Material Handler - 1st Shift at The Ames Companies, Inc. in Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Hours: Monday - Friday, 7am - 3pm

Major Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the understanding of all required paperwork to include but not limited to, the Bill of Materials (BOM), Hour x Hour sheet, basic tool prints, communication boards, standard work documents, quality visuals


• Demonstrate the capability to meet or exceed established production rates and standards


• Follow basic work instructions on a daily basis with reasonable supervision


• Position forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials, and transports load to designated area


• Maintain production materials in work cells as assigned by supervisor


• Accurately perform inventory and labor transactions


• Load and unload materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand


• Convey materials from storage or work sites to designated area


• Perform daily inspection of material handling and associated equipment; notify appropriate support people if unable to resolve problem themselves


• Correctly identify and tag both finished goods and raw components utilizing the current systems


• Ability to direct load trailers with finished goods or components


• Unload inbound shipments and move product to storage locations


• Pull and prepare product for shipment, ensuring the exact number and types of product is loaded


• Move trailers to and from the shipping docks to the yard


• Verify incoming material counts and inspects incoming components to assure they meet A-TT Specifications.


• Maintain a clean and organized material storage area


• Address rework as required


• Notify appropriate support person if unable to resolve problem themselves


• Initiate and participate in continuous improvement through cost savings and kaizen or other related activities


• Train others as needed


• Complete paperwork timely and accurately


• Ability to regularly perform job duties in conjunction with others in assembly area, while routinely being closely supervised


• Work and communicate in a professional manner with all business associates


• Follow all safety policies and procedures; including, but not limited to wearing all required personal protective equipment (PPE)


• Other duties as assigned (including, but not limited to, training of others within job class, housekeeping, reporting labor & production, continuous improvement activities, etc.)

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience


• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide


• Must be able to read and comprehend simple instructions and write simple correspondence


• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, bill of materials, short correspondence, and memos


• Ability to write simple instructions


• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions
  

Relevant Work Experience

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Competencies

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  Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality while cutting costs; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.


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  Quantity – Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works efficiently.


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  Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly; wears all required personal protective equipment (PPE).


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  Dependability and Attendance – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Commits to work hours, arriving on time, each day; Completes tasks on time.
  

Certificates/Licensure/Training

• Must be able to pass the Lock-Out/Tag-Out certification


• Must pass CHESS test and demonstrate the ability to operate the RF guns and do transactions correctly


• Must pass and maintain current industrial lift truck certification (to include reach truck, stand up & sit down lifts)


• Must have semi-truck experience


• Must pass and maintain Catalyst training