2nd Shift Material Handler - Shipping & Receiving

Role Summary

Using prescribed procedures, will receive, check, handle, store, and prepare raw materials for manufacturing and finished goods for shipment to the customer.  Prepare and issue raw materials for production areas and throughout Magna Engineered Glass.  Ensures that all machines are kept supplied. Will use all types of material handling equipment to load and unload trailers. 

Key Responsibilities

The duties below will be performed at different degrees dependent upon the assigned team (Receiving, Shipping, or Floor).  The duties must be performed with a high degree of accuracy and concern for meeting our internal and external customer delivery requirements.  Responsibilities include hi-lo operation, material handling and inspection. This position is required to support manufacturing operations including overtime. 
    
1.    Loading and unloading racks off trailers with multiple destinations in proper order with even distribution of loads.

2.    Stores, receives finished goods and rotation of materials and supplies to prevent minimum loss due to     obsolescence, deterioration, and destruction using proper FIFO (first in, first out) 

3.    Ensure pallet loads are properly stacked, banded, wrapped, and loaded to prevent loss or damage in transit        and assures quantities, packaging and labeling is complete and accurate.

4.    Maintains control of inventory processing to achieve 98+% inventory accuracy. Operates required electronic inventory systems to ensure inventory accuracy.

5.    Checks finished parts to be sure proper labeling procedures and stacking methods are followed.  Adds additional identification as necessary.  

6.    Transport raw materials and supplies from receiving area to warehouse or work-in-process areas (point of use storage areas). 

7.    Operates lift truck and other material moving equipment; reports any abnormal functions of equipment.  Recharges batteries.  Should be mechanically inclined to the point that the hi-lo and equipment is kept serviceable and reports all malfunctions of equipment to supervisor.

8.    Practice and maintain safe work habits and conditions (using trailer jack, wheel chocks, personal protective equipment per company requirements, etc.)  Follows daily hi-lo safety checklist.
    
9.    Follows production schedules in keeping materials and other supplies in flow:  Picks and delivers necessary parts for each pick-up.

10.    Maintains ongoing housekeeping of all work areas.

11.    Assists support personnel with hi-lo and material/equipment movement as needed.

12.    Passes MIOSHA test and follows all Magna and Federal rules and procedures for glass handling, material handling, and other safety procedures.
 

Key Qualifications/Requirements

•    Current hi-lo license and able to pass the retesting requirements every 3 years.  

•    Previous Material Handler/Warehouse experience as follows:
-1 to 3 years’ previous experience using Shipping/Receiving, computerized Inventory Systems
-1 to 3 years’ experience in preparing and processing documentation and conducting inventories

•    Strong computer knowledge of ERP systems and third party shipping software

•    Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Excel

•    Able to maintain accurate records.

•    Skills and ability to learn to operate CRT, PCs, Radio Frequency terminal, and required computerized material Record keeping systems.

•    Must have proven work record establishing ability and competence in:
-Planning and following work schedule and prescribed procedures.
-Working independently without direct supervision.
-Initiative and organization skills

•    Must have demonstrated skills and competence in:
    -interaction/interpersonal skills
    -general math – addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
    -operation of all material handling equipment

•    Able to do necessary lifting and moving cartons and material 50 – 100 lbs and move 55 gallon drums, up to 700 lbs. with a hand truck.

•    Able to work flexible hours including weekends as required by work schedules.

•    Able to work as a team to support the manufacturing, shipping and receiving areas; the emphasis is on the team performance not the individual performance.  Hence, they must be aware of each other’s limitations and assist each other to achieve effective material movement.
 

Additional Information

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