Material Handler - 1st Shift

Join the Team at Empire Candle Light the way forward with a career you’ll love. At Empire Candle, we believe great products start with great people. From our manufacturing floor in Kansas City to our creative, sourcing, and operations teams, we’re always looking for passionate, driven individuals to help us craft high‑quality scented candles for brands across the country. Explore our current job openings and discover how you can grow with us. Location: Kansas City, KS Job Id: 685 # of Openings: 1 Position Overview Performs activities pertaining to the receiving, storing, and shipping of manufactured and imported raw materials and finished goods to our production facility. Position Hours 7:00am – 3:30pm, Monday – Friday Hourly pay rate $20.00 Essential Job Functions Ensure all products are received, stored, picked, issued to a work order and loaded onto transfer trailers accurately and in a timely manner. Certified to safely operate either a sit down or stand up forklift. Operate forklift safely and correctly in environment that includes foot traffic and production employees. Use handheld scanners to perform computer transactions using barcodes and hand input to keep computerized inventory system accurate and updated on a real-time basis. Complete all paperwork neatly, legibly, and accurately. Work with the warehouse manager to correct and research any/all issues as required. Locate materials and supplies by pulling and verifying materials and supplies listed on production work orders. Use manual effort to handle individual pieces into and out of containers, pick orders, sort and palletize incoming freight. Stretch wrap completed pallets by hand or using automatic or semi-automatic machinery. Perform key departmental tasks in a safe, competent and capable manner. Tasks include, assisting Fragrance Technician with materials, front end production material handler, pack end production material handler, raw material warehouse picking, reintegration warehouse assistance, and other forklift help as required. Must be able to work assigned work schedule and overtime may be required, as needed. Other duties as assigned. Requirements To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Up to six months sit down or stand up forklift experience preferred. Up to six months RF scanning/handheld computer barcode device experience preferred. Ability to pass Forklift Operator & Material Handler pre-hire assessment with a passing score. Knowledge of shipping practices and standards a plus. Detail oriented and highly accurate. Physical Requirements Ability to maintain single-task focus and situational awareness. Low sensitivity to a highly fragranced work environment. Ability to work in a non-climate-controlled environment. Must be able to lift up to 10 lbs. frequently. May be required to lift up to 35 lbs. occasionally. Position will require you to bend, sit, stand, walk, kneel, squat, reach, reach above shoulders, utilize fine finger movements, handle objects requiring manual dexterity. May be required to stand, sit, or walk for long periods of time. Good finger dexterity for tasks such as gluing wicks into jars, using scissors, and placing lids on vessels. Position requires you to be around moving machinery. Position will include exposure to marked changes in temperature and/or humidity. Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment. This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associate with the job. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the Company reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel, work load, rush jobs, or technological developments). #J-18808-Ljbffr