Material Handler (1st Shift)

About Aspen

We love what we do! At Aspen Surgical we live our values of Customer Focus, Integrity, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovative Spirit every day. This caring dedication creates and builds exceptional products that drive the industry standard making a real and lasting impact on people's lives around the world. We strive to be the best, while providing the tools, resources, and support needed to set our team members up for success.


At Aspen Surgical, we understand that our success begins with our people. That's why we prioritize creating a positive and rewarding work environment where every team member feels valued, respected, and inspired to excel. Here's what sets us apart:

• Safety First: Your safety is our top priority. We maintain strict safety protocols and provide training to ensure a safe and healthy work environment for all team members.

• Competitive Pay and Great Benefits. This position starts at $19.00 per hour. You will be eligible to enroll in benefits on day ONE, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and 401K with company match. Generous Paid Time Off benefits are also included.
• Commitment to Excellence: We take pride in delivering high-quality medical products that make a difference in people's lives. As a member of the Aspen team, you'll be part of a company that is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of quality and innovation.
• Team Collaboration: We believe in the power of teamwork and collaboration. Our production environment is a place where individuals come together to achieve common goals, support each other, and celebrate successes as a team.
• Opportunities for Growth: At Aspen, we invest in our people's development and growth. Whether you're looking to advance your career within production or explore opportunities in other areas of the company, we support you to reach your full potential.

In This Position, You Will Have the Opportunity To

• Perform tasks in IFS to pull correct raw materials and deliver to proper line/location on production floor
• Keep production lines stocked with the required amount of product so they do not go down
• Ensure all materials are properly labeled, maintaining traceability before delivery to the production floor
• Escalates material shortage situations as they occur on line
• Placement of raw material in proper location within Warehouse
• Responsible for taking trash, recycling material to assigned area during and at the end of the shift
• MRB product is labeled prior to placing in cage
• Consolidate materials properly as assigned
• Complete all necessary paperwork in a complete and accurate manner, necessary transactions complete and accurate within IFS
• Work with Inventory team, Supervisors or Team Leaders on any discrepancies not able to resolve.
• Assist in hand unloading overseas containers
• Operate Hi Lo, pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery in a safe manner always. Attends proper safety training sessions as required and wears PPE in designated areas
• Trained on all applicable work instructions and performs work as specified in the documents.
• Proactively participate in Kaizen events and creates a culture of continuous improvement
• Proactively solves problems within own work area
• May be assigned to more complex tasks, as needed, to facilitate cross training and to cover department needs
• Utilizes downtime properly
• Overtime and weekend work are frequently required

What You Need to Succeed in This Position

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Six months related experience and/or training.
• Ability to do basic to intermediate mathematical operations as part of daily work
• Proficient in verbal and written communication with the ability to read and understand work instructions in English
• Ability to obtain Hi lo and order picker certification per OSHA standards
• Must have a positive attitude while maintaining flexibility
• Certified in GDP, IFS and Radley use, green badge and signoffs. Properly issues, un-issues using Radley
• Quantity discrepancies or Quality issues are to be immediately reported to the supervisor or team leader

• Communicate professionally to teammates when updates are needed regarding material priorities
• Maintains 6S work environment - cleanliness and organization
• Listen actively and takes direction from Supervisor / Team leader regarding daily work priorities
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Always follow all safety guidelines and procedures. Wears PPE as required. Enters Safety, CI suggestions into system
• Notify manager of safety concerns, accidents, injuries, near miss or property damage the same day
• Report quality concerns of product

Physical Requirements for this role

Note: The inability to perform any of the following physical requirements does not preclude an applicant from consideration unless, following an individualized analysis, it is determined that the physical requirement is an essential job function, and the applicant is unable to perform such function with or without reasonable accommodation

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to stand, sit, walk, and talk or hear
• Ability to climb a ladder
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds
• Occasionally required to push 300 - 400 pounds on average on a rolling cart up an incline
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status. Diversity makes us better.