Material Handler

Job Title

Provide raw materials to production area in a timely manner. Remove finished goods to warehouse and maintain accurate inventory. Work independently

Duties and Responsibilities (tasks include but are not limited to):

• Provide raw materials for production area.
• Remove finished goods from production area.
• Assist with banding skids of finished goods at all areas.
• Understand packaging specifications and processing specifications.
• Supply skids of cans/pails/cartons/cases for Labeling area and remove skids of completed labeled cans/pails/cartons/cases.
• Replenish skid inventory in Production area and Warehouse area.
• Assist in banding and store returnable skids to Storage area.
• Remove unused packaging goods and unused raw materials from production area during changeovers or shutdowns.
• Maintain proper housekeeping.
• Record data for inventory purposes, as needed.
• Unload inbound and chop stock trailers, as needed.
• Verify Inventory Scanners are operating when transporting skids from production area to warehouse or Transfer trailers.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Essential Full Performance Knowledge: Knowledge required includes, but is not limited to, processing specifications, job breakdowns/SOP's, operation of fork truck with a valid license, maintain inventory records, packaging of skids, housekeeping.

Essential Full Performance Skills:

• Reading – read certification sheets, labels, and SDS's.
• Math – basic math includes decimals.
• Writing – fill out certification sheets, QA paperwork, etc.
• Communication – see physical requirements.
• Gauge interpretation – read scale, pump motors, HMI (process control panel).
• Driving/Operating a fork truck with a valid license.
• Able to work independently.

Equipment/Data:

• Equipment Run On-the-Job: Fork truck with valid license, HMI (process control computer), skid bander, weigh scale
• Tools Required On-the-Job: Shears, Pen, pencil, calculator, pallet jack, shovel, safety knife.
• Data Used On-the-Job: As applicable, material handling, storage, inspection, traceability, processing specifications.

Education & Experience Requirements:

Experience: 2 years warehousing experience

Equivalency: N/A

Work Environment/Time Worked:

• Work Environment: Activities occur inside an Adhesive manufacturing facility. Occasional outside for unloading solvent truck deliveries also occurs. Job conditions include but are not limited to exposure to the following.
• Plant ambient temperature in the summer matches that outside.
• Plant is heated in the winter time.
• Material Handler is exposed to dust and solvent fumes in small quantities when raw materials are added.
• The material handler is exposed to chemicals (raw materials)
• Sharp edges on safety knives.
• Heavy equipment includes hydraulic lift.
• Pinch points on moving mechanical equipment.
• Works with hot drums of Indopol.
• Heavy equipment includes fork truck.
• Job is generally clean in nature. Holder is issued a 100% cotton uniform.

• Time Worked: Typically Monday through Friday with Saturday and/or Sunday overtime as business dictates.

Physical Requirements:

• Climbing – climb stairs to mezzanine, many trips per shift, must climb into and out of fork lift.
• Crouching – crouch to lift bags.
• Reaching – reach when picking up bags of raw material.
• Walking – walk to and from raw materials to mixers.
• Pushing – push raw materials on pallet jack, push a broom and need to occasionally push an empty 55-gallon drum on skid.
• Pulling – pull raw materials on pallet jack.
• Lifting – lift raw materials (occasionally up to 62 lbs.)
• Fingering – must push buttons on HMI (control panel).
• Grasping – grasp containers of raw materials, valve switches and must grasp various controls of the fork truck.
• Talking – must communicate with other members of plant.
• Hearing – must communicate with other members of plant.
• Sight – see hazards, warnings, SDS's, etc.
• Writing – record data and test results.

NEVER - OCCASIONALLY - FREQUENTLY - CONTINUOUSLY

(0-30%) - (31-60%) - (61-100%)

LIFTING OR CARRYING

1-10 LBS - X

11-20 LBS - X

21-40 LBS - X

41-60 LBS - X

61 OR MORE LBS - X

PUSHING OR PULLING:

1-40 LBS - X

41-60 LBS - X

61 OR MORE LBS - X

BENDING OR STOOPING - X

REACHING ABOVE SHOULDER LEVEL - X

DRIVING AUTOMATIC EQUIP. VEHICLES - X

WORKING WITH MACHINERY - X

CLIMBING - X

WALKING - X

STANDING - X

SITTING - X

WORKING IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES - X

Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.