Material Handler

Frandsen Corporation • Rush City, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler moves raw materials to and from workstations for each job and ensures material dryers, loaders, and other material-handling equipment are available, operational, clean, and protected from contamination and damage. The role includes hourly rounds at each press to monitor resin requirements, handle material changes, prepare backup materials, and blend material.

The Material Handler follows proper labeling and storage procedures for resin, material hoppers, mixing bins, and grinders, including printing identification labels. The role uses reports to monitor resin requirements for current production and forecast upcoming jobs, including backup materials, so production needs are met on time and press downtime is avoided.

The position works a rotating 6-days-on, 3-days-off schedule. The available second-shift hours are 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Pay is $20.00 per hour, plus a monthly material incentive averaging an additional $2.00 per hour. External candidates may receive a $500 bonus after 90 days of employment, subject to performance and attendance requirements. Pre-employment drug screening and/or testing is required.

Requirements

• Communicate effectively with co-workers and management.
• Read and interpret documents such as Picture Packets, IOPs, procedure manuals, and safety rules.
• Write legibly so that general communication paperwork can be understood.
• Follow detailed written and oral instructions and apply common-sense understanding.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Use good judgment in recognizing the scope of authority.
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Complete pre-employment drug screening and/or testing.

Responsibilities

• Move raw materials to and from workstations for each job.
• Ensure material dryers, loaders, and other material-handling equipment are available, operational, and clean, and prevent contamination and damage.
• Make hourly rounds at each press to monitor resin requirements, handle material changes, prepare backups, and blend material.
• Label and store resin, material hoppers, mixing bins, and grinders properly, and print identification labels.
• Use reports to monitor resin needs for current production and forecast upcoming jobs, including backup materials, to meet production needs on time and avoid press downtime.
• Complete general communication paperwork legibly and verbally pass information to the next operator.

Benefits

• $500 bonus for external candidates after 90 days of employment, subject to performance and attendance requirements.
• Monthly material incentive averaging an additional $2.00 per hour.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed