Material Handler (2nd Shift)

Georgia Nut Company; Niles (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Nut Company is seeking a Material Handler to support warehouse operations by pulling, packing and staging orders, repacking damaged items, and moving materials to designated areas. The role emphasizes accuracy, safety, and adherence to batch order procedures.

Responsibilities include reading work orders, maintaining inventory records, coordinating with lead packers, and keeping the work area clean at all times. Ability to operate pallet jacks and related equipment is required.

Qualifications

• Understand and follow basic verbal and written instructions.
• Read specification sheets to ascertain materials.
• Perform basic visual quality inspections on products.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area at all times.

Responsibilities

• Pull, pack, stage or convert orders for shipment.
• Complete batch order sheets per policies.
• Repack damaged product and report discrepancies.
• Move materials using pallet jacks or electric equipment.
• Read work orders and transfer materials to designated areas.
• Coordinate with lead packers and other work centers.
• Assist operators and keep work areas clean and safe.
• Prepare inventory records per batch orders.

Skills

Reading instructions

Basic math

Quality inspections

Safety compliance

Tools

Pallet jack

Job description

SUMMARYMaterial Handler position with Georgia Nut Company is utilizing great physical stamina and skills in organizing, sorting and categorizing products to maximize the efficiency within the department. Material Handler is responsible for building orders in an accurate and efficient manner to ensure a clean and safe work environment by performing the following dutiesPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIESPull, pack, stage or convert orders for shipment using a batch order or verbal instruction from supervisor. Completes batch order sheets per company policies.Repackages damaged product and reports quantity of damaged cases and labels to lead packer.Removes pallets from every work center after pallet has been complete and stages product in assign area for warehouse to remove.Moves materials within the department, work site, performing any combination of following duties: Reads work order or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials.Conveys materials to or from storage or work sites to designated area, using pallet jacks, electric dolly, and or other device.Cleans work area, machines, and equipment, also assist machine operators.May occasionally operate industrial truck or electric pallet jack in loading or moving materials and products.Carries out all instructions from supervisors efficiently.Coordinates work with other Lead Packers.Works in accord with all safety regulations of production.Assists every work center by lifting and moving objects.Prepares and maintains inventory records per batch order producing.Have a thorough understanding of AX, consumption and RAF.Performs other related duties as assigned.KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTSUnderstand and follow basic verbal and written instructions.Read specification sheet to ascertain materials or pallets to be moved.Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, and other employees of the organization.Perform basic visual quality inspections on products.Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.Maintain the production pace of other team members.Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.Supply proper materials to work centers per batch orders when required.Receive materials from warehouse to match transfers for products received.Review packing specifications for necessary data.Work area is to be KEPT CLEAN at all times.Good attendance is a condition of employment