7270- Warehouse Worker I

Harcros Chemicals; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the chemical industry is seeking a Material Handler to manage the receipt, storage, and distribution of materials. The successful candidate will be responsible for loading and unloading shipments, managing hazardous waste, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. This role requires physical stamina and attention to detail, with opportunities for growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate a forklift truck.
• 1-3 years of related experience preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions.

Responsibilities

• Loads and unloads dry vans and tank trucks.
• Handles hazardous waste and ensures compliance with DOT regulations.
• Assembles customer orders and maintains warehouse organization.

Skills

Forklift Operation

Hazardous Waste Management

Attention to Detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Receives, stores, and distributes material, and products by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

RESPONSIBILITIES MAY VARY BY LOCATION :

Job duties may vary based on business needs but may result in generating, handling, and / or inspection of hazardous waste and hazardous waste storage. This can include responding or managing hazardous waste spills and incidents based on the sites emergency action or contingency plan. These duties include preparing and managing hazardous waste records such as manifests, inspection logs, waste determination and other reports.

Loads and unloads dry vans and tank trucks. Verifies incoming shipments and checks for damage.

Reads production orders to determine items to be drummed. Drums materials off in-bound bulk shipments and fills totes. Responsible for washing and labeling drums and repacking of liquid materials.

Conveys materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.

Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets and conveys orders to staging areas. Responsible for checking paperwork, placard and container markings and processing picking tickets.

Drives forklift to transport stored items from warehouse to plant or to pick up items from several locations for shipment. Responsible for warehouse and yard maintenance.

Handles inbound and outbound freight via common carrier or inter branch trucks.

Inspects customer pickup vehicles and certifies that DOT regulations have been met.

Assists in the production area when needed.

Ensures all shipments are properly secured per DOT requirements prior to leaving the facility.

Ensures all customer requirements are met for deliveries including stenciling of customer codes on packages, COA's, MSDS, etc.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent combination of education and experience; and one to three years related experience and / or training.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to operate a forklift truck.

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 use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; or smell.

The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and / or move more than 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 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

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 frequently works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is frequently exposed to wet and / or humid conditions. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and maybe occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate with occasional loud noise