Material Handler I – Weekend Day 12 Hrs (395)

NOW Health Group•Bloomingdale, IL

21h•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves unloading and unpacking incoming shipments, verifying invoices against purchase orders and packing slips, and inspecting materials for damage. The Material Handler will deliver materials to designated locations, palletize and wrap outbound freight, and assist with inventory counts. Responsibilities also include transporting raw materials to the Production Department and maintaining the cleanliness of the warehouse and dock area, all while adhering to safety and GMP requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Basic computer skills required.
Regularly required to stand and/or walk; climb stairs; use hands to finger, handle, feel and/or use tape dispensing gun, reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
Required to access product on floor or low shelves; and to operate a hand truck or forklift with a 24 inch step.
Ability to go up to heights of up to XX feet.
Must regularly lift, move (in some cases drag items), raise and/or place: Lift up to 55 lb. boxes from 5 inches to 62 inches.
Raise up to 55 lb. pallet from floor to one side, move up to 10 feet and return to original position.
Move pallet jacks by pushing and pulling with force of up to 42 lbs. at 36 inch height.
Open and close truck doors.
Pull down with 70 lbs. of force from 75 inches and pull up with 70 lbs. of force from 9 inches.
Lift up to 55 lbs. from 5 inches off the ground up to 52 inches high.

Nice To Haves

Prior forklift experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Unloads and unpacks incoming shipments of raw materials and supplies.
Compares invoices to purchase orders and packing slips to ensure correctness, bringing discrepancies to the supervisor's attention.
Examines materials for damage, notes any damaged products, and determines whether damaged materials should be returned.
Delivers materials to proper location in warehouse or packaging areas.
Palletizes and stretch wraps outbound freight orders.
Assists with bulk inventories.
Locates and transports raw materials into Production Department.
Helps maintain warehouse and keeps dock area cleared.
Complies with safety and GMP requirements.
Supports a culture of safe production and operations; follows all safety rules and procedures.
Actively participates in the safety program by engaging in training activities to learn what constitutes a safety hazard; reporting safety concerns to the supervisor, submitting safety suggestions, and correcting or reporting to the appropriate people when an employee sees a workplace health or safety hazard, until it is resolved.
Assists with communicating safety information to new employees.
Fulfills responsibilities as outlined in the company safety management plan.