Material Hander/Shipper

Amcor•Victoria, TX

About The Position

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business. To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube Job Description Major Responsibilities: This job family includes both the shipping and material handling functions for the Warehouse. While there are many duties common to both positions, there are also some duties and responsibilities applicable to each function separately. Employees begin their assignment in the material handling function and are cross trained in the shipping function upon gaining experience as a Material Handler. Under the supervision of the Warehouse/Transportation Supervisor, operates forklift to move materials to the lines as needed and to move pallets of finished goods to the staging area for the Warehouse; loads and unloads trailers, pulls product, moves product with lift truck/turret truck within the warehouse and onto trucks. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Must be able to obtain a forklift operator license.
Computer Skills - To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of general computer systems in order to utilize automated product scanning software.
Employees must be able to drive a forklift and must have 20/20 vision with corrective lenses.
Employees must have manual dexterity to use scanner and to key information into computer system.

Responsibilities

Follows all Company policies regarding safety, quality and attendance.
Performs duties in a safe manner and reports all observed safety hazards to management.
Acts as a role model for Safety on shift.
Participates in safety programs by reporting Unsafe Conditions, Unsafe Acts and Close Calls; enters Near Miss data and observations into Global Data Center database (GDC)
Responsible for housekeeping activities such as sweeping/moping tire marks by baler/stretch-wrap areas; picks up trash bags and empties recycle bins on production floor.; picks up and bales cardboard from production floor.
Completes crown lift or forklift safety checklist; changes battery and fills battery cells with water on crown lift; fills propane tank on forklift.
Completes packaging orders by: locating and pulling packaging in the warehouse racks and placing packaging on the designated area on the production floor.
Consolidates similar packaging on the production floor as orders are placed by production personnel.
Returns unused packaging to Warehouse.
Participates in employee driven teams to address a variety of operations related issues.
Completes work orders by: pulling finished goods from lines, taking it to stretch wrap, weighing pallets and scanning finished goods pallet to JDE; transfers completed work.
Retrieves pallets from outside and supplies to production lines by stacking appropriate number on pallet pal and removing them as needed during the production process; removes broken pallets and replaces with new ones; places broken pallets in designated area.
Picks up, weighs, labels and bails non-conforming product from production lines; places bailed product in staging area; fills out the appropriate non-conforming product forms
Gets master-batch from racks and places it on the dumper; operates dumper to fill master[1]batch holder and takes it to appropriate location on the production floor; breaks down empty gaylord and takes to cardboard recycling area.
Safely operates and maintains baler and stretch wrap machine as needed.

Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:
Medical, dental and vision plans
Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
Paid Parental Leave
Retirement Savings Plan with company match
Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)