Material Handler - Afternoon Shift

Role Summary

This person is accountable for retrieving raw material from home locations and delivering it to assembly lines/presses in order to meet production as well as delivering finished goods to the warehouse.

Key Responsibilities

•    Performs shift pre-inspections as outlined by Ontario Health and Safety Act (OHSA), on all material handling equipment.

•    Ensures material handling equipment and batteries are maintained and charged based on the manufactures guidelines and recommendations, and department standards.

•    Ensure all supply racks are filled with raw material.

•    Exclusively responsible for moving raw material in and out of the designated rows throughout the plant.

•    Based on work order, retrieves correct level parts from home locations.

•    Greases specific purchase material prior to taking them to the assembly line.

•    Ensure that components, skids, etc., are available to line operators on an as needed basis.

•    Remove old labels from empty returnable containers for finished goods.

•    Remove scrap, cardboard and garbage from the line area and dispose of it according to procedures provided.

•    Ensure product rotation (First in, First out procedure – FIFO), is maintained for all material.

•    Focus on supporting the production lines while avoiding excess inventory on line.

•    Straightening skids, boxes, and bins throughout the plant, removing labels and debris from empty customer totes.

•    Organizes line changeovers in advance and returns all parts and or containers, which are not used, back to the warehouse home locations.

•    Placing partial skids back on racks.

•    Verify finished goods tote quantity match master label.

•    Verify label presence on all finished goods totes and stretch wrap skids when applicable.

•    Band skids and deliver to toll gate when applicable. 

•    Back up the Shipper/Receiver.

•    Operate Industrial Sit-Down and Reach type forklift and ensure it is in good working order.

•    Decanting material from large bins or boxes into totes as required.

Key Qualifications/Requirements

•    Forklift and Crane Operator certificates preferred

•    Minimum of one year manufacturing experience preferred.  

•    Must be certified on Powered Lift Equipment within 12 weeks.     

•    Minimum Grade 12 Diploma or General Education Development (G.E.D) equivalency preferred.

•    Familiar with keyboard and computers. 

Competencies Required

•    Attends to Details

•    Communicates Effectively  

•    Mathematical Aptitude

•    Multi-Tasks

•    Organizes Work

•    Results Orientated

•    Approachable

•    Team – Worker

•    Time Conscious

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