Warehouser - 1st shift

ABOUT US:

Drug Plastics is a competitive, growing company that wants people who are eager to share their knowledge, talent, and experiences.
We are the premier manufacturer of bottles and closures for medicinal, wellness, and lifestyle products.

Major Areas of Responsibility Include

• Loading and unloading trucks, order picking, wrapping products, packing, labeling, shipping and receiving in accordance to DPG SOPs.
• Pulling merchandise from warehouse stock bins and shelves.
• Proper packing, tagging and labeling of the inventory in the warehouse.
• Ensure finished product is ready for shipping (i.e. shrink wrapping, ensuring correct and complete labels are attached to all orders processed, completing logs)
• Stage and account for the correct lot and quantity of finished product for loading.
• Load finished product onto trailers.

Specific Responsibilities

• Assure that the sorting room is continuously stocked with pallets, cartons and other support items.
• Use forklift to move production from sorting room to stretch wrap machine as required and operate stretch wrap machine to secure product.
• Use forklift to move palletize and/or shrink wrapped product to storage in designated warehouse areas.
• Coordinate with quality control and production personnel the movement of quarantined product into and out of the quarantine and re-inspection areas.
• Verify the accuracy of all labeling information as provided by production documents and/or pick tickets.
• Operate cardboard compactor.
• Process, check and prepare customer orders for pickup.
• Load customer orders on assigned trailers.
• Unload incoming supplies, equipment and materials and move such materials to designated storage areas.
• Maintain cleanliness of warehouse.
• Effectively and fully communicate any problems to Warehouse personnel on oncoming shift.
• Maintain all areas around work areas in a clean and organized manner.
• Undertake personal responsibility to become, and remain fully qualified to perform all aspects of the position as outlined in the Job Competencies for the Position of Warehouse.
• Follow safety guidelines, Company policies and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Good mathematical skills to perform basic math calculations, to include addition and subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written.
• Legible penmanship to write reports that are understandable to others.
• Strong command of the written language in order to understand procedures and guidelines.
• Ability to accurately/efficiently sort and classify material.
• Demonstrated ability to make well thought out decisions and ensures appropriate courses of action are taken.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced working environment and under pressure.
• Vision must be correctable to ’20-20’ to read all necessary work related materials and visually identify defects in products being produced.
• Hearing acuity sufficient to understand spoken instructions or phone conversations in a factory environment.
• Ability to work overtime (OT) as required.

Education and Experience

• Previous manufacturing environment experience preferred.
• Plastics industry experience a plus.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Physical Demands

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people to perform with disabilities to perform the described essential functions as long as no undue hardship is put upon the Company.

• Manual dexterity and repetitive use of hands.
• While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear.
• The work performed by the employee is indoors.
• The employee is required to walk and stand for the majority of the job.
• The employee must have good motor skills and be able to frequently lift and carry 30lbs. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and carry 40 lbs.
• The employee is required to frequently bend, squat, crawl and climb; and frequently reach above shoulder level; as well as turn, twist, pull, and push.
• Ability to work on ladders and scaffolds.
• Ability to drive a forklift.
• Vision abilities for this job include close vision.

Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of the job, these work environment characteristics are representative of the environment the job holder will encounter. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people to perform with disabilities to perform the described essential functions as long as no undue hardship is put upon the Company.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts and forklifts. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to moderately loud.

Drug Plastics & Glass Company Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran, or disability status.