Material Handler - 3rd Shift
About The Position
The Material Handler supports manufacturing operations by ensuring the accurate handling, movement, and control of all production materials, including resins and colorants. This role manages inventory within the ERP system, delivers materials to production equipment, verifies proper usage, and supports material changeovers and cleanups. Responsibilities also include moving bulk materials, managing injection mold storage and retrieval, and assisting with incoming shipments and internal material transport. This role is for 3rd Shift, Sunday-Thursday with hours of 11:30pm-8:00am. This role is required to be on-site 5-6 days at the Clinton Township, MI location.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- 1 year of experience in a plastic injection molding environment
- Forklift experience certificate (we will train internally for certification)
- Ability to lift 55 (fifty-five) pounds repeatedly during the day.
Responsibilities
- Uphold and communicate the purpose, principles, and vision of TriMas
- Complete training required for the position
- Proper set-up of the resin handling equipment (dryers, injection molding machines, hoppers).
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment
- Fill hoppers with material using a ladder and bucket and/or automatic feeder to ensure continuous production of all production running Injection Molding Machines, which include the monitoring of the dryers making sure that these don’t run out of resin, cleaning or replacing the filters in the dryers, and logging all resin used or loaded into dryers.
- Complete required paperwork (dryer slips, labels, material receipts, C of C’s) and any necessary documentation in an accurate and timely manner.
- Collection and weight of all purges when these are ready to be moved.
- Utilize fork truck and manual conveyance systems to maintain proper control of direct materials from incoming, in process, and warehouse locations.
- Issue and return resin and molds to proper rack locations and record properly in ERP system.
- Maintain control of injection molds in proper staging area; pre-stage at press and return from return storage area.
- Awareness of regulatory and customer requirements as it pertains to Omega’s clients; especially for Omega’s medical clients (ref. ISO13485).
- Helps maintain cleanliness of shop facility, including clean room
- Other tasks assigned by immediate supervisor and/or manager.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance and Prescription Drugs
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability Insurance (for eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
- Paid Time Off (may include vacation and sick time)
- Retirement Program
- Other Voluntary Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
