Manufacturing Material Handler

Job Description

Job Description

EMPLOYEE NAME:

Employee

JOB TITLE:

Manufacturing Material Handler

DEPARTMENT:

Warehouse

FLSA STATUS:

Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO:

Production Supervisor 

UPDATED:

March 2024

Position Purpose

The Manufacturing Material Handler is responsible for maintaining a neat, organized, and accurate warehouse throughout their shift.  Their primary objective is to move products and raw materials between the warehouses and the production floor, and to do so all while keeping themselves safe, and products 100% free from ANY sort of damage/denting/ripping. The position will also provide backup services to the Shipping and Receiving team, occasionally loading and unloading trucks as required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following represents a list of essential duties and responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.

• Check schedule for startups/changeovers and ensure that all raw materials are brought to the Pull Staging area well in advance of machine startups.  Constant communication with the Supervisor is required.
• Continuously monitor the Pull Staging report and the Pull Staging area to ensure that all required materials have been safely scanned and moved from the Warehouse to the Pull Staging area on the production floor.   When bringing materials, it is imperative to make sure that they are clean and that no dust/dirt/debris is being moved from the warehouse to the production floor.
• Monitor all of the lanes in the warehouse and work to consolidate and organize; Work with the Warehouse Supervisor to execute plans for organization and space saving.
• Double check all pallets, gaylords and boxes for accuracy;  do not trust labels and always make sure that we are checking that what the label says, matches with what we actually have (both item and quantity accuracy)
• Daily housekeeping and operating to GMP standards.
• Assist with line clearances as required by the Line Clearance process.
• Constantly query items to ensure they are in the right place; if they aren’t, immediately scan them to their accurate location.
• Perform pre-shift inspections DAILY of assigned forklift, immediately alert Warehouse Supervisor of any damage or issues, and properly document.
• Perform cycle counts as requested.
• Monitor the Warehouse FG Matrix to ensure that all products are being warehoused in the correct lane(s) on a FIFO basis.

Education, Certifications and Licensure

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Forklift certified

Minimum Technical Skills and Experience

• Ability to use a Barcode Scanner
• Ability to use a pallet jack.
• Ability to read/write and communicate via email and other electronic services.
• Must be forklift certified and be able to pass Flexcraft forklift training. 

Ideal Soft Skills

• Keen attention to detail.
• Highly organized, and constantly looking to reduce clutter and improve warehouse organization and efficiency.
• Superb follow through on assigned tasks and extraordinary task-switching ability; changing focus from one course of action to another often-non-related course of action; without losing track of the initial task.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative.
• Work efficiently both independently and as a member of a larger team
• Willing and flexible to help with any urgent issues that happen to arise, even if they are outside the immediate scope of the role.
• Collaborative, flexible, positive approach to working within the department and with management.
• Reliable with a high degree of confidentiality and integrity
• Personable, a good listener and can effectively communicate with all staff and client types through both written and verbal means.
• Customer-first mindset, with the understanding that all products must be treated with the utmost care (no damage, no dents, no dings, no rips --- EVER!)

Essential Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating procedures, quality control procedures, and instructions.
• Ability to speak effectively in one-on-one conversations. 
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written and verbal instructions.

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 accommodations 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 lift boxes weighing at least 30 lbs., will sit for long periods of time on a forklift, and may use repetitive wrist and hand motions involved in sorting and handling documents and products.  The employee is regularly required to reach, with hands and arms.   Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision. 

Acknowledgement

I have reviewed the Job Description for the position and understand the duties and responsibilities. I further understand that this Job Description will form the basis for the periodic evaluation of my performance. I acknowledge that my employment with the Company is on an “at will” basis which means that either I or the Company can end the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without prior notice. It is understood that this Job Description is a summary of the primary responsibilities of my position. It is not intended to be a complete and total description of each duty and responsibility of the position as may be necessary. It is understood that the Company retains the right to change this Job Description at any time, for any reason at its sole discretion.