Position Summary
The material handler is responsible for the timely, accurate, tracking, reporting, movement of packaging, ingredients, materials and finished goods.
Essential Functions
Safely operate hand pallet jacks, motorized forklifts
Load, unload, move, and pack/wrap materials
Inspect products to be received/shipped for accuracy, and safely move them
Load and offload materials onto and off pallets skids and vehicles
Ensure that materials loaded to be transported are secure
Ensure that products are safely moved to designated areas
Weigh merchandise and record weight or other production data on labels or tags
Observe and comply with quality, environment, heal and safety procedures
Check all quality descriptions of the merchandise to be moved
Ensure that all products and materials are properly stacked
Stack and empty inbound shipments
Build, pick, and move pallets, cartos, glass and other items as needed
Perform quality check on all inbound merchandise
Carry out regular safety checks and maintenance on the forklift and other control equipment
Recognize and report mechanical and electrical flaws to the warehouse manager
Manually pack merchandise in the stockroom/warehouse
Move items from the warehouse to different units inside the organization either utilizing the forklift or by hand
Move wastes, chemicals and other items using the forklift
May be required to drive trucks and other movable machines
Other duties as assigned
Knowledge & Skills
Ability to read and understand company policies and procedures and implement appropriately.
Assist in problem solving and in making this a more effective organization.
Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills including read and write the English language.
Manage details of multiple projects in an efficient and organized method.
Produce work in a timely, budgeted, scheduled and profitable manner for the Company.
Must be proficient with Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
Must be able to work under a timeline and meet that timeline
Must be able to troubleshoot and perform critical thinking on the job
Ability to keep focus under stressful situations
Qualifications
Operate a forklift preferred
Ability to work varying hours, some weekends, and varying schedules, when applicable
Valid California Driver's License
Physical Demands
May be required to lift 50 pounds and stand for long periods of time.