Distribution Material Handler

Department: Warehouse                   

LOCATION: 57 Spring Hill Road, Saco, ME 04072       

JOB TITLE: Distribution Material Handler   

BASE RATE PER HOUR: $22.50/hour          

SHIFT: 1st                 

(Starting times and hours may vary depending on coverage due to report-offs and the production schedule especially during holidays.)

JOB SUMMARY/ JOB DUTIES:

Job Summary 

Under direct supervision, maintains the integrity of the organization’s warehouses, receives, stores, picks, loads and distributes products and POS materials within the warehouse. 

Essential Job Duties 

·         Accurately loads and unloads trailers of palletized and non-palletized product and POS material.  Utilizes manual and power material handling equipment.  

·         Sorts and places products or POS materials on racks or shelves according to predetermined designated locations.  

·         Accurately assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets, wraps pallets with stretch film and prepares for shipping.  

·         Marks/labels in coming products with identifying information. (Date Code, Product Description and Code, Case Count) 

·         Marks/labels outgoing product with identifying information. (Route #/BIN Location, Pallet Count) 

·         Verifies amounts of product/POS materials received. 

·         Uses technology (RF scanning and voice picking equipment) during local checkout process according to Company Operation Guidelines. 

·         Operates material handling equipment to transport stored items within the warehouse. 

·         Prepares and organizes warehouse for daily cycle count inventory and shopping activities.  

·         Complete daily maintenance power equipment checklist. Report defective equipment. 

• Practices and adheres to appropriate safety, food safety and hygiene guidelines/procedures for safe housekeeping and personal protection.

• Keeps work area clean and removes trash from work area floor.

• Stores supplies in designated areas.

• Keeps work area aisles/exits clear and free from obstructions.

• Follows instructions for safe lifting/carrying of various sizes, shapes, and weights; identifies/reports defective equipment.

• Reports all job-related injuries/property damage to supervision.

• Supports and participates in Continuous Improvement initiatives including 5S (sort, set, shine, standardize, and sustain).

• May perform other duties as required.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

High School Diploma or GED and/or one year of experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.  The employee is occasionally exposed; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; and outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.