Material Handler - Night Shift

Dawn Food Products Inc•Jackson, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler (described in the posting as a Shipper/Receiver) participates in distribution warehouse activities related to receiving, storing, selecting, shipping, dispatching, and delivering products. The role supports effective and efficient warehouse operations and product transportation. The schedule is a rotating pattern of five days on and five days off, followed by two days on and two days off within a two-week period, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Overtime and weekends may be required based on business needs.

Requirements

Ability to safely operate a forklift, pallet jack, electric rider jacks, electric pallet jacks, trailer lift gates, and pallet wrap machines.
At least 6 months of related experience or 1 full year of non-related employment experience.
Oral, written, and communication skills.
Ability to lift more than 50 pounds repeatedly.
Ability to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Ability to withstand cool and/or cold temperatures.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to meet the role's physical demands, including regularly lifting and/or moving up to 80 pounds and frequently lifting and/or moving 50 pounds.
Vision abilities including close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus.

Nice To Haves

Computer skills.

Responsibilities

Select, palletize, and shrink-wrap customer orders accurately for delivery.
Receive and stock inbound products in designated locations; rotate and replenish stock as needed.
Safely load trailers in an even and productive manner.
Operate handheld computers and scanning devices for SAP warehouse operations.
Enter and review SAP batch information, including the 8-digit material number, lot code, bag quantity, and SU number, and put away products by SU number in predetermined locations according to applicable strategies.
Follow First In/First Out (FIFO) storage practices and rotate stock to meet FIFO requirements when shipping manufactured goods.
Maintain warehouse cleanliness and follow safe food-handling procedures, including learning and practicing American Institute of Baking (AIB) sanitation standards.
Use and follow the production schedule to ensure the correct pallets and other relevant information are used.
Support the Circle of Excellence and the Dawn Philosophy of Team Dawn.
Adhere to GMP, food safety, and International Food Standards (IFS).
Work closely with warehouse team members performing the same job function.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described.