Material Handler

At Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., our portfolio centers around dairy and non-dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver ingredient solutions and precision premixes for use in the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, and functional nutrition markets. We are the number one provider of whey-based nutritional ingredients globally and the number one producer of American-style cheddar cheese. Our protein systems have transformed the bar and beverage categories — bringing increased levels of protein, cleaner labels and greater product functionality to market. We have a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world. 

JOB SUMMARY 

 

Responsible and accountable for efficiently and accurately moving material physically and electronically. 

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation for roles at Glanbia varies depending on a wide range of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Conneticut. This range may not be applicable to other locations. The hourly rate for Conneticut based employees for this role is $19.55/hour.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

Responsibilities: 

• Physically moves, racks, and electronically scans raw material and or finished goods. 

• Performs Cycle Counts in the warehouse in order to manager and maintain accurate inventory. 

• Loads or unloads palletized and floor loaded trucks as required.  Re-stacks pallets if necessary. 

• Uses the hand held scanner to perform transfers, entries and any other required transactions. 

• Uses a forklift and or scissor lift as necessary to access and move the product. 

• Responsible and accountable for meeting established productivity, and quality requirements. 

• Recommends productivity, efficiency, quality and safety improvements to management. 

• Performs tasks in compliance with pick tickets, SOP’s, and any other required documentation. 

• Complies with all company policies. 

• Works in a safe manner. 

• Checks work for accuracy. 

• Participates in training as needed. 

• Completes additional tasks and projects as assigned by management. 

 

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS 

 

Education, Training: 

 

• Minimum of a high school GED. 

• Graduate from high school or tech school preferred. 

• Candidate must be able to pass a written test. 

 

 

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies: 

 

• Computer skills in a windows environment. 

• Must have experience with a bar code scanner. 

• Ability to work error free in a fast paced environment. 

• Must be highly detail orientated. 

• Must have forklift license or able to be trained. 

• Must be organized, thorough, and self motivated. 

• Must have familiarity with cGMP’s, SOP’s, HAACP’s, or other similar quality programs. 

• Strong ability to prioritize tasks, and handle multiple tasks. 

• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions. 

 

 

 

TYPICAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 

Physical Requirements: 

 

• Heavy physical effort required. 

• Must be able to lift 55lbs throughout the shift. 

• Continuous mental and visual attention required. 

• Regularly required to sit, stand, reach, bend, pull, push and walk about the building.