Material Handler

*Must have experience in plastic injection*

Summary/Objective

The Material Handler is responsible to ensure this position requires interaction with the Material Grinder, Warehouse Supervisor, Shift Foremen and Materials Supervisor to allow for correct resin staging and usage. This would include pulling the correct quantity of resin needed per work order, using FIFO principles, mixing/blending per work order, return the correct resin lot number to the warehouse, and minimizing returns of resin. Close interaction with warehouse personnel/scheduling to ensure resin is dried in a timely fashion to avoid downtime.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Is responsible to properly maintain dry and stage the resin, clean and ensure the equipment is in good working order. Work with the other Material Handlers within the department, ensuring that they contribute to the company objectives.
• Review master schedule in order to plan, and schedule resin management and staging activities to minimize downtime and perform support effective startups within the given timelines.
• Support the implementation, achievement, and maintenance of the Quality and Environmental Policies and Procedures.
• Coordinate and collaborate with the Process Technicians, material handlers, priorities to support production schedule.
• Awareness of equipment usage and conditions, repair and maintenance to meet production schedule. Ensure work orders for maintenance or tooling issues are performed.
• Performs daily preventive mold cleaning for all production presses per procedure and schedule.
• Can aid process Techs with established purge procedure and that purging carts are maintained and line clearance is performed per work instructions.
• Follows and sustain 5s practices, work instructions, accurate floor dispositions and all other company procedures.
• Records any changes to log when needed or found, follows escalation procedure.

Provide leadership, communication and motivation to team members, promote a work environment based on teamwork, trust, confidence and accountability. Be enthusiastic and have a can-do attitude.

• Performs daily preventive mold cleaning for all production presses per procedure and schedule.

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. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

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. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Required Education and Experience

1. High School or equivalent.
2. Minimum 1 year experience in a Technical position in manufacturing with proven ability to deliver desired results.
3. Strong technical and organizational skills.
4. Ability to communicate and present effectively in both written and oral form required.

Preferred Education and Experience

1. High School Diploma
2. 1 years of experience in Plastics Processing, Injection Molding or High Speed Production/Assembly operation and/or medical device manufacturing experience.
3. Knowledge of ISO standards.

You should be proficient in:

• Equipment Troubleshooting
• Material Handler Experience
• Blending
• Weighing Raw Materials
• Forklift Licensed
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
• Basic Computer Skills