Material Handler

• Primary Function: Provide raw materials to production area in a timely manner. Remove finished goods to warehouse and maintain accurate inventory. Work independently                                                              • Duties and Responsibilities (tasks include but are not limited to):   • Provide raw materials for production area. • Remove finished goods from production area. • Assist with banding skids of finished goods at all areas. • Understand packaging specifications and processing specifications. • Supply skids of cans/pails/cartons/cases for Labeling area and remove skids of completed labeled cans/pails/cartons/cases. • Replenish skid inventory in Production area and Warehouse area. • Assist in banding and store returnable skids to Storage area. • Remove unused packaging goods and unused raw materials from production area during changeovers or shutdowns. • Maintain proper housekeeping. • Record data for inventory purposes, as needed. • Unload inbound and chop stock trailers, as needed. • Verify Inventory Scanners are operating when transporting skids from production area to warehouse or Transfer trailers. • Work Environment/Time Worked: • Work Environment: Activities occur inside an Adhesive manufacturing facility. Occasional outside for unloading solvent truck deliveries also occurs. Job conditions include but are not limited to exposure to the following. • Plant ambient temperature in the summer matches that outside. • Plant is heated in the winter time. • Material Handler is exposed to dust and solvent fumes in small quantities when raw materials are added. • The material handler is exposed to chemicals (raw materials) • Sharp edges on safety knives. • Heavy equipment includes hydraulic lift. • Pinch points on moving mechanical equipment. • Works with hot drums of Indopol. • Heavy equipment includes fork truck. • Job is generally clean in nature. Holder is issued a 100% cotton uniform.   • Time Worked: • Days of Week Worked: • Typically Monday through Friday with Saturday and/or Sunday overtime as business dictates. • Shifts Worked: • Four shifts of Operation – 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., 7pm-7am Sat & Sun and 11pm-7am Fri/Mon. • Material handler position is required to come in 15 minutes prior to start of shift • While training on or performing operator/material handler positions you will be required to come in 15 minutes prior to start of shift   • Physical Requirements:   • Climbing – climb stairs to mezzanine, many trips per shift, must climb into and out of fork lift. • Crouching – crouch to lift bags. • Reaching – reach when picking up bags of raw material. • Walking – walk to and from raw materials to mixers. • Pushing – push raw materials on pallet jack, push a broom and need to occasionally push an empty 55-gallon drum on skid. • Pulling – pull raw materials on pallet jack. • Lifting – lift raw materials (occasionally up to 62 lbs.) • Fingering – must push buttons on HMI (control panel). • Grasping – grasp containers of raw materials, valve switches and must grasp various controls of the fork truck. • Talking – must communicate with other members of plant. • Hearing – must communicate with other members of plant. • Sight – see hazards, warnings, SDS’s, etc. • Writing – record data and test results.   • Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:   • Essential Full Performance Knowledge: Knowledge required includes, but is not limited to, processing specifications, job breakdowns/SOP’s, operation of fork truck with a valid license, maintain inventory records, packaging of skids, housekeeping.   • Essential Full Performance Skills:   • Reading – read certification sheets, labels, and SDS’s. • Math – basic math i