Associate, Material Handler (2nd Shift)

Champion Foods•Gaffney, SC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Craft Your Career with Champion Foods – A Slice of Opportunity Awaits! Champion Foods, a pizza trailblazer, is expanding, and we're looking for dynamic talents to enhance our innovative and quality-driven team. We produce products cherished by families nationwide and pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to quality, and a warm workplace culture that feels like family. If you're passionate, eager to grow, and want to work for a company that values each voice and champions personal development, your next career adventure starts here. Join us, and let's craft great things together, one delicious slice at a time. Your Mission: Under general supervision monitor production line inventory and strategically replenish materials in an extremely fast paced production environment. Load outgoing shipments according to established policies and procedures. Transfer goods to designated locations with proper documentation and authorization. Operation of powered industrial vehicles to perform job functions. Assist in plant operations as needed in accordance with state and federal regulations, company policies and procedures, including policies related to food safety and quality.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required
One year of experience operating material handling equipment and handheld scanner in a manufacturing environment; or six months of manufacturing/production experience and completion of fork truck safety and operation training program.
Experienced operator of material handling equipment (stand-up forklift, pallet jack, manual pallet jack, etc.)
Ability to repeated lift and/or push or pull/reach above shoulder height heavy objects weighing up to sixty (60) pounds.
Ability to read, write and count in order to correctly fill orders and conduct accurate inventory.
Position requires frequent standing, lifting, bending and moving of heavy 60 pounds weight material in difficult work positions.
Position requires ability to stand, judge distance of over 20 feet and accurately engage fork truck forks with palletized inventory and operate fork truck for 8 hour shift.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience operating material handling equipment in a manufacturing environment preferred
One year of experience operating a handheld scanner for inventory record maintenance preferred

Responsibilities

Complete all required AIB food safety and quality modules on an annual basis or within one year from start date.
Safely operate powered industrial vehicles and manual pallet jacks.
Adheres to all company safety and quality standards and procedures identified in the areas covering GMP’s HACCP, FDA, OSHA, USDA, and BRC.
Pick and Stage customer orders, load outgoing shipments while documenting inventory movements, expiration & lot/serial numbers using handheld scanners
Strategically plan, stage and continually replenish materials in an extremely fast paced production environment, while documenting inventory movements, expiration date & lot/serial with handheld scanner.
Clean and maintain warehouse areas and powered industrial vehicles
Follow FIFO (First In-First Out) inventory control practices for shipping and production needs, while monitoring expiration dates.
Transfer finished goods from production lines to storage locations while documenting inventory movements, expiration & lot/serial numbers using handheld scanners
Participate in physical inventory counts
Assist other departments with pick-ups and deliveries.
General Warehouse Operations.