Material Handler

PCA • Northampton, MA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED.
• Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice, both during the week and weekends.
• Ability to work in manufacturing environment, with varying temperatures based on season, around machinery, and heavy forklift traffic.
• Ability to obtain and maintain PCA certified forklift license.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• 3 years forklift experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple requests simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently and within a team, effectively communicating with members.

Responsibilities

• Operate a forklift safely and efficiently.
• Keeps stock and materials in orderly fashion.
• Responsible for delivering material to production equipment according to production schedules.
• Follow rules and procedures related to the safe and efficient operation of the forklift, also including reporting any missing, broken, bent or worn parts of forklift to supervisor and/or maintenance.
• Alert to any obvious defects of incoming material.
• Adheres to all safety and work rules, company policies and procedures.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Benefits

• Starting salary for position: $29.82 per hour.
• Annual Bonus – Based upon achievement of plant performance metrics.
• Paid Vacation: 2 weeks per calendar year. Pro-rata Vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.
• Paid Holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (eligible within the first 30 days of employment).
• Life, AD&D, and disability coverages (automatic enrollment upon hire).
• 401k plan with pre-tax and Roth contribution options.
• Employer provided matching contributions for 401k.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED