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Job Description:

Starting wage is based on experience and shift.  In addition to a base wage, every associate is eligible for quarterly profit sharing!! Various shifts are available and off shifts include additional shift differential pay.

SUMMARY:

Loads, unloads, receives, and stages materials within the plant as necessary to meet production requirements.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
 

• Interpret packslips, work orders, standard work, and follow oral instructions to conduct assigned tasks.
• Safely load and unload materials to and from pallets, trays, racks and shelves as required to support production requirements.
• Organize, stage, and inventory materials to enable First-In-First-Out (FIFO) consumption.
• Accurately label materials for easy identification by plant associates.
• Operate industrial truck, forklift, and pallet jack to assist in loading, unloading, and transport of materials and products within the plant.
• Clean work areas and equipment at the end of the shift or the end of the particular operation being performed.
• Receive materials into Oracle; ensure packslip matches actual goods received, bring discrepancies to supervisor.  

• Resolve discrepancies regarding quantity, delivery, damage with accounting, bring issues to supervisor.  

• Interact with engineering, manufacturing, and inspection departments to ensure material availability to meet production schedule.

• Properly handle and transact serialized components to ensure accountability.
• Conduct inventory transactions timely and accurately in Oracle.
• Effectively communicate with supervision, engineering, and vendors in person, by phone, and by email.
• Highlight all material-related issues that impact production capacity.

• Participate in training as mandated by OSHA standards; look for additional educational opportunities to improve job skills.
• Maintain safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, the associate should have the following skills: Conceptual skills, good verbal communication, attention to detail, and sound judgment. Ability to work with minimum supervision and to follow standard work. Computer and phone skills are required. Effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and suppliers. Forklift certified.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Must be familiar with Outlook, Excel, and Word programs. Preferred experience with Oracle.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as quantities and percentages.  

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. The employee must be able to write, speak, hear, talk, and read in English.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Lifting:  Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds. Job is a mix of standing, walking, and sitting. Twisting, rotating of fingers, hands, wrists, forearms, elbows, biceps, knees, legs, ankles, hips, shoulders, neck, upper & lower back are required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision. Must be able to bend, stoop, pivot and walk frequently. Functions of the job are performed multiple times per minute, multiple times per hour and multiple times per shift. These actions

occur typically at waist and shoulder level.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes

or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level out in the plant area is loud, as high as 85 dcB or higher. Those areas are in a mandatory hearing conservation program as required by OSHA standards. Personal protective equipment may be required to include hearing protection (ear buds or muffs while on the plant floor) and safety glasses. Shoes must be hard soles, with closed toe and heel while on the plant floor.