Material Handler

Shelby American, Inc.; New Berlin (WI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the manufacturing sector is seeking a Production Material Handler to support various production lines. The role involves staging materials, maintaining equipment, and ensuring a smooth production flow in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and attention to detail, along with a background in warehouse operations.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Previous operations and/or warehouse experience.

Responsibilities

• Support production by staging materials and handling goods.
• Maintain automated palletizer equipment and keep areas organized.
• Perform cycle counts and manage warehouse transfers.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Results Driven

Teamwork

Ability to Prioritize

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree (preferred)

Job description

Description

Production material handlers assigned to each production line and given the task of handing all raw and finished goods for that line.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

1. Support production as needed

2. Pull and stage materials for tempering before production

* Pull/stage all production batches needed for a given day

* Move pulled raw materials to staging bins in WMS

* Bring items to the line or decks as needed

3. Return left over raw materials

* Move back to stock locations in WMS

4. Wrap and put away new production pallets

* Move pallets in WMS

* Fill out a tracking ticket for production pulls and yields

5 . Move line garbage or scrap items to recycling storage area or into dumpster and verify counts

* Label pallets as scrap and report counts

6. Maintain automated palletizer equipment

* Fill with needed supplies (pallets/film)

* Trouble shoot minor issues

7. Keep Raw ingredients area clean and organized

8. Bring partial pallets finished good pallets to production as needed.

9. Pull and load warehouse transfers to W200 plant

* Stage in area and move in system to bin

10. Driver transfer truck from plant to plant as needed

11. Preform cycle counts as needed

12. Organize pallet wrapping stations

13. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Additionally, they must fulfill essential job function in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner. 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.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Results driven with good work ethic.
• Ability to work effectively independently as well as in a team environment.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow instruction. Do it right the first time.
• Ability to prioritize task, as well as change to other tasks quickly.
• Previous operations and/or warehouse experience desired

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required, Associates degree preferred:
• One-year related experience.
• Requires the ability to pass forklift operator course and drive a forklift (certified).
• Other combination of education and experience that would be equivalent or exceed above standard.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret (English) documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with vendors and employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Able to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit/stand; talk or hear; and use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls; reach above shoulders; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and use foot/feet to operate machine. The employee must frequently lift and/or manually move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or manually move up to 100 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.

The employee works in a factory environment and is occasionally exposed to wet, humid conditions and toxic or caustic chemicals. He/she is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and work near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is loud.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Safety Equipment:

Requires the use of steel toed shoes, safety glasses, and masks.

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation

Denali Staffing, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.