MATERIAL HANDLER

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Join an EMPLOYEE-OWNED company that cares about its employees! Laminate Technologies has so many opportunities available! Our success starts and ends with our team members!

Laminate Technologies was founded in 1985. Our primary mission is to provide creative solutions to the laminating and fabricating needs of our customers, delivering quality products and services that are unparalleled in our Industry. With our multiple manufacturing facilities, we are strategically positioned to effectively deliver our laminated products and fabricated components to a vast and diverse customer base.

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Laminate Technologies, Inc. employee advantage:

• $1,500 Sign on Bonus
• $1,500 Employee Referral Bonus
• Competitive Salaries
• Profit Sharing
• Starting wages at $17.76
• Benefits Available after 30 days
• 10-hour shifts (Monday-Thursday)
• 401K
• 80 hours paid PTO in the first year
• 80 hours of personal time in the first year
• Attendance Bonuses

Summary: The Material Handler is responsible for supplying production lines with raw materials, moving stock or other material around a warehouse, to and from storage, to and from transportation vessels, and/or production areas, as well as meeting quality standards for both Laminate Technologies and our customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using lifting tools as required.
2. Mark or tag identification on parts/totes
3. Move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, or containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, or other equipment
4. Sort cargo before loading and unloading
5. Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information
6. Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs
7. Record numbers of units handled or moved, using daily check sheets
8. Install protective devices, such as bracing, padding, or strapping, to prevent shifting or damage to items being transported
9. Direct spouts and position receptacles, such as bins, carts, or containers so they can be loaded
10. Maintain equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory is protected
11. Move levers or controls that operate forklifts to load, unload, transport, or stack material
12. Inspect product load for accuracy and safety move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery
13. Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles
14. Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas
15. Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels
16. Perform routine maintenance on forklift such as recharging batteries and watering batteries
17. Move controls to drive electric powered trucks and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas
18. Follow established company and work area safety policies including the wearing of all required PPE’s
19. Maintain equipment and clean working areas
20. Follow established company policies, policies and rules outlined in Member Handbook as well as procedures required in the standard operating procedures/work instructions
21. Maintains open communication with supervisors, team leaders and other material handlers regarding stocking and movement of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
22. Assist in maintaining work area (i.e. sweeping, emptying trash, etc.)
23. Other duties and responsibilities as directed by your supervisor

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Work Environment:

The work environment involves moderate risks requiring special safety precautions (i.e. working around moving parts or machines, and utilization of pallet jacks/tools in material handling). The work environment requires safe work practices and the adherence to general safety regulations.

Physical Demands:

The work requires some physical exertion such as prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, recurring bending, reaching and recurring lifting of objects up to 50-75 pounds occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects. Fingering, grasping and feeling. Talking, hearing and repetitive motion. Very heavy work-exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently and of constant moving objects. Required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, safe operation, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures. Subject to noise. Subject to hazards including a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, and climbing. Subject to atmospheric conditions that may affect the respiratory system or the skin such as fumes and vapors.

The work may require specific, but not common physical characteristics and abilities such as above average agility and dexterity.