Material Handler

GEORGIA NUT COMPANY

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Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Chicago, Illinois

In Person

Smart Summary

The Material Handler is responsible for pulling, packing, staging, and converting orders for shipment while ensuring a clean and safe work environment. They also assist in moving materials and maintaining inventory records.

We are seeking a detail-oriented Material Handler to efficiently organize and move materials within our manufacturing department. Key skills include following instructions, performing quality inspections, and basic math abilities. This role requires physical stamina and the ability to maintain production pace while adhering to safety regulations.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Physical Stamina

Organizing

Sorting

Categorizing

Order Building

Inventory Management

Quality Inspection

Basic Math Skills

Safety Regulations

Team Coordination

Material Handling

Pallet Jack Operation

Cleaning

Communication

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Job Description

Job Details

Job Location: 6900 - Niles, IL 60714Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $20.00 - $20.00 HourlyJob Shift: First ShiftJob Category: Manufacturing

SUMMARY

Material Handler position with Georgia Nut Company is utilizing great physical stamina and skills in organizing, sorting and categorizing products to maximize the efficiency within the department. Material Handler is responsible for building orders in an accurate and efficient manner to ensure a clean and safe work environment by performing the following duties

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Pull, pack, stage or convert orders for shipment using a batch order or verbal instruction from supervisor. Completes batch order sheets per company policies.

• Repackages damaged product and reports quantity of damaged cases and labels to lead packer.

• Removes pallets from every work center after pallet has been complete and stages product in assign area for warehouse to remove.

• Moves materials within the department, work site, performing any combination of following duties: Reads work order or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials.

• Conveys materials to or from storage or work sites to designated area, using pallet jacks, electric dolly, and or other device.

• Cleans work area, machines, and equipment, also assist machine operators.

• May occasionally operate industrial truck or electric pallet jack in loading or moving materials and products.

• Carries out all instructions from supervisors efficiently.

• Coordinates work with other Lead Packers.

• Works in accord with all safety regulations of production.

• Assists every work center by lifting and moving objects.

• Prepares and maintains inventory records per batch order producing.

• Have a thorough understanding of AX, consumption and RAF.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications


KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Understand and follow basic verbal and written instructions.

• Read specification sheet to ascertain materials or pallets to be moved.

• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, and other employees of the organization.

• Perform basic visual quality inspections on products.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Maintain the production pace of other team members.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Supply proper materials to work centers per batch orders when required.

• Receive materials from warehouse to match transfers for products received.

• Review packing specifications for necessary data.

GEORGIA NUT COMPANY

Georgia Nut Company serves to create delicious and quality confections, snacks, and nuts to food manufacturers wanting to work with a reputable 70 year old company that continues to drive innovation and Research and Development. Based in Skokie, IL, Georgia Nut Company prides itself on providing a pleasurable experience for our customers with our top notch customer service while maintaining a high caliber of product and quality assurance with our SQF Level 2 Certification. Founded in 1945 by Rose Musso, we combine our old-fashioned small batch methods with state-of-the-art innovations and equipment to create the ideal confection or snack with your specifications. Our manufacturing abilities allow a fully vertical integrated process that allows for product ideation, R&D, trials, manufacturing, and packaging all in our facilities. Additionally, we are capable of providing turnkey solutions that can fulfill a speed to market need. We are a leader in sugar shelling, chocolate panning, enrobing, and expanded candy with our malt ball centers. Our specific divisions consisting of Contract Manufacturing, Industrial Ingredients, Private Label, and Bulk Confections are capable of handling any product request exclusive to your company’s requirements. As a continuously owned family company, with fourth generation family members involved, we like to maintain superb and specialized customer service with the manufacturing capabilities of producing the ideal confection, snack, and nut for your needs.

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