Material Handler (Grave)

Danone; Springfield (OR); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Parental Bonding Leave

Job summary

Danone seeks a Material Handler in Eugene, Oregon (Springfield area) for a Monday–Friday night shift (10:00 PM – 6:30 AM). You will support production by supplying materials, operating forklifts, and staging pallets to meet production and storage needs.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and at least six months of forklift/PIV experience, with certification or the path to certification. Danone offers strong benefits through Local Teamsters 206 and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum six months’ experience operating a forklift, pallet jacks, and other Powered Industrial Vehicles (PIVs).
• You will have or obtain a company forklift operator certification.
• You will have trained and qualified as a Hand Packer.

Responsibilities

• Provide production materials before and during production runs and return unused materials to proper location.
• Maintain FIFO inventory practices.
• Organize waste/recycling materials and place in correct location.
• Pre-stage, stage, and consolidate materials on pallets to meet storage needs.
• Operate powered industrial vehicles in a busy environment and load/unload pallets.

Skills

Forklift operation

PIVs operation

Inventory management

Hand packing

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Short Intro and About the Job

At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Material Handler based in Eugene (Springfield), Oregon!

SHIFT:Monday - Friday (10:00 PM - 6:30 AM)

The Material Handler is responsible for providing support to operations by maintaining a flow of packaging and ingredients to the production facility. The Material Handler must operate all powered industrial vehicles in a safe manner and maintain an organized and efficient work area in the staging warehouse, adjoining courtyard, and additional material storage locations. The position also helps the production team with breaks and loads finished product onto trucks on an as needed basis.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• You will provide all production materials before and during production runs and return unused materials to the proper location following production runs.
• You will maintain plant FIFO inventory practices throughout the facility and follow all department and company standards and standard operating procedures.
• You will ensure waste/recycling materials (pallets, buckets, barrels, cardboard) are organized and place in the appropriate location.
• You will pre-stage, stage, and consolidate materials on pallets to meet product and storage needs.
• You will operate a variety of powered industrial vehicles in a heavily pedestrian trafficked environment, narrow aisles, and hot/cold/wet conditions.
• You will load pallets of finished goods onto trailers and unload materials/ingredients from trailers and hot/cold storage areas.

Danone North America offers all employees a strong benefits package through a 401k Plan, Employee Assistance Program, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave regardless of if they are enrolled in Danone Benefits. Benefits for this position are through Local Teamsters 206.

About You

• You will have a High School Diploma or GED.
• You will have a minimum of six months’ experience operating a forklift, pallet jacks, and other Powered Industrial Vehicles (PIVs).
• You will have or obtain a company forklift operator certification.
• You will have trained and qualified as a Hand Packer.

About Us, We offer and What's next

Danone U.S. is part of Danone North America, a purpose-driven company and an industry leader in the food and beverage category. You’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world. Our strong portfolio of brands includes: Activia®, DanActive®, Danimals®, Dannon®, evian®, Follow Your Heart®, Happy Family® Organics, International Delight®, Light + Fit®, Nutricia ®, Oikos®, Silk®, So Delicious® Dairy Free, STōK® Cold Brew Coffee ®, Too Good & Co™, and YoCrunch®.With approximately 5,000 employees and 13 production locations across the U.S., Danone North America's mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible.You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working to make sure our company creates real value for people and the planet. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under law click here.#LI-DNPCalifornia Data Privacy Law