Material Handler

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary  MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come.  LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

Come Join an Inclusive Team

Responsible for loading and unloading trailers for deliveries and shipments and for operation of material handling equipment for the purpose of safe and accurate shipping, processing and receiving raw materials. The incumbent is responsible for tasks such as, but not limited to unloading, scanning, moving, staging, loading, locating, picking, relocating, and stacking materials or finished products.  The incumbent documents and records various information such as quantity, location, and condition of materials or finished and raw materials.

A Day in the Life

1) Support the health, safety and environmental initiatives and programs at the Jackson facility.
• Work in a safe and effective manner.
• Follow all safety and environmental procedures.
• Attend monthly safety meetings.
• Perform safety observations.
• Report all Near Misses and incidents.
• No recordables.
2) Safe operation of dock locks, levelers, barriers and forklifts.
• Safely operate dock locks, levelers and barriers
• Perform weekly inspections of dock locks, levelers and barriers
• Perform daily forklift inspections
• Properly operate the forklift in a safe manner to avoid injury or damage to property
3) Unloading of raw materials, adding labels and placing in the proper row in the warehouse.  Labeling and loading of finished goods for shipments to the warehouse and to customers.  Load recycled materials onto trailers.  Perform inventory counts as needed or as requested.
• Safely unload raw materials without damage to packaging or the trailer
• Stage and label raw materials with bar-code labels
• Move materials to the proper location in the warehouse
• Pull and stage finished goods to be shipped to the warehouse or to be labeled and shipped to customers.  Safely load the material onto trailers without damage to packaging or the trailer.
• Pull and stage raw materials as needed to ship to other plants
• Load scrap cardboard onto trailer
• Load scrap plastic and dust loads as needed.
• Load used pallets onto pallet trailer as needed
• Perform inventory counts as requested
4) Maintain proper housekeeping at the Receiving and Shipping areas.  Empty cardboard baler as needed.
• Sweep and pick up any trash, pellets and debris as necessary throughout the day
• Run the floor sweeper daily or more if needed.
• Empty the cardboard baler as needed and load onto cardboard trailer.
• Inspect outside dock areas daily and clean up any pellets from the ground

You Bring This Value

Education:  High School or equivalent

Work Experience: Forklift experience

Skills: Forklift operation.  Good writing and communication skills.  

Safety: The incumbent participates in the LyondellBasell commitment to the HSE policy and ISO14001 through an awareness of and adherence to Health, Safety and  Environmental programs, together with management of environmental aspects of plant performance and all HSE aspects of departmental performance.  The incumbent uses safe work practices, participates in safety meetings and advises his/her supervisor of any unsafe conditions.

Languages: English

What We Offer

Why LyondellBasell?
•    ️ Safety First: We’re a safety-driven organization where your well-being is our top priority.
•     Grow With Us: We’re passionate about your personal and professional development. Many of our Supervisors and Managers began their journey at the plant level—your growth is our success!
•     Innovate Together: Collaborate with a dynamic team to create smart, forward-thinking solutions that make a real impact.         

Great compensation package:
•    Starting your journey with us at $26.83 with rapid progression to the next pay bracket—your hard work pays off quickly! 
•    Progressive pay increases and on the job training
•    Dental, Vision and Employee Assistance Program           
•    401(k) Plan with Company Match of 6%             
•    Retirement (Pension) Plan          
•    Flexible Spending Accounts
•    Life, AD&D and LTD Insurance
•    Employee Stock Purchase Plan
•    Vacation and Holidays
•    Educational Assistance

Competencies

Drive Innovation

Technical Skills

Grow Capabilities

Promote Inclusion

Motivational Fit

Build Partnerships

Deliver Results

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