Receiver - 1st shift

Lebermuth Company is currently looking for a Receiver to join our Manufacturing team. Lebermuth Company, a family-owned leader in the fragrance and flavor industry, has been blending tradition with innovation for over a century. Specializing in essential oils, fragrances, and flavors, Lebermuth is dedicated to quality and integrity. Our commitment to excellence is evident in our personal touch, sustainable practices, and customer-centric approach. 

Summary:

As the Receiver, you are responsible for reviewing, receiving, and stocking goods and supplies into inventory in a complete, accurate and timely manner to meet customer and business goals. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

•  Prepares for inbound product deliveries and assists with loading/unloading trucks utilizing forklifts or by hand, as needed, to meet scheduled production deadlines. 
• Counts, weighs and/or measures items of incoming shipments and verify information against bills of lading, invoices, and other relevant documents to ensure receivables are accurate and align to purchase orders.
• Identifies defective materials/product and reports issue to department supervisors to assist in returns and adjusting production schedules, if needed. 
• Transports incoming goods and supplies, including flammable, explosive or hazardous materials, to their proper inventory location within the warehouse to ensure products can be located quickly to fulfill customer orders. 
• Ensures product information is up to date, material is properly labeled with correct item information, and tracking is available for management review using ERP systems and inventory management
• Identify priorities inbound shipments and notify internal departments of incoming shipments to ensure they have the most up-to-date information to meet customer fulfillment orders. 
• Assists with periodic inventory counts to ensure accuracy of inventory on hand to fulfill orders according to customer requirements. 
• Receives and delivers inbound packages to the correct internal departments. 
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Lebermuth quality standards to ensure all tasks involving equipment such as hand trucks, drum carts or forklifts are performed in a safe manner.
• Promotes a safe food culture by maintaining a clean and organized workspace, assisting with cleaning and sanitation throughout the production areas, and accurately completing Lebermuth required paperwork (i.e., equipment logs, regulatory documentation) to ensure the safe production and shipment of quality food products.
• The job criteria may include other duties, responsibilities, and activities, which may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. 

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications:

• Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).  
• Experience: One-year-related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience in manufacturing and/or food grade facility preferred
• Certifications: Ability to become forklift certified. Must successfully complete General Awareness Haz Mat training within 90 days of employment.
• Functional Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Basic understanding of percentages. Ability to recognize and follow alpha and numeric sequences. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where standardization is sometimes limited. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written or oral form
• Technology Aptitude/Skills: Basic knowledge of computer and keyboard functions. Working knowledge of manufacturing, inventory control and order processing software
• Language Skills: Ability to communicate and receive information in both verbal and written formats. Ability to give and receive feedback in a professional manner. Ability to read and understand documents such as shop order tickets, safety rules, memos, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• Leadership/Behavior Skills: Self-motivated to stay focused on quality and output goals; strong work ethic and values, sound judgement, dependable, focused on the customer and processes; high level of accuracy and attention to detail with the flexibility to move to priorities throughout the operation areas, following all Safety requirements
• Culture Match Behaviors: Enjoys and thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, with a huge drive to create an impact while also being an effective listener, respectful problem-solver and a collaborative continuous learning team member

Physical and Sensory Demands / Environmental Conditions / Equipment Used

• Ability to lift/move up to 70 pounds regularly during each shift and frequently move 400+ pound barrels regularly throughout a shift with the assistance of equipment  
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, electronic devices, photocopiers, filing systems/cabinets and fax machines.
• This role frequently uses basic hand tools and other equipment to operate and/or perform maintenance and/or repairs on equipment.
• This role routinely involves operating heavy equipment, machinery or general facility equipment. 
• Ability to sit and operate motorized equipment frequently, including forklifts.
• Ability to use hands and fingers reach, grip, grasp, twist and to operate hand tools/equipment and machinery frequently.
• Ability to operate keyboard and view computer screen occasionally.
• Ability to write ideas/information in a logical flow occasionally.
• Cognitive and reasoning ability to read, review and interpret work orders or processes on a frequent basis. 
• Ability to read and respond due to nature of the work on a frequent basis.
• Ability to talk and communicate with others via phone, in-person, and/or computer frequently.
• Ability to listen to others, solve problems, and respond frequently.
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, climb, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, squat, twist, push, pull, and carry items frequently.
• Ability to use vision abilities on a daily/frequent basis for close, distant, peripheral, depth and color recognition, with the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to handle raw materials, including essential oils, flavor/fragrance components and chemicals daily, including flammable, hazardous and explosive materials. 
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with fluctuating temperatures and noise levels.
• The employee is required to wear suitable Personal Protective Equipment such as safety glasses, hair/beard nets and steel toed shoes, as required. Ability to wear a respirator, when needed.
• Employees may work the 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift, generally Monday through Friday, but weekly hours and number of days per week may vary. Overtime is sometimes necessary to ensure business and customer needs are met.