Material Handler / Forklift Driver- 2nd Shift (RSL)

Now Foods•Roselle, IL

About The Position

The Receiving Warehouse Person unloads and receives shipments, transports products to their proper destinations, prepares outbound freight shipments, and maintains the warehouse. The role handles incoming raw materials and supplies, checks shipment documentation and product condition, delivers materials to warehouse or packaging locations, prepares outbound freight, assists with bulk inventories, and transports raw materials to Production. The position also helps keep the warehouse and dock area clear and follows safety and GMP requirements. The employee supports a safe production and operations culture by following safety procedures, participating in safety training, identifying and reporting hazards, sharing safety information with new employees, and fulfilling responsibilities under the company safety management plan. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work regularly involves standing or walking, climbing stairs, handling materials and a tape dispensing gun, accessing product on floors or low shelves, and operating a hand truck or forklift. Physical tasks include lifting and moving items weighing up to 55 pounds, pushing and pulling pallet jacks, and opening and closing truck doors. The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts, is frequently exposed to herbal aromas, dust, or airborne particles, and typically experiences moderate noise.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to meet the physical demands described, including regularly standing and/or walking, climbing stairs, handling materials, accessing products on floors or low shelves, and operating a hand truck or forklift.
Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 55 pounds and perform the listed pushing, pulling, and truck-door tasks.
Ability to follow safety rules and procedures and identify, report, or help correct workplace health and safety hazards.

Nice To Haves

Prior forklift experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Unload and unpack incoming shipments of raw materials and supplies.
Compare invoices with purchase orders and packing slips, and bring discrepancies to a supervisor’s attention.
Examine materials for damage, note damaged products, and determine whether damaged materials should be returned.
Deliver materials to the proper locations in the warehouse or packaging areas.
Palletize and stretch-wrap outbound freight orders.
Assist with bulk inventories.
Locate and transport raw materials to the Production Department.
Help maintain the warehouse and keep the dock area clear.
Comply with safety and GMP requirements.
Follow safety rules and procedures and participate in the safety program, including training, reporting hazards, and submitting safety suggestions.
Assist with communicating safety information to new employees and fulfill responsibilities under the company safety management plan.