Material Handler - 1st Shift
About The Position
Elevate Solutions Group is a provider of custom plastic injection molding and integrated supply chain solutions. The Material Handler works in the injection molding department with minimal supervision to maintain resin and colorant materials and support production operations. The role handles raw material inventory, material movements, scrap processing and recycling, equipment cleaning and maintenance, supplies, housekeeping, labeling, and safety procedures. This is an inside position on the 1st shift, Monday through Friday, from 6:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a 30-minute unpaid lunch. Work is approximately 40% forklift operations and 60% on foot. No travel is required, and reliable transportation is needed.
Requirements
- Good written and spoken English-language skills.
- Forklift license required, with ability to operate sit-down forklifts and pickers.
- Ability to perform tasks accurately and efficiently with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently without direct supervision and handle multiple projects and tasks.
- Ability to walk or stand for 100% of the shift.
- Ability to squat or kneel frequently and reach up or down throughout the shift.
- Full range of motion to frequently bend at the waist and twist the torso when locating materials.
- Ability to perform repetitive wrist, hand, and/or finger movements.
- Close visual acuity to read labels at a close distance.
- Reliable transportation.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to use a PC and Microsoft Office software, such as adding codes to Excel and updating and printing Word documents.
Responsibilities
- Monitor receipt and loading of bulk truck shipments of resin and colorant.
- Manage inventory levels of raw materials, colorant, and packaging.
- Move resin and colorant materials to injection molding machines for production use.
- Process scrap material for grinding and/or recycling.
- Perform preventive maintenance on pumps and filters for the central vacuum system.
- Maintain corrugate, pallets, and other job supplies in production areas.
- Drain hoppers and clean molding machines for resin and job changeovers.
- Clean dryers and grinders for job changes.
- Maintain clean material areas, ensuring parts and pellets are not left on floors or equipment.
- Ensure scrap bins are properly labeled and used, including purge/scrap gaylords and colored bins at each injection molding machine.
- Follow safety policies and procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
