Material Handler

Graphic Packaging Careers•Sioux Falls, SD

11d

About The Position

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities. With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful. If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you. A World of Difference. Made Possible. Position Summary Perform all the material handling responsibilities between the Printing and Finishing Departments.

Requirements

Certification to operate a forklift in a safe and proper manner.
Ability to work well with little direct supervision
Mechanically inclined
Have good organizational skills
Able to train other people how to do your job
Be able to follow procedures
Must be self motivated
High School/GED diploma
Read, write, and understand English
Working knowledge of basic math
Basic computer knowledge
Ability to climb into/out of forklifts, clamp trucks, etc. as required by job duties
Ability to lift 60 lbs.
Be willing and able to work any shift and overtime when needed

Responsibilities

Work with printing and finishing teams to follow their schedules in order to meet all material handling responsibilities.
Stage loads from press finish lines.
Pallet management to include pallet removal and placement for palletizing.
Stretch-wrap loads to prepare for shipment.
Stage corrugate at packing end of gluers.
Palletize and wrap the roll cores for transportation.
Load roll cores on scrap trailer.
Dispose of printed waste once the teams have documented the waste.
Help teams keep area neat and clean: sweep, re-pile pallets, fix broken pallets, etc.
Complete daily forklift maintenance and communicate problems to warehouse crew.
Take window’s loads over to appropriate finishing lines.
Notify Warehouse when dumpster is full.
Be able to work mill hours.