Materials Management Associate - Distribution (1st shift)

• Driving a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, clamps, or trailer hitch, to safely push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials.
• Unloading trucks and boxcars, performing goods receipts, cycle counting, and order delivery. 
• Utilizing ERP (SAP) and/or radio frequency (RF) equipment to obtain information or enter transactions regarding material/product movement activities.
• Actively participating in the company safety program to ensure compliance and contribute to safety culture.
• Providing data to internal departments as requested.
• Meeting or exceeding established quality and productivity standards utilizing standard work procedures.
• Implementing, performing and sustaining housekeeping procedures to maintain work area and equipment.
• Recommending and implementing process improvements
• Participating in project teams as needed.
• Other duties as apparent or assigned.

About the Role:

• Utilizes ERP (e.g., SAP, MII) and/or radio frequency (RF) equipment to obtain information or enter transactions regarding material/product movement activities.
• Picks, sorts or packs picked items in appropriate packaging; ensuring that the product arrives to the customer in quality condition.
• Monitors, stocks and transports materials or finished goods to designated area or assigned storage location.
• Inventories materials and finished goods and maintains records, rejecting unsatisfactory items as needed.
• Researches and processes returns, accurately recording information in ERP and determining whether product should return to stock based on quality.
• Provides data to internal departments as requested.
• Accurately documents activities on Tier Boards.
• May operate 2-way radio for communication.
• Performs daily maintenance and changes batteries if needed.
• Actively participates in company safety program to ensure compliance and contribute to safety culture.
• Meets or exceeds established quality and productivity standards utilizing standard work procedures.
• Implements, performs and sustains housekeeping procedures to maintain work area and equipment.
• Recommends process improvements; implements process improvements.
• Participates in project teams as needed.
• Other duties as apparent or assigned.

About You:

• Education: (minimum requirements)
• High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• 1-2 years’ experience
• Some experience working in a shipping, receiving and/or warehouse environment
• Preference for experience with enterprise resource systems (e.g., SAP)
• Preference for previous lift truck experience

Knowledge and Skills:

• Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, equipment displays, operating and maintenance instructions, and production orders
• Able to be certified and operate power material handling equipment
• Basic math skills
• Basic computer skills
• Able to work overtime and flex schedule as required to meet customer demand
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs. and stand for extended periods of time
• Able to send and receive oral communications via 2-way radios
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently or in a team environment
• Able to work Monday - Friday from 6:30 am - 2:30 pm

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What's in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Compensation: 2nd shift differential - $4.00 per hour, 3rd shift differential - $5.00 per hour, bonus plan

• Learning & Development: On-the-job coaching & learning, leadership capability development, Harvard Management Courses, key talent programs, tuition reimbursement

• Benefits: Comprehensive health coverage with benefits are effective day one, 3 weeks vacation, 10 sick days, 9 company holidays, 3 floating days, uniform and laundry service, 401(K)

• Perks: Social events & activities, 2 paid volunteer workdays a year, gym reimbursement, cell phone discounts

• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: company-wide Mental Health Days Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employe