Material Handler

Lebermuth; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Lebermuth is seeking a Material Handler to manage the review and movement of materials, ensuring on-time, complete, and error-free orders. You will handle loading, unloading, barcode scanning, and staging for production while maintaining GMP and safety standards.

The role requires forklift capability, attention to detail, and the ability to read SOPs and safety guidance. Candidates should be able to lift heavy loads and work in a fast-paced manufacturing setting with occasional overtime.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least 1 year of related manufacturing experience.
• Forklift certification or ability to become certified.
• Must complete HazMat training within 90 days.
• Basic math and ability to work with numbers.
• Ability to read and follow SOPs and safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Inspect materials and containers to ensure cleanliness before moving to stock locations.
• Review purchase orders, verify delivery accuracy, and load/unload materials efficiently.
• Retrieve ingredients using barcode scanning to stock shelves correctly.
• Deliver and stage materials in production areas to support WIP and post-production processes.
• Verify labels and repack materials as needed for correct inventory.
• Maintain accurate product IDs and lot codes in proper locations.
• Assist inventory with cycle counts and ensure on-hand materials for orders.
• Organize and locate misclassified inventory to meet customer requests.
• Secure loaded materials in trucks with straps and padding.
• Follow GMP and Lebermuth quality standards; operate hand trucks, drums, forklifts safely.
• Maintain clean workspace and complete required paperwork for safety and traceability.

Skills

Attention to detail

Basic math skills

Reading and following SOPs

Safety-conscious

Teamwork

Effective communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

Inventory control software

Order processing software

Job description

Description

Summary

As a Material Handler, you will handle the review and movement of material to meet the customer's expectations and Lebermuth's standards for On-time, Complete and Error Free orders.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs general inspection of materials, products, and containers before moving to/from stock locations to ensure all material going into production are free of visible dust or other debris.
• Reviews purchase orders, confirms accuracy of delivery and loads/unloads materials in an efficient manner.
• Retrieves ingredients, utilizing bar code scanning equipment, according to the established system for shelving and storage to ensure the correct materials are selected each time.
• Verifies, delivers and stages requested materials in production areas to ensure workers have the correct items to support WIP and post-production activities accurately and efficiently.
• Verifies label information and repacks materials as needed to ensure production has access to the appropriate inventory for processing customer orders.
• Maintains accurate product identification and lot codes to ensure materials are in proper locations and available for use.
• Collaborates with the inventory group to monitor supply levels and assists with periodic inventory counts to ensure the proper materials are on-hand to fulfill customer orders timely.
• Assists with organizing, maintaining and locating exiting or misclassified inventory to ensure appropriate materials are on-hand or need to be ordered to meet customer requests.
• Secures loaded materials in trucks by installing strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
• Follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Lebermuth quality standards to ensure all tasks involving equipment such as a hand trucks, drum carts or forklifts are performed in a safe manner.
• Promotes a safe food culture by maintaining a clean and organized workspace, assisting with cleaning and sanitation throughout the production areas, and accurately completing Lebermuth required paperwork (i.e., equipment logs, regulatory documentation) to ensure the safe production and shipment of quality food products.
• The job criteria may include other duties, responsibilities and activities, which may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Experience: One-year related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience in manufacturing and/or food grade facility preferred.
• Certifications: Ability to become forklift certified. Must successfully complete General Awareness Haz Mat training within 90 days of employment.
• Functional Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Basic understanding of percentages. Ability to recognize and follow alpha and numeric sequences. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where standardization is sometimes limited. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Technology Aptitude/Skills: Basic knowledge of computer and keyboard functions. Working knowledge of manufacturing, inventory control and order processing software.
• Language Skills: Ability to communicate and receive information in both verbal and written formats. Ability to give and receive feedback in a professional manner. Ability to read and understand documents such as shop order tickets, safety rules, memos, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• Leadership/Behavior Skills: Self-motivated to stay focused on quality and output goals; strong work ethic and values, sound judgement, dependable, focused on the customer and processes; high level of accuracy and attention to detail with the flexibility to move to priorities throughout the operation areas, following all Safety requirements.
• Culture Match Behaviors: Enjoys and thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, with a huge drive to create an impact while also being an effective listener, respectful problem-solver and a collaborative continuous learning team member.

Physical and Sensory Demands / Environmental Conditions / Equipment Used

• Ability to lift/move up to 75 pounds regularly during each shift and frequently move 400+ pound barrels and totes with assistance regularly throughout a shift with the assistance of equipment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, electronic devices, photocopiers, filing systems/cabinets and fax machines.
• This role frequently uses basic hand tools and other equipment to operate and/or perform maintenance and/or repairs on equipment.
• This role routinely operates heavy equipment, machinery or general facility equipment.
• Ability to sit and operate motorized equipment frequently, including forklifts.
• Ability to use hands and fingers reach, grip, grasp, twist and to operate hand tools/equipment and machinery frequently.
• Ability to operate keyboard and view computer screen occasionally.
• Ability to write ideas/information in a logical flow occasionally.
• Cognitive and reasoning ability to read, review and interpret work orders or processes on a frequent basis.
• Ability to read and respond due to nature of the work on a frequent basis.
• Ability to talk and communicate with others via phone, in-person, and/or computer frequently.
• Ability to listen to others, problem-solve, and respond frequently.
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, climb, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, squat, twist, push, pull, and carry items frequently.
• Ability to use of vision abilities on a daily/frequent basis for close, distant, peripheral, depth and color recognition, with the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to handle raw materials, including essential oils, flavor/fragrance components and chemicals daily, including flammable, hazardous and explosive materials.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with fluctuating temperatures and noise levels.
• The employee is required to wear suitable Personal Protective Equipment such as safety glasses, hair/beard nets and steel toed shoes, as required. Ability to wear a respirator, when needed.
• Employees may work a 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift, generally Monday through Friday, but weekly hours and number of days per week may vary. Overtime is sometimes necessary to ensure business and customer needs are met.