Material Handler - 1st Shift at Ajinomoto Foods North America

• Maintain safe and positive work environment in compliance with OSHA, company standards, and local, state and federal requirements
• Perform tasks necessary to meet warehouse goal
• Accurately complete all necessary paperwork
• Manage day to day inventory level
• Maintain Forklift certification
• Periodic inventories
• Traces history of items to determine reasons for discrepancies between inventory and stock control records and recommends to management remedial actions to resolve discrepancies
• Timely execution of daily receiving and shipping load board oversee the receipt of purchased goods verifying counts, quality and complete all required paperwork and transactions associated to this process
• Stacks and arranges product on pallets
• Completes forklift and pallet jack inspections before each shift
• Replenish stock while maintaining a cleaned and organized warehouse/location daily
• Moves product in warehouse/location as necessary during reallocations of space or taking of inventory
• Rotates product and arranges according to Julian dates or FIFO (first in first out)
• Receives and checks against receiving documents incoming product, ensuring proper product code, quantity and condition; reports any discrepancies to the lead
• Operates electric forklifts and pallet jacks
• Works in and out of freezers, temperatures average 0 degrees to –25 degrees
• General support of production
• Support and provide materials to production to meet department’s needs
• Perform all other work as assigned 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand, sit, walk and taste or smell.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance in a manufacturing facility; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud in the production area.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES)

• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand basic English. Must possess basic computer skills and attention to detailed numbering records.
• Prefer High School diploma or GED
• 3-4 years of Warehouse, manufacturing or production experience
• Achieve and maintain forklift certification
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Software

General Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to work in production/warehouse environment with consistent exposure to loud machinery
• Ability to work in extreme temperature, both indoors and outdoors
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Valid Driver’s License
• Fluency in English (Written and Verbal) prefer

Pay rate: $20.81/hr