Material Handler, Westlake 7p-7a

Material Handler (Forklift)

Operates forklift and material handling equipment in distribution center and/or manufacturing area. Receives and moves all materials and products to staging or storage areas and arranges them for proper movement when needed. Performs work under the direction of Warehouse Supervisor/Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Moves raw materials and stock in warehouse or manufacturing facility, shipping lines and other storage areas using forklift and material handling equipment.
• Performs all system related transactions to ensure inventory accuracy goals.
• Assists in preparing materials orders or truck orders and assists in maintaining accurate raw materials, pallets and carton counts for warehouse supervisor and/or material handling manager.
• Restocks raw materials and pick locations for order fulfillment.
• Loads and unloads trucks.
• Maintains clean manufacturing facility and/or warehouse and forklift on a daily basis.
• Performs preventative maintenance and minor repairs on material handling equipment.
• Responsible to adhere to all safety procedures in the performance of job duties.
• Operate all PIT equipment per OSHA specifications, including daily inspections, dock plate is secured, dock lock is engaged, changing of batteries, etc.
• Perform Bay Consolidations per Warehouse requirements.
• Movement of product from Production Staging area into proper bay location.
• Notify Warehouse Manager/Supervisor and/or Quality Manager of any "bad" or "damaged" product.
• Participate in Annual Physical Inventory process each year.
• Complete all assigned Load Sheets (Shipping Orders) accurately and neatly via use of Barcoding Scanners.

Physical Demands / Requirements:

• Stationary standing: 40% of the shift.
• Walking: 40% of the shift.
• Touching/Handling Product: 30% of the shift.
• Sitting: 50% of the shift.
• Using Controls/Tools: 100% of the shift.
• Reaching-(Hand & Arm): 100% of the shift.
• Shifting/Twisting/Rotating core: 100% of the shift.
• Climb or Balances: 45% of the shift.
• Stoop, Kneel, Crouch or Crawl: 10% of the shift.
• Talk or hear: 100% of the shift.
• Smell: 5% of the shift.
• Ability to lift 75 pounds/Max.
• Employees may wear corrective lenses (with protective safety over glasses) PPE or use our Safety Prescription Program (Ask your HR Representative).
• Must have close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Operating a forklift or other material handling equipment is considered a "Safety Sensitive" function.

Safety:

• Compliance with all facility rules and regulations.
• Report any unsafe practices and/or conditions to their Supervisor.
• Maintain floor safety discipline by interceding with fellow employees, who may engage in rule violations and/or unsafe, unhealthy activities.
• Communicate to Management those employees who persist in violations of safety rules and/or procedures.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE)/properly and reporting any defective PPE.
• Report all near misses, accidents, injuries, including Muscular Skeletal symptoms or disorders.

Work Environment:

Employees will be working in a Manufacturing and/or Warehouse environment in all types of weather. Conditions may range from and include: hot, cold, humid, loud, working near airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and forklift traffic.

Education and/or Experience:

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

• Powered Industrial Truck Certificate (In house training and licensing).

I have received and reviewed the essential job duties and responsibilities for this position, including the work environment and physical demands of this position.