Material Handler Sanford, ME

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The Material Handler is responsible for activities that support the movement and control of materials in the facility. This role works together with a team to achieve business objectives of safety quality productivity customer service cost and environmental protection. The material handler works within a structure that requires strong partnership with support functions and with other team members to manage workflow.

This will be a 2nd shift position with working hours from 3pm to 11:30pm Monday - Friday.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Safety - Ensure all EOHS requirements (Environmental Occupational Health and Safety) are met while handling materials and operating equipment.

Quality - Ensure all quality systems such as Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) are followed during all material movements and housekeeping processes.

Productivity Work with the material handler team to ensure all material movements and SAP transactions are complete to meet production and shipping needs.

Leadership Promote teamwork to achieve all goals for the warehouse and the facility. Take initiative to identify issues and offer continuous improvement actions in safety quality and productivity.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Material movement activities including the receiving sampling staging of materials for production. Put-away shipping inventory control housekeeping warehousing maintenance recycling/waste transport problem solving and continuous improvement.

EOHS responsibilities include understanding and adherence to all facility requirements such as Minimum Safe Behaviors (MSBs) proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and compliance with all storage and disposal requirements.

Equipment responsibilities include safe operation maintenance and site training for all powered lifts. Also responsible for racking docks stretch wrapping sampling and labeling systems.

Quality responsibilities include receiving inspections sampling daily housekeeping and cGMP/Micro compliance for all material storage.

Control inventory via accurate physical and SAP/Warehouse Management System (WMS) tracking of the quantity and movement of every material.

Receiving shipping staging of materials; use of scanner; perform bin control confirmations inventory reporting/adjustments and troubleshooting.

Perform housekeeping protocols/audits management of storage areas visual workplace (VWP) continuous improvement and driver hosting.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

Attention to detail with the ability to follow all procedures

Neatly accurately and precisely documenting tasks

Utilize basic math skills during batch control to ensure accurate inventories of each material

Computer skills to operate controls (such as scale interface handheld scanner SAP computer transactions computer email).

Aptitude to quickly learn new relevant computer skills.

Strong communication skills with ability to understand and assess team production performance via visual written and verbal communications.

Problem solving skills to apply data-driven continuous improvement tools such as Root Cause Analyses to resolve issues and improve results.

Leadership to take initiative for continuous improvement and act according to Managing With Respect principles.

Teamwork to work closely with others to achieve shared goals.