Material Handler - Richmond

Material Handler

PURPOSE OF POSITION

The primary function of this role is to support warehouse operations and inventory management. In this role, you will take part in shipping and receiving using forklift, converting product to different packaged formats, taking inventory counts and housekeeping activities. This role helps ensure that areas of responsibility are clean, neat and organized, while work is being completed in the correct fashion. This person will report to and help support the Warehouse Manager and Production Planner in their efforts to fulfill on time, quality shipments.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

Warehouse Operations

• Assist in daily scheduled productions, ensuring that processing work is performed in an efficient & proactive manner.
• Focus on both employee and food safety practices throughout all production activities
• Label products according to standards (Product Number, Product Name, Lot, Date, and other requirements)
• Monitor equipment and report any problems to supervisor
• Assist in inventory counts and reconciliations using scan guns and other technologies
• To account for inventory as it is received and brought to location
• When bringing inventory out of location for either production activities
• To account for product being shipped to customer locations
• Maintain the appearance of the facilities - both inside and out.
• Responsible for general sanitation functions:
• Clean, including sweeping, mopping, shoveling, dusting, and vacuuming both inside and outside the facility as needed.
  
  

Safety

• Lead, support and adhere to the Company's Safety Program
• Decision making practices that focus on employee and facility safety
• Where trained, proactively identify and report to warehouse manager possible safety hazards.
• Quality
• Adhere to all Quality Assurance standards.
• Decision making practices that focus and support food quality safety
• Ensure all products are stored in the conditions necessary to maintain quality.
• Ensure that products being produced meet all agreed quality standards and quickly recognize and report to supervisor any deviations from these standards minimizing rejections.
  
  

General Responsibilities

• Required to adhere to the Company's policies on Safety, Hygiene and good housekeeping. Specifically:
• To take reasonable care for the health and safety of himself/herself and that of other persons who may be affected by his/her acts or omissions.
• To report to his/her immediate manager any hazard which may be discovered on at the place of work.
• To co-operate regarding any duty or requirement;
• To report to his/her immediate manager any hazard which may be discovered on at the place of work.
• Be part of the team and support others
  
  

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Hold a valid driver's license.
• Demonstrated ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships.
• Ability to:
• Lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Stand for extended periods of time.
• Work in dust
• Work in extreme temperatures
• Achieve and maintain a Forklift Certificate
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics and physical demands 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be exposed to machinery and moving parts, airborne particles including grain dust and hazardous materials or fumes, which may require the use of PPE. The employee may be exposed to adverse weather conditions, extended seasonal hours, high precarious places and confined spaces. The noise level in some of the work environments may require the use of hearing protection. While performing the duties of this job inside the office, the employee is frequently exposed to normal working conditions for an office environment with a noise level that is usually quiet to moderate.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time as well as use hands or fingers to reach or handle, and to talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. All vision abilities are required to encompass close-up work. On occasion, employee must be able to tolerate and endure extended seasonal hours and maintain alertness to meet deadlines.

About The Company

Headquartered in Fargo, ND, Anchor Ingredients is the most customer-centric, innovative and transparent farm-to-food partner, dedicated to delivering premium ingredients and added value services to the food and pet food industries. Our farm-level relationships, combined with our global reach, allow us to efficiently procure and process ingredients from around the region and throughout the world, uniquely positioning us to fulfill our customers' diverse ingredient requirements. We take pride in our world-class team which boasts extensive industry experience combined with an unwavering dedication to our company's mission, vision and values, and a commitment to delivering quality and innovation throughout the entire food supply chain.

DISCLAIMER

This job description is not a complete description of responsibility, but reflects the general qualifications, duties and/or responsibilities necessary to perform this position. Anchor Ingredients reserves the right to revise the job description as circumstances warrant. All candidates who receive a written offer of employment will be required to successfully pass a background check, as well as testing for commonly abused controlled substances in accordance with the company's Drug Free Workplace Policy. Anchor Ingredients is an at-will employer, which means that either the employee or the company may terminate the relationship at any time, with or without notice, and with or without cause. We are an equal opportunity employer.