Material Handler - 2nd Shift

Material Handler - 2nd Shift

Supports production needs by setting up, adjusting, and operating bottle handling equipment, labelers and video jets.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintains clean work area and equipment.
• Checks bottles for proper code and label when a change-over takes place.
• Monitors the Alpine: clears jams and reroutes jugs as needed.
• Maintains jug supply and storage; communicates with supervisor regarding bottle trailer needs.
• Keeps machines running to the bagging machine.
• Operates bagging machine when production is down.
• Communicates with lead person or supervisor when issues arise.
• Assists Maintenance when equipment is down.
• Follows all Safety Procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and overtime.

Basic Requirements

• High school diploma, General Education Degree (GED), or International Education Equivalent.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.

Competencies

• Communication
• Accountability
• Customer Focused
• Initiative
• Problem-Solving
• Collaboration

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must be able to reach, bend, extend, and lift 50-60 pounds. It also requires reaching and handling dairy products and pushing and pulling stacks of products weighing up to 200lbs.

Work Environment

• The work environment may require working in the cooler room with varying degrees of temperature and may include contact with water or dairy liquids.
• Exposed to a noise level of 90 decibels. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate/high. Wet/slippery work conditions.

Maola Local Dairies is a farmer-owned cooperative sustainably producing a full suite of nutritious dairy products. Maola processes milk, cream, butter, and dry milk powders through our network of six dairy processing plants. With a keen eye on quality, freshness, and love for the environment, Maola delivers dairy products that are both nutritious and sustainable to our local communities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.