2nd Shift Material Handler

Team 1 Plastics•Albion, MI

13d•$20 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler plays a critical role in keeping production supplied with the materials, equipment, and support needed to operate efficiently. This position prepares and delivers raw materials to manufacturing areas, blends colorants and regrind, manages runners and scrap, and cleans and sets up drying, loading, grinding, and blending equipment. Responsibilities include responding to equipment alarms, staging materials and packaging, supporting mold changeovers, performing routine equipment maintenance, and maintaining an organized material-handling area. If you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, have strong attention to detail, and take pride in keeping materials flowing accurately and efficiently, this role is a great fit.

Requirements

High school diploma
Valid Drivers License
Forklift License
Good driving record
Solid basic math skills.
Excellent attention to detail.
Ability to operate basic technology.
Excellent organizational skills.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.

Nice To Haves

Strong working knowledge of computers and applications.
Prior work in a manufacturing environment.
Previous experience in material handling.

Responsibilities

Ensure proper functioning of loaders and dryers at molding cells throughout the shift.
Tend to any alarms related to dryers, loaders, and grinders.
Transport dryers, gaylords, and bins to molding cells.
Remove completed run material from press and replace with new material.
Clean press loading system during tool changeovers.
Clean and set up regrinding equipment at presses.
Retrieve full runner bins and replace with empty runner bins.
Dump runner bins into runner gaylords.
Load full runner gaylords onto scrap trailer.
Blend materials using the Tumbler.
Pre-dry material as necessary.
Set up gravimetric blending equipment.
Perform routine maintenance on all drying, loading, and grinding equipment.
Request material and packaging to be brought from warehouse and move to the proper staging area.
Maintain order of main plant material handling area.