Material Handler - 3rd Shift

Welch Packaging; Wooster (OH); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Full time

Job summary

A leading packaging company in Ohio is seeking a Forklift Operator to operate clamp trucks and forklifts while ensuring safety and efficiency in material handling. The ideal candidate will have prior forklift experience and a high school diploma or GED. Responsibilities include loading and unloading materials, maintaining a clean work area, and performing equipment inspections. This role demands strong communication skills and attention to detail, with a focus on teamwork and safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Prior forklift experience is required.
• Must pass basic forklift and clamp truck training.
• Ability to read and write in English.

Responsibilities

• Operate clamp truck and forklift equipment safely.
• Maintain a clean work area and follow safety procedures.
• Inspect incoming and outgoing products and store raw materials.

Skills

Forklift operation

Communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Job description

SUMMARY

Operate clamp truck and forklift equipment to company standards. Receive rollstock and other raw materials by company procedures. Unload and load trucks and rail cars as necessary. Operate Bander, Hand Bander, and Conveyor Line as needed. Assist Material Handlers, Shipping Personnel, Clamp Drivers and keep warehouse organized.

Description

Operate clamp truck and forklift equipment to company standards. Receive rollstock and other raw materials by company procedures. Unload and load trucks and rail cars as necessary. Operate Bander, Hand Bander, and Conveyor Line as needed. Assist Material Handlers, Shipping Personnel, Clamp Drivers and keep warehouse organized.

Essential Functions

• Work safely – report all unsafe conditions and or near misses immediately to your Supervisor.
• Report any property damage that occurred while you were on the lift, regardless of how insignificant it may seem.
• Maintain a clean work area – keep docks picked up, aisle ways clean and swept, bander area clean and empty trash as required.
• Keep all converting equipment lines full, machines should not wait on product.
• Able to read and understand the production schedule – keeps Supervisor informed in advance of issues.
• Work efficiently, handling bales only once, minimizing any forklift damage.
• Cut and remove banding and dunnage for machines as directed.
• Operate and maintain forklift equipment as required.
• Perform forklift inspection daily at the beginning of your shift as required by OSHA.
• Communicate all relevant information to oncoming shift prior to leaving.
• Follow all LOTO procedures for loading and unloading trailers.
• Process, tag, and store incoming raw materials as required.
• Inspect all incoming and outgoing product and supplies and document for defects.
• Inventory and organize finished products.
• Perform all documentation as assigned, i.e. load verification form.
• Shred waste materials – be sure to properly weigh and identify load.
• Operate plant PC’s and appropriate systems to complete assigned tasks.
• Enter maintenance work requests for safety, scheduled and unscheduled tasks as needed.
• Rework any bales or pallets of finished goods that have been spilled or are potentially unsafe.
• Work with other forklift drivers as a team and communicate accordingly.
• Follow plant procedures on tracking waste bales; place all quarantined product into quarantine area.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Requirements / Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or GED.

Experience

• Prior forklift experience required.
• Must be able to pass basic forklift and clamp truck training.
• Ability to read and write English.
• Ability to read tape measures and perform basic mathematical calculations.

Specific Knowledge, Skills or Abilities

• Strong written and oral communication.
• Organization and attention to detail.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Time management.
• Systems analysis.
• Mathematical and deductive reasoning.
• Critical thinking.
• Active learning.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and communicate with team members. The employee frequently is required to use hands, reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel or crouch. Ability to climb up and down into a forklift or clamp truck to operate safely. The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment characteristics: The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to ambient temperatures. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Disclaimer

This list does not represent all physical demands. Descriptions are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job’s essential functions.

Welch Packaging is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran.