Material Handler

Safety First. Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate, full-time opportunity for a Material Handler, located at the Toledo, Ohio facility, 3332 St. Lawrence Drive, Toledo, OH 43605.

Job Summary

Material Handlers are responsible for safely loading and unloading tankers and van trailers. Assist in testing of incoming and outgoing product to assure all customer specifications are met and all incoming materials meet our specifications. Receive and ship inventory and assist in managing inventory accuracy. Utilize computer programs and written documentation as needed. Work in a team setting to maintain product flow, satisfy customer requirements, and meet Michigan Sugar Company safety and quality standards.

Primary Responsibilities

• Safely and accurately load and unload liquid sucrose tankers, van trailers, and trucks
• Utilize computer programs and written documentation throughout the day
• Sample and analyze sugar inbound and outbound product to assure specifications are met.
• Take physical inventory count as needed and compare values against inventory database.
• Maintain the warehousing area to be clean and organized while meeting all SQF and other regulatory requirements.
• Capable of performing general cleaning and maintenance activities as needed.
• Follow all safe work practices and procedures for assigned tasks.
• Perform required tasks in a variety of weather conditions, as needed.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive. Other duties or responsibilities may be assigned from supervision as needed.
  
  

Position Qualifications

• Previous fork truck experience, preferably in a food storing or producing environment.
• Computer skills, math, written and oral communication skills
• Work in a team setting to complete desired tasks.
• Follow all SQF & GMP quality system guidelines & safety practices.
• Physically able to lift up to 50lbs and work in any condition, indoors or outdoors.
• Maintain a valid fork truck license.
• Work any shift and weekend overtime as required.
• Able to climb stairs, ladders, use catwalks, bend and lift throughout the day.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
  
  

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Flexible and able to work in a fast pace and varying production environment.
• Ability to quickly solve problems and make decisions.
• Demonstrated self-starting work ethic and positive can-do attitude.
• Ability to stay focused and function with a strong attention to details.
  
  

NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this position. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required. All staff may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed.

Michigan Sugar Company offers competitive market wages for both hourly and salaried employees, opportunity for professional growth and development, and comprehensive benefit packages that may include medical, dental, 401(k) and paid time off. To learn more visit www.michigansugar.com.

Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.

Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugar beet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 140,000 acres of sugar beets each year in 17 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.

That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial, and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.

Michigan Sugar Company has approximately 1,000 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. The company’s annual payroll is more than $90 million and its annual local economic impact is about $700 million.

Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of eight sugar beet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugar beets are grown in the country.

Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer