Material Handler

Reasors Food Stores; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

RTP Company in Winona, Minnesota, is seeking a production teammate responsible for conveying and packaging products, loading materials, and ensuring quality and safety. The role involves operating packaging lines, moving additives, and maintaining accurate records in inventory systems.

The candidate should be able to lift up to 60 lbs, stand for long shifts, and work in temperature extremes. A high school diploma is preferred, with forklift experience and reliability emphasized.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Experience in a production environment preferred.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced setting with safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Convey and package product.
• Mix additives as required for certain products.
• Load and unload materials safely and efficiently.
• Monitor conveyors and packaging lines for quality and throughput.
• Operate wash station, AT01 elevator, and material hoist.
• Maintain additive tanks and records in inventory systems.
• Document logs and data reports; support training and continuous improvement.
• Follow safety rules and keep the work area clean and organized.

Skills

Fast-paced work environment

Lift 60 lbs

Forklift operation

Read and follow manuals

Maintain clean workspace

Overtime willingness

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Forklift

Job description

• Location 6522 IH-10 West,Orange, TX, 77632,United States
• Base Pay $22.00 / Hour
• Job Category Production
• Employee Type FT Hourly-Non Exempt
• Required Degree High school

Description

This position is r esponsible for all aspects of conveying and packaging product; mix additives required on certain products; hand loading and dumping various raw materials. Responsible for quality, safety, and housekeeping.

Work Schedule : Rotating Dupont Schedule

Responsibilities

• Identify difference between final packaging
• Properly make up boxes
• Sample boxes and mark samples properly
• Monitor printer and ensure proper print quality
• Monitor in-feed and out-feed conveyors and insure proper movement of boxes
• Operate all controls on wash station
• Operate AT01 elevator
• Operate the material hoist
• Hand load additives in AT01 batches
• Maintain level in additive tanks
• Update records on holding tanks on control room board
• Keep up with levels of product in all holding tanks used
• Maintains production materials storage area, including recording material transactions in inventory records and properly storing items
• Perform all required machine cleaning
• Document work completed as required including logs, data reports, procedures, etc.
• Participate in training, retraining, and continual improvement processes and methods
• Follows and complies with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-speed environment, follow standardized work process, and adhere to safe work practices in a continuous improvement environment
• Must be able to operate/monitor equipment during operation to ensure quality production
• Must be able to lift up to 60 lbs. regularly and stand for an 8-hour shift
• Ability to safely drive forklift
• Read and follow manuals and procedures
• M aintain a clean and safe workspace
• Must be dependable and have excellent attendance
• Possess a positive attitude
• Must be w illing and able to work overtime as needed, up to every other weekend
• W illing and able to work in temperature extremes – hot and cold
• Must be able to pass a forklift test and a respirator fit test
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English

Education and Experience

• Preferred high school diploma or equivalent
• Preferred forklift experience
• Preferred previous manufacturing experience

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

Regularly

• Stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl,
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, including overhead working
• Talk and hear to coordinate and operate equipment
• Use of safety equipment as dictated by the work (safety glasses, safety shoes, respirators, face shields, hearing protection, gloves, etc.)
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts

Frequently

• Lift and/or move up to 60 pounds
• Climb ladders and stairs
• Work in temperature extremes, wet and/or humid conditions, with dust, fumes, airborne particles

Occasionally

• Sit
• Handle (with mechanical equipment) up to 250 pounds.
• Exposure to noise levels above the OSHA action level requiring use of hearing protection

Other

• Specific vision abilities may require close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Summary

RTP Company, headquartered in Winona, Minnesota, is a global compounder of custom engineered thermoplastics. The company has over 20 manufacturing plants located in the United States, Mexico, Europe, Singapore and China. RTP Company’s engineers develop customized thermoplastic compounds in over 60 different engineering resin systems for applications requiring color, conductive, elastomeric, flame retardant, high temperature, structural, and wear-resistant properties.

EOE, including disability/vets; All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.