Material Handler

Green Bay Converting•Hattiesburg, MS

5d•$17 - $19

About The Position

The Material Handler performs material handling tasks within the plant to support machine production schedules, finished-product shipping, and recycling and waste-removal activities. The role also includes baler duties and requires safely operating material-handling equipment, supplying production machines, handling and storing materials and finished products, and maintaining a clean work area. The position follows a 2-2-3 schedule with 12-hour day or night shifts. Salary is $17–$19, based on experience.

Responsibilities

Safely operate material-handling equipment, including forklifts, clamp lifts, and box clamps.
Monitor material levels at machines and deliver materials in a timely manner.
Provide production machines with the correct raw materials, finishing supplies, and recycling or waste receptacles without damaging materials.
Monitor finished products at machines and remove them without damage for warehouse storage or direct truck loading.
Store finished products in the proper warehouse bay.
Remove and store unused raw materials and finishing supplies during machine product changes.
Load and unload raw materials or finished goods from semi-trucks.
Accurately complete material-handler recording sheets with quantities, grades, waste, and item numbers.
Empty recycling bins from machines and operate the waste baler.
Operate shrink-wrap machines.
Remove and band large cores from parent rolls.
Notify semi-truck drivers when trucks are full.
Supply skids to machines.
Safely stack raw materials and finished goods to heights of 20 feet or more.
Change lift-truck batteries or propane cylinders as needed.
Maintain a clean work area by manually picking up wastepaper and other materials.
Bale or stretch-wrap waste materials.
Restack product cases that have fallen over or are uneven.
Respond to requests from machine operators and others.
Perform other duties as assigned.