Material Handler
About The Position
We are a Food service folding carton manufacturing operation seeking candidates to join our Elk Grove Village, IL team. This job posting is for a Material Handler with a pay range of $20.51 to $23.92/hour plus shift differential and progressive pay increases. We continually encourage our employees to advance their careers through on the job training and job progression through our strong promotion from within program. The person who occupies this position is responsible for transporting materials from the finishing department to the shipping department and having these materials stretch wrapped. Material Handlers understand and align business operations and Finishing Department as he/she executes their role to exceed customer expectations and align with GPI business, cultural, financial and operational objectives.
Requirements
- Manufacturing experience preferred
- Must speak, read and write in English.
- Must be flexible: Able to work other shifts, overtime and Saturdays when needed.
- Must be able to operate forklift.
- Must have physical coordination to operate forklift.
- Must be able to lift propane tank (weighing approximately 50 - 60 lbs.) and carry tank to area to be filled.
- Must have the ability to work alternate schedules and overtime that may include early mornings, nights, and/or weekends and be punctual while doing so.
Responsibilities
- Retrieving loaded pallets of flat cartons from finishing area and transporting them (by use of forklift) to shipping area.
- Wrapping loaded pallets with plastic wrap by placing the load onto “shrink wrapping” machinery and attaching the beginning of the wrap to the load.
- Loading finished materials onto outgoing trucks by use of forklift.
- Performing daily preventive maintenance duties on forklift, including checking water and oil levels, air blowing the engine, and checking the brakes.
- Refilling empty propane tanks.
- Following all Plant rules, Processes, Hygiene, and Allergens procedures, related to the production of Safe Quality Foods.
- Reporting to person of authority any potentially unsafe conditions which may result in unsafe foods or noncompliance to SQF related procedures.
- Participating in SQF Root Cause and Corrective Actions as required.
- Following all procedures related to producing Safe Quality Foods (SQF).
- Reporting any potentially unsafe SQF conditions or customer complaints to a person of authority to record and/or correct the situation.
Benefits
- Paid Vacation & Holidays
- optional Health, Dental, and Life Insurance
- health spending accounts
- progressive healthy lifestyle program
- 401-K with a company matching component and standard supplemental company contributions
- Pet Insurance
- Home & Auto Insurance Programs
- Purchasing Power
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Aflac
- LifeLock Identity Protection
- Hyatt Legal Services
- Tobacco Cessation
- Employee Assistance/Referral Program
- Uniform Service
- Safety Shoe
- Safety Prescription-Eyewear benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- Various Voluntary benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Employee Discount Programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off + paid company holidays each year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
