Material Handler - 3rd 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: 669 # 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: 11:00pm - 7:30am; Sunday PM - Friday AM (5 days a week) Hourly pay rate: $20.00 + $1.50 Shift Differential 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. Locates 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 Six months sit down or stand up forklift experience. Able to pass a basic math test. Knowledge of shipping practices and standards. Detail orientated and highly accurate. Physical Requirements Ability to maintain single-task focus and situational awareness. Must be able to move and lift up to 50-pounds of material (i.e., wooden or plastic pallet). #J-18808-Ljbffr