Night Shift Material Handler Lead – Forklift & Inventory

Georgia Nut Company; Niles (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Nut Company in Niles, IL is seeking a Material Handler Lead (Forklift Operator) to manage warehouse activities and perform forklift operations. You will move, locate, and count merchandise, assist in receiving raw materials, and support production on the floor with pallet movements.

Responsibilities include inventory accuracy, cycle counts, safety compliance, and utilizing scanners. Requires experience with stand-up and reach trucks, MS Office basics, and weekend/overtime availability.

Qualifications

• Standing on a concrete floor.
• Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).
• Bending, stooping, twist, turn, standing for extended time periods, reaching, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Required to work weekends and overtime when needed.

Responsibilities

• PO receiving as needed (Raw Material).
• Receiving loads as needed.
• Daily Redzone Food Safety and GMP’s Audits.
• Becoming the department's ScanWorkX expert – will be heavily involved in testing, training, and implementing new transactions via the scanners
• Quality: Ensure inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and free of damage. Report quality variances.
• Order picking (transfers): Pull and prepare product for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and type of product is loaded and shipped.
• Loading / Unloading: Efficiently move product from staging and/or storage areas into rail cars or trailers.
• Equipment: Load, unload, move, stack, and stage product and materials using a forklift, clamp truck, or other power equipment.
• Inventory: Keep appropriate records and reports to ensure accuracy of bin location as well as quantity of inventory control and security are maintained.
• Safety, Sanitation, Security: Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area. Assist in maintaining the security of the warehouse.
• Support Production with request on the production floor (movements of pallets)
• Cycle counts, Validate Inventory, audit paperwork, AX transactions.
• Additions task assigned by Supervision.

Job description

Georgia Nut Company in Niles, IL is seeking a Material Handler Lead (Forklift Operator) to manage warehouse activities and perform forklift operations. You will move, locate, and count merchandise, assist in receiving raw materials, and support production on the floor with pallet movements.

Responsibilities include inventory accuracy, cycle counts, safety compliance, and utilizing scanners. Requires experience with stand-up and reach trucks, MS Office basics, and weekend/overtime availability.