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Receive, store, and deliver ingredients, raw materials, and supplies, and work in the process to support the mill and production departments.  Transports material in the most productive, efficient, accurate, and safe manner with due concern for product quality and condition.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Operates material handling equipment safely and efficiently to minimize risk to personnel and damage to inventory and equipment; uses equipment to receive, store, and issue material or merchandise in the warehouse.
• Demonstrates safe work practices to prevent on the job injuries by following all company and OSHA safety regulations.
• Enters data and performs tasks as directed by the Warehouse Management System (WMS); reads work order/bill of lading to determine material movement requirements using material handling equipment.
• Maintains accurate inventory and other stock records, by entering data into computer terminal; assists the cycle counter with inventory.
• Unloads ingredients, raw materials, supplies, etc., from trailers; weighs, documents, processes, and stores incoming materials per the inbound schedule; examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages, and informs supervisor of concern; compares invoices against purchase orders, bill of lading and receiving documents to verify receipt of items ordered or received.
• Follows operational procedures for verification of incoming shipments, record keeping, handling and disposition of merchandise, and keeping of warehouse inventory.
• Completes receiving transfers, inventory transactions and issues receipts to reflect material movement and inventory status as required.
• Works as a member of the warehouse team by communicating needed information to supervisors, coworkers, vendors, suppliers, etc., in a timely manner to ensure efficient warehouse operation.
• Unloads salt tanker and fills salt bins following company procedures.
• Loads materials on trucks for interplant transfers.
• Operates dock plates and dock locks following all company procedures.
• Performs daily inspection checks on forklift, such as vehicle condition, charging and or replacing battery, etc.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitary conditions in the warehouse, daily; inspects trailers upon arrival and after unloading.
• Assists in the training of new Warehouse Workers and ongoing training of current employees, as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned – not an essential function.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Skill in operating material moving equipment in a safe and conscientious manner.
• Performs basic math operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide). 
• Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Ability to work as a productive member of a team.
• Ability to work at a rapid pace for continuous periods of time.
• Ability to organize and work on multiple tasks concurrently.
• Ability to deal effectively with persons representing widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view.
• Communicates effectively with plant personnel in a courteous and cooperative manner.

Expectations:

• Demonstrates efficient material handling skills on a regular basis.
• Displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing work tasks efficiently and safely.  Demonstrates responsible behavior and attention to detail. 
• Responds appropriately to supervision.
• Aligns behavior with needs, priorities, and goals of the department and company.
• Maintain good attendance and punctuality.
• Actively participates in resolving issues or problems related to warehouse operations.
• Demonstrates a commitment to high quality standards of workmanship.
• Must become familiar with plant layout for efficient material movement.

Protective Clothing and Devices:

Many of the job duties of this position require you to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), if so, when and how to use this equipment will be explained to you at the time of hire. 

To determine the ability to perform job functions where the use of a respirator is required, employees will be given a physical examination before performing this type of work.

SQF

Has a critical role in assuring food safety and quality within the manufacturing environment by upholding food safety and regulatory policies and responsibilities.

• Responsible for following cGMP’s
• Responsible for maintaining cleanliness and good housekeeping
• Ensure all food safety and quality records are completed accurately and timely.
• Follow all appropriate equipment cleaning procedures.

Work Environment:

This position is in a manufacturing plant environment, works around moving mechanical parts, works around motorized vehicles, and may be exposed to varying temperatures.

• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs
• May be required to work at heights up to 30ft off the ground
• Majority of time spent operating a motorized vehicle

Physical Requirements:

Hearing, speaking: Continuously. Must communicate with others and discriminate sounds with machines

Vision: Continuously

Balancing: Occasionally to Frequently depending on the work environment.

Standing: Frequently to Continuously

Walking:  Occasionally to Frequently

Forward bend in standing: Occasionally 

Rotation in standing: Occasionally

Elevated work: Rarely up to 1-2 mins

Floor to waist lift:  Occasionally up to 35 lbs, Rarely up to 50 lbs

Waist to crown lift:  Rarely up to 35 lbs

Horizontal lift: Occasionally up to 50 lbs

Front carry:  Occasionally 50 lbs up to 15 feet

One hand carry:  Occasionally 30 lbs up to 15 feet

Push: Occasionally up to 80 lbs

Pull:  Occasionally up to 80 lbs

Left hand grip: Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs

Right hand grip: Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs

Pinch Grip: Occasionally to Frequently

Right and Left hand coordination:  continuous with average eye/hand coordination

Stair Climbing: Occasionally: Up to 100 stairs/day

Climbing: Occasionally

Squatting: Occasionally

Kneeling:  Rarely

Stooping:  Occasionally

Reaching:  Frequently

Crawling: Rarely

Crouching: Occasionally

Repetitive Motions: Shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, fingers: Frequently to Continuously: Including twisting wrist, ulnar deviation, box cutting.

Moderate Work: Force from 20-30 lbs occasionally to frequently and up to 40-50 lbs rarely to occasionally.

Maximum Physical Demands:

Task:

Maximum Demand:

Floor to waist Lift

Occasionally up to 35 lbs, Rarely up to 50 lbs

Waist to Crown Lift

Rarely up to 35 lbs

Front carry

Occasionally 50 lbs up to 15 feet

One hand carry

Occasionally 30 lbs up to 15 feet

Right hand grip

Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs

Left hand grip

Occasionally to Frequently up to 45 lbs

Pushing and Pulling 

Occasionally  up to 80 lbs

Stair Climbing

Occasionally: Up to 100 stairs/day

Standing tolerance

Frequently to Continuously

Walking

Occasionally to Frequently

Right & left hand coordination

Continuously with average eye/hand coordination

Kneeling

Rarely

Squatting

Occasionally

Pinch Grip

Occasionally to Frequently

Forward bend in standing

Occasionally

Rotation in Standing

Occasionally

Repetitive Motions

Frequently to Continuously with wrists, hands, fingers: Including twisting wrist, ulnar deviation, box cutting, operating fork lift controls.

Reaching

Frequently

Crawling

Rarely

Crouching

Occasionally

Horizontal Lift

Occasionally up to 50 lbs

Elevated Work

Rarely up to 1-2 mins

Functional Job Analysis

Rarely               1-5% of the day

Occasionally     6-33% of the day

Frequently         34-66% of the day        

Continuously     67-100% of the day
 

Equipment/Tools/Machinery used:

Forklifts                                  Pallet jacks                            Conveyors

Hand scanner                       Label printers                       Computer

Dock level locks                    Wrapper                                Various scales

Battery changer                   Wrenches                             Pliers

Hammers                               Utility knife                           Screw drivers

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