Job description
POSITION: Forklift Operator Material Handler STATUS: Non Exempt (hourly)
REPORTS TO: Production Manager DATE: 9/15/2023
DIRECT REPORTS: None LOCATION: Deland, Fl
POSITION SUMMARY :
This position may be responsible for receiving, storing, and moving material throughout the factory, warehouse, storage yard, stockroom and general premise and assists production operations and other staff as necessary. This includes the safe material movement and accurate recordkeeping of all related transactions. Material Handlers must become forklift certified and a large percentage of work will be cycle counting inventory for accuracy and validity.
FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Main Duties:
Pulls/replenish parts, raw materials, and other production related items. Delivers to appropriate areas as required
- Wraps/unwraps, repackage material as necessary for storage or production needs
- Load/unload packages and pallets from trucks
- Operates forklift to unload and move materials
- Properly record transactions and mark/identify material/product
- Deliver necessary items from receipt or manufacture point to final storage location avoiding bottlenecks in movement
- Support high emphasis on safe practices
- Cross-train, and provide necessary support for all warehouse and stockroom practices
- Recommend improvements to gain efficiency in materials movement and storage
Other Duties:
- Cleaning up debris and clutter in warehouse, on production floor, and surrounding premises
- Lifts/collects and appropriate handles loose or stray product
- May help with forklift or stockroom duties as needed.
- Other duties as assigned
Responsibilities/Measurements:
- Material handling caused shortages, damage, root cause/corrective action
- Inventory accuracy in controlled warehouses and line locations
- Turnaround time for parts received to storage location
- Parts moved per material handling man-hour
- A/P match exceptions reconciliation ratios
- Safe material handling and operation of forklift
Knowledge, Mental Effort, Communication Requirements:
- A positive attitude & pleasant personality
- Ability to accurately work with inventory systems and tools, MS-Office
- Effective memory skills
- Dependability, familiarity with Inventory Systems, tools and practices, MS-Office tools, Procure-2-Pay a plus
- Experience with warehouse and materials flow in fast-paced, highly customize factory
- Experience in management of in-bound freight department preferred
- Forklift trained (certification will be required)
- Ability to follow directions & a strong willingness to learn
- Ability to communicate issues verbally and in written form
- Above average concentration/intensity
- Above average memory, taking into consideration the amount of responsibility and product value
- Above average time pressure of decision making
- Normal verbal, non-verbal and written communication
- High school level general math skills, (High School Diploma or higher education preferred)
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to write reports and business correspondence in professional manner.
- Ability to effectively establish rapport, present information and respond to questions from managers, dealers, customers, and general public.
- Must be a creative thinker to enhance brand image.
- Excellent oral, written and listening communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS: This job operates in an office environment and is largely sedentary. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets, and fax machines as well as cameras and graphic design equipment.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
- Overtime
Work Location:
Work Remotely:
Work Location: In person
Alcom USA is proud of its diverse workforce and welcomes employees who speak one or more languages. As a necessity to safely and efficiently perform business operations, employees must be proficient in speaking and understanding English. Alcom will assess the level of fluency required on a job by job basis. Employees must be able to speak and understand English for job related communications and are otherwise welcome to speak their native or other language in the workplace.
EOE