Material Handler

Amcor; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

Amcor is seeking a Material Handler to support the Warehouse Manager and Shipping Coordinator with daily shipping/receiving tasks. This role involves moving finished goods from the production line, staging on trailers, and handling inbound raw materials, with emphasis on accuracy and safety.

Strong attention to detail and adherence to GMP are required. Responsibilities include loading/unloading trucks, inspecting trailers, maintaining inventory using the dcLINK system, and ensuring proper

Qualifications

• Manual dexterity and hand–eye coordination for fast material handling.
• Ability to order and organize tasks in a set sequence.
• Good near vision for reading labels and paperwork.
• Physical flexibility to bend, stretch, twist, or reach as needed.
• Fast finger/hand movements for scanning and moving items.
• Coordination of multiple limbs for safe lifting and placement.

Responsibilities

• Pull orders for shipping using the dcLINK system and accommodate special handling requirements.
• Load and unload trucks; inspect trailers and ensure product integrity.
• Move finished goods from production to trailer and stage for shipment.
• Inspect items being unloaded for damage; ensure paperwork is complete and accurate.
• Maintain inventory accuracy by scanning and moving goods in dcLINK; track locations and shipments.
• Verify components of sales orders are present before shipment; report discrepancies.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Information ordering

Near vision

Flexibility

Wrist-finger speed

Multilimb coordination

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position Summary

Responsible for providing support to the Warehouse Manager and/or Shipping Coordinator on a daily basis for shipping/receiving of goods by moving finished goods from the production line, placing finished goods on a trailer and/or unloading finished goods from the trailer and staging in the warehouse. In addition, they are responsible for all outbound shipment staging and loading as well as inbound raw material handling.

Job Description

Position Title

Material Handler

Department

Warehouse

Position Summary

Responsible for providing support to the Warehouse Manager and/or Shipping Coordinator on a daily basis for shipping/receiving of goods by moving finished goods from the production line, placing finished goods on a trailer and/or unloading finished goods from the trailer and staging in the warehouse. In addition, they are responsible for all outbound shipment staging and loading as well as inbound raw material handling.

Essential Functions

Not all functions are performed by all material handlers. Functions depend on warehouse location, but all Material Handlers must be able to perform all functions due to the team concept of the warehouse

• Responsible for pulling orders to ship using the dcLINK system and for any special requirements for the order they are pulling. These requirements include, but are not limited to: re-labeling, re-wrapping, checking customer codes, re-stacking, adding pallet hangers or labels, or any other requirement as instructed by the Customer Service notes attached to each order.
• Responsible for loading and unloading trucks and for inspecting the trailers that they are loading the product into.
• Responsible for moving finishing goods from production line and staging on a trailer for shipment to outside warehouse.
• Responsible for inspecting all product being unloaded from a truck for damage, that appropriate paperwork is completed, and that all documents associated with the shipment have been turned in for receiving purposes.
• Assures inventory accuracy and records by correctly using the dcLINK system to scan in all finished goods, moves to new locations, all stages for shipment, and all outbound shipments.
• Verify that all components of the sales order are present to be shipped
• Takes precautions to protect warehouse contents against loss, and reports any damage or lost product to Shipping/Warehouse Manager or Shipping Coordinator.
• Responsible for maintaining the Food Safety Program (GMP)
• Other duties as assigned

PPE Required

Requirements are proper hearing protection, safety glasses (prescription if required), steel-toed shoes, hairnet, beardnet (if employee has chin hair greater than 1/8 inch).

Authorities

• Perform essential functions and assigned duties while communicating any deviations from the requirements to management
• Report any safety concerns to management and to shut down any equipment that presents a safety hazard
• Identify nonconforming product and segregate into appropriate containment bins so as to not become part of the finished product. This includes making the personnel aware of this nonconformance for further action
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Position/Qualification Requirement

• Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move hand, hand together with arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Information Ordering -- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Extent Flexibility -- The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Wrist-Finger Speed -- The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
• Multilimb Coordination -- The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Lifting Requirements -- Ability to lift 30 pounds over head to total height of six feet
• Walking/Standing---Requirements ability to walk and or stand for 11 hours per day.
• Warehouse Material Handling – 3-5 years of warehouse and/or material handling experience using RF bar code scanners preferred.
• Forklift certified --- 1-3 years of forklift experience. Must be certified or capable of being certified.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Position Hours

• Assigned by manager
• Flexibility for occasional overtime and call-in work required

Organization Relationships

• Report directly to Shipping/Warehouse manager and indirectly to the Shipping Coordinator.

Our Expectations

We Expect Our People To Be Guided By The Amcor Way And Demonstrate Our Values Every Day To Enable The Business To Win. We Are Winning When

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)