What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Material Handler position at Ascensia Diabetes Care?
Ascensia Diabetes Care is a global specialist diabetes care company, dedicated to helping people living with diabetes. Our mission is to empower people living with diabetes through innovative solutions that simplify and improve their lives. We use our innovation and specialist expertise in diabetes to develop high quality solutions and tools that make a positive, daily difference for people.
At Ascensia, our values serve as the bedrock of our organization. They guide our decisions, actions, and interactions, shaping the culture we collectively foster.
Our Values include :
Resilient Growth Mindset
Executional Excellence
Courageous Leadership
Inclusive Collaboration
We believe that when we live our values authentically, both individually and as a team, we unlock our true potential and drive sustainable success.
Are you ready to play a key role in a fast-paced, dynamic environment at Epredia? Join our team as a Senior Material Handler and become an essential part of our warehouse operations. You'll be at the heart of our supply chain, ensuring that materials are handled efficiently and accurately to keep our production processes running smoothly. If you thrive in a hands-on role and love the satisfaction of a well-organized space, this is the job for you!
Location : Kalamazoo, MI
What you will do :
Ability to learn and use current systems with a handheld device and printers supporting inventory movement and order picking accuracy.
Manage inventory accurately throughout the proper order pick and pack process
Ability to pick customer orders, receive, transfer, consolidate, and put away inventory accurately
Ability to pick, organize, and ship customer orders in a timely manner meeting customer expectations
Load and unload outgoing and incoming freight as required
Operate various forklifts and include Order Selectors, Bendi’s, Reach trucks, and powered pallet jacks
Operate equipment in a safe and efficient manner
Maintain excellent housekeeping practices through daily 5s standards
Coordinate physical inventories as required
Ability to communicate and support other functions and individuals of the warehouse, Quality, and Manufacturing teams
Create bills, packing list, and product labels as required
Print and attach labels for pallets, freight, and packages according to customer and regulation requirements
Schedule or communicate freight pickup as required
Skills you will need :
Previous experience in operating PIV equipment and Material Handling is required
Forklift experience
Previous experience handling / shipping hazardous materials is preferred
High School Education is required
Must be comfortable at heights of up to 20 feet while operating PIV equipment
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TO ALL RECRUITMENT AGENCIES : Ascensia does not accept unsolicited third-party resumes.
Building an Inclusive Culture : We are a company that brings varying backgrounds, ideas, and points of view to inventing on behalf of all customers. Our diverse perspectives are enriched by many dimensions, including race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, culture, language, and education, as well as professional and life experience. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and leveraging our unique perspectives to scale our impact and growth.
