Operations Material Handler 1st and 3rd

Department:   Factory                            Profession: Material Handling 

Reports to: Operations Supervisor        Substitute: Material Handler/Case Packer

Hourly/Salary Hourly                        

Primary Job Function

Participates as a Team Member of their assigned production area.  Responsible for maintaining line support to the operations and support other business units to meet and/or exceed the production goals including safety, quality, efficiency, productivity and customer service.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

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  Active member of the Production Team and supports the team culture of the Dyersburg
  


• Responsible for performing a general inspection to identify any problems upon receipt of a product

• delivery.

• Responsible for unloading all pallets and transporting to the staging area and for checking packing list/bill of

• lading for any discrepancies and for completing appropriate paperwork.

• Responsible for determining specific locations, printing license plates, labelling pallets and transporting the pallets to the appropriate warehouse location.


• Responsible for supplying packaging supplies and other materials to the production lines.


• Responsible for transporting pallets to appropriate locations and must also make any necessary transactions in ERP.


• Must determine and inform the machine operator of material locations and must also make any necessary transactions.


• Responsible for loading machines with supplies and materials as needed


• Responsible for removing waste as needed.


• Complete assigned paperwork daily.


• Participate in departmental and plant meetings by communicating timely and pertinent data when

• appropriate, and active involvement in analyzing, recommending, and implementing solutions to


• problems within the department and the plant.

• Ensure that there is a smooth transition from shift to shift.


• Performs and completes required forklift pre-operation inspection, reporting any major problems to

• supervisor.

• Maintains a clean, safe and organized work area respecting company policy including but not limited to GMP’s, Food Safety, SQF, OSHA, ISO-14001.


• Maintains OSHA Certified Forklift License.


• Performs basic Receiving functions in ERP.


• Supports and participates in safety activities to achieve departmental and plant wide goals and objectives.


• Adheres to all company policies, programs, rules, regulations, and safety rules.


• Maintain cleanliness in work area and outside areas


• Responsible to report food safety and quality concerns to Supervision, Quality or Senior Management. Support the SQF system through adherence to plant policies and procedures.


• Other duties as assigned.

Qualification Requirements

• Computer skills (Microsoft office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and ERP system)


• Ability to interpret items, lot codes, best by dates and alternate units of measure physically and systematically in ERP.


• Maintain OSHA certified forklift license.


• Handle drums of liquids with material handling equipment.


• Ability to work in a high-speed automated environment  


• Experience/familiarity with stacking and loading patterns.

Education and Experience

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  A High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.
  


• Two years manufacturing, mechanical or technical experience is required


• Previous experience with forklifts and material handling equipment preferred; specifically, electric pallet jacks and forklifts.


• Experience maintaining a FEFO (first expired, first out) rotation of inventory preferred.


• ERP experience preferred.

Direct Reports: None