Material Handler

Rich's•Romeoville, IL

26d

About The Position

The Material Handler is responsible for shipping, receiving, and transporting packaging, ingredients, and finished goods for the facility. This position is with Great Kitchens, Inc., part of the Rich Products family of companies. The role requires following safety rules and Good Manufacturing Practices, maintaining an orderly and clean work area, inspecting and maintaining forklifts, verifying deliveries, entering material-handling documentation into the company computer system, organizing and rotating materials, supporting inventory counts, labeling open or partial materials, and staging materials for production. The Material Handler also performs other warehouse and freezer duties and must be able to work in an extremely cold environment. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, English communication skills, basic math and computer skills, at least one year of material-handling experience, and the ability to operate forklift equipment. The role also requires annual forklift training and recertification, lifting up to 50 pounds, and regular standing, reaching, bending, and movement around the facility. The hourly rate is $22.00.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Basic math and computer skills.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
One year or more of material-handling experience.
Ability to operate all forklift equipment.
Must be trained and recertified annually for a forklift license.
Ability to lift 50 pounds.
Ability to regularly stand, reach, bend, and move about the facility.
Close, distance, and peripheral vision, and depth perception.
Hearing ability sufficient to meet manufacturing facility safety requirements.
Ability to work in an extremely cold environment.

Responsibilities

Follow all safety rules and regulations, including using personal protective equipment and safe material-handling practices.
Follow established Good Manufacturing Practices and maintain an orderly, clean work area.
Inspect forklifts daily, including batteries, water levels, lights, horn, tires, mirrors, oil levels, and backup beep indicators.
Verify deliveries and discrepancies by physically counting materials and comparing quantities with delivery receipts.
Enter delivery receipt and material-handling documentation into the company computer system.
Organize and rotate older materials with new materials.
Perform daily housekeeping, removing or fixing dirty, torn, hanging, or broken wood, packaging, and ingredients.
Assist management with inventory balances through physical cycle counts.
Label open or partial ingredients and packaging.
Check production schedules daily and stage packaging and ingredients as needed.
Perform other warehouse and freezer duties.
Operate forklift equipment and maintain annual forklift training and recertification.