Job Posting: Seasonal Material Handler - Danville, VA

JTI • Danville, CA

17d • $18 • Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler's primary responsibility is engaging in physical activities to manage and handle materials efficiently. Join our team for the upcoming crop season, running up to 6 months from mid-August 2025 through February 2026. We're looking for reliable and safety-focused people to support our tobacco leaf processing operations during this busy and rewarding time of year.

Requirements

• Speak fluent English
• Have graduated from High School (Diploma or GED)
• 1 year of material handling experience in a manufacturing environment
• Good physical condition to handle demands of the job, inventory control
• Safety awareness
• A clean background check is required, applicants with active criminal charges will not be considered

Responsibilities

• Pull Wires from the Bale
• Build Boxes for Final Product
• Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.
• Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.
• Maintain cleanliness of the parts room and assist with maintenance shop employee inquiries.
• Assist JTI staff in machine and facility repairs as necessary.
• Account for all spare parts consumed.
• Material Handling: Remove stalks, off-color tobacco, and foreign materials such as strings, dirt, and paper from tobacco on the conveyor to ensure a clean and uniform product.
• Lift objects by hand and clean work areas, machines, and equipment using brooms and rags to assist machine operators and supervisors.
• Shovel loose materials like sand, gravel, metals, plastics, or tobacco into machine hoppers or containers.
• Drop pickings into designated buckets based on the type of material (dark tobacco, green tobacco, tobacco with stems, or foreign material).
• Pull degradation test samples according to the JTI Quality Manual (QC only)
• Cleaning Designated Area
• Sweep designated areas, remove foreign materials, and discard them in appropriate bins.
• Collect and dispose of floor sweepings into designated metal containers.
• Keep the area clean in accordance with the 5S3R policy.

Benefits

• Become a part of the rapidly growing global tobacco company
• Learn from the tobacco leaf processing team: gain valuable insights and experience
• Be able to combine seasonal work and spend rest of the year taking care of other business or family
• Become the talent pipeline for permanent JTI positions
• Earn competitive pay $18 per hour and be eligible for some additional benefits
• Receive returning employee bonus

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees