Material Handler

Job Title: Material Handler

Department: Manufacturing

Position Description: Manufacturing support position with activities focused upon the movement, accuracy, and inventory management of materials required for production as defined by the Bill of Materials.

Primary Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

-Stage raw material to support daily production requirements.     

-Complete assigned area of First Piece Approval documents.

-Properly store raw materials, concentrate, raw materials, and work in progress.

-Ensure and maintain raw materials and component inventories.

-Perform color blending and other raw material mixing requirements.

-Perform raw material and color changeovers.

-Assure material flow to all presses is uninterrupted.

Additional Responsibilities: 

-Initiate raw material drying process, as required.

-Ensure proper ratio of regrind raw material as defined by the Bill of Materials.

-Properly operator material handling equipment.

-Manage products/components with defined shelf life.

-Maintain housekeeping with staging, raw, and scrap areas.

-Assist in the training of new hires, as required.

- Participate, as needed, in internal problem solving/improvement activities.

- Other duties as assigned by supervision.

Other Requirements:

-High school diploma or GED; or a minimum of six months related experience or training in related field.

-All employees are responsible for complying with the safety policies and procedures.

 -Lifting shoulder high up to 75 lbs. repetitively.

-Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.        

-Perform basic math functions – addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

-Work requires repetitive motion activities include but not limited to box cutting, standing, lifting, pushing/pulling, bending, and loading/unloading.

-Must complete training requirements for the position, as outlined in the training matrix.

-Able to support overtime during the week or weekends.

Position Key Interfaces

Internal: 

-Production Supervisors/TL/RO

-Quality, Manufacturing, and Process Engineers

External: 

-Corporate Manufacturing support

Key Measure Accountability: 

-Safety

-Quality

-Judgement/Decision Making

-Teamwork/Interpersonal Skills

-Attention to detail and accuracy of work

-Cleanliness