Smart experience.
• Possess the ability to read, write, and communicate effectively.