Materials Handling Technician

Owens Corning Foundation; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Materials Handling Technician to join their team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient movement of materials within the warehouse and production lines. You'll collaborate with a dynamic team to uphold safety standards, maintain cleanliness, and support continuous improvement initiatives. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop your skills in a fast-paced environment while contributing to the overall success of the operations. If you are passionate about logistics and enjoy working in a team-oriented atmosphere, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Insurance coverages starting day of hire

401K employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Healthy Living Incentives

Hourly Incentive Plans

Competitive vacation plan

11 paid holidays per year

Employee Scholarship

EAP and Work/Life Services

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older and a US citizen or authorized to work in the US.
• Previous warehouse experience and industrial equipment operation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Load, unload, and transport finished goods and materials to/from warehouse.
• Ensure safety rules are followed and maintain a clean work environment.
• Operate forklift safely and prepare customer orders accurately.

Skills

English proficiency

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Mechanical aptitude

Customer service skills

Mathematical calculations

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift

SAP

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

The Materials Handling Technician works as a team member and performs any duty related to load, unload, and transport finished goods and in-process products to and from warehouse and Production line. Unloads, receives, transports and stores materials, verifies shipments against orders, operates recording equipment, utilizes SAP, provides lift truck support throughout the plant supplies and equipment in receiving sections, storeroom or warehouse locations as directed. Prepares truckloads of finished goods for shipment. Takes inventory of Raw materials as well as Finished Goods. Performs general housekeeping and participates in downtime cleaning activities, etc. At the same time, will be trained and required to assist other plants areas when is needed.

Reports to: The Materials Handling Technician is an hourly position reporting to the Warehouse Supervisor.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure that department and Owens Corning safety rules are being communicated and followed, including PPE usage and loading practices.
• Know plant EPA goals or requirements and insures goals are met on a daily basis.
• Maintain a general housekeeping schedule in accordance with plant standard 5S protocol with responsibilities to ensure cleaning throughout the shift; maintain a safe work environment.
• Read, understand and follow all Standard Operating Procedures [SOPs].
• Responsible/accountable for the safe operation of a forklift for the purposes of moving, locating, relocating, stacking and inventorying of material.
• Complete a forklift inspection at the beginning of each shift and turn in paperwork to warehouse office.
• Receive all shuttles that come from the outside warehouse and store in the precursor, wet chop, or Slitter area.
• Move all material to the HOLD/REWORK area as needed and place all material needing to be re-wrapped in the WRAP area.
• Unload any returns that come back to the plant and ensure Warehouse or Team Lead receives paperwork.
• Inspect trailers and complete trailer inspection sheets for every load.
• Clean and sweep trailers as needed to ensure product is not damaged when loaded for shipping or in transit.
• Cycle count all finished goods and WIP.
• Consolidate like material as needed.
• Check Warehouse equipment is properly charged and ready to be used each day.
• Use SAP as needed.
• Responsible for loading/unloading shipments safely.
• Responsible for pulling/preparing customer orders with 100% accuracy for quantity and type of product.
• Performs picking duties in an efficient and safe manner that meets or exceeds customer service standards.
• Minimize process downtime.
• Participate on continuous improvement work groups.
• Support trials.
• Use general tools (not requiring specialized training) as needed to perform the job.
• Help identify process problems and seek solutions.
• Maintain logs as required.
• Assist in resolving supplier and customer complaints by providing relevant information.
• Participate in shift huddles and meetings as required.
• Other activities as may be assigned in order to maintain production requirements of the department or plant. Work assignments will be made at the discretion of management.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Must be a US citizen or have the right to work in the US.

EXPERIENCE :

• Previous Warehouse experience preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years related experience and/or training in an industrial/manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience operating powered industrial equipment such as forklift, Bobcat, overhead cranes, and hoists highly preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

The employee should hold the following abilities:

• Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
• Must be able to understand verbal and written instructions.
• Champion of Wellness, Six Sigma, TPM, and 5S practices.
• Willingness to support training and cross-functional efforts.
• Knowledge of MS Office products (Excel, Word and PowerPoint). Knowledge of SAP preferred.
• Must have the ability to train and coach others.
• Must have strong process acumen and high mechanical aptitude.
• Must be able to secure and maintain job related qualifications and certifications as required by the nature of this position.
• Possess strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Strong internal and external customer service skills.
• Work well in team environment and work independently as needed.
• Basic mathematical calculations and measurements.
• Must maintain schedule flexibility to ensure smooth production.
• Pass drug screen prior to employment.
• Acceptable background check.
• Pass Work Keys assessment NCRC+.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Non-Rotating shifts – 12 hour.
• Stand for extended prolonged periods during 12 hour shift.
• Work overtime as needed.
• Meet the physical demands of the work environment.

BENEFITS

Owens Corning employees take pride in delivering a material difference. We offer a total compensation opportunity that not only rewards extraordinary employees, but helps them to drive impact with our customers, and the world around them. Owens Corning provides a range of competitive benefit options, allowing you to choose based on your individual needs.

• Insurance coverages that start day of hire.
• 401K employer match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Healthy Living Incentives.
• Hourly Incentive Plans.
• Competitive vacation plan.
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• Employee Scholarship.
• EAP and Work/Life Services.