Material Handler

Anchor Packaging LLC is seeking an experienced Material Handler to join our team in Northeastern Arkansas. As a Material Handler, you will be responsible for operating a forklift and material handling equipment in our distribution center and/or manufacturing area. Your duties will include receiving and moving all materials and products to staging or storage areas, arranging them for proper movement when needed, and performing work under the direction of a warehouse supervisor/manager or material handling manager.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Moves raw materials and stock in warehouse or manufacturing facility, shipping lines and other storage areas using forklift and material handling equipment.
2. Performs all system related transactions to ensure inventory accuracy goals.
3. Assists in preparing materials orders or truck orders and assists in maintaining accurate raw materials, pallets and carton counts for warehouse supervisor and/or material handling manager.
4. Restocks raw materials and pick locations for order fulfillment.
5. Loads and unloads trucks.
6. Maintains clean manufacturing facility and/or warehouse and forklift on a daily basis.
7. Performs preventative maintenance and minor repairs on material handling equipment.
8. Responsible to adhere to all safety procedures in the performance of job duties.

Requirements:

• Valid state issue motor vehicle license required.
• Minimum of one (1) year forklift and warehouse/manufacturing experience; or any equivalent combination of acceptable training, education, and experience.
• Forklift certification required.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Works in a manufacturing and/or warehouse environment in all types of weather. While performing the duties of this job the employee regularly works with warehouse equipment and/or some manufacturing equipment. An employee performing the duties of this job is required to use proper safety procedures to eliminate any potential hazards. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work requires moderate physical effort and use of motor skills requiring manual dexterity that is. While performing duties of this job, employee will regularly sit, stand, walk, kneel and crouch. Employee must be able to physically lift, lower, and carry product weighing up to 55 lbs. Will regularly operate forklift, requiring some coordinated movements.

EOE