Plating Material Handler - 3rd Shift (13221)

SOMIC AMERICA INC•Wytheville, VA

2d•$21 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for safe, damage-free, and accurate handling of materials within the plant. This role involves supplying and moving materials, ensuring quality goals are met, and performing assigned duties within the Environmental Management System. The Material Handler ensures all production lines are full of material before the next shift, assigns PLEX numbers to incoming material, and rotates materials using the First-In, First-Out (FIFO) method. They also read manifests, pull and ship orders, check paperwork for accuracy, break down forging boxes, dispose of trash, and move finished goods and inspected materials to their proper locations. Additionally, this role supports manufacturing by making bales of cardboard, cleaning and organizing return pallets, lids, and totes, and loading/unloading trucks.

Requirements

High School diploma or general education degree (GED).
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs and Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
Fork truck training and specialized training will be completed within two weeks on the job.

Responsibilities

Perform daily safety checks for Fork Truck/Tugger and fill out daily check sheets.
Lift one tote/box at a time during any point of movement.
Report any damage to Racks, Machines, Fork Truck, and Material.
Maintain and provide a safe working environment.
Perform daily 5S in assigned areas.
Ensure PLEX/container movement tags are placed on each product.
Ensure all production lines are full of material prior to the beginning of the next shift, including raw forgings and plated housings.
Fill all lines with proper components/empties and move finished goods and PH product.
Assign PLEX numbers to all incoming material and place material in proper location lot.
Rotate all materials in accordance with first-in, first-out (FIFO).
Read manifests, pull orders, ship orders, and check paperwork for correctness ensuring quantities and product are accurate.
Break down forging boxes, empty cardboard bins, and dispose of all trash.
Move finished goods to their proper location.
Move inspected material to proper location.
Move machined housings to shipping area for shipment to outside plating suppliers.
Supply empty shipping containers to their proper location.
Support manufacturing in making bales of cardboard when baler is full.
Clean and organize Return empty pallets, lids, and totes to designated location.
Load/unload trucks, ensuring all incoming material is placed in proper location.
Submit suggestions for improvements.
Notify team leader or above immediately of quality and safety concerns.
Stop process if quality level is not meeting specifications.