What are the responsibilities and job description for the Warehouse Associate- 1st Shift position at Milacron?
Warehouse Associate - Boxing & Receiving
Position Summary
The Warehouse Associate - Boxing & Receiving is responsible for building standard and custom wood crates, skids, and shipping containers for machine parts and equipment being shipped to customers. This position performs a variety of warehouse, packaging, material handling, and shipping functions to ensure products are safely prepared, documented, and loaded for shipment.
Key Responsibilities
Milacron is a global industrial leader in the manufacturing and distribution of highly engineered and customized injection molding and extrusion solutions, and aftermarket parts and service for the plastics processing industry. The company’s 1,900 associates worldwide collaborate to serve a diverse range of end-markets, such as automotive, construction, medical, telecommunications, material handling, packaging, and much more. With expertise in plastics spanning nearly 60 years, Milacron holds longstanding relationships with more than 27,000 customers around the world. The original equipment provider of plastics manufacturing solutions is the largest US-owned and globally served of its kind. Headquartered in Batavia, OH, Milacron’s global footprint is also serviced through regional facilities in Asia, Europe, and South America.
Eeo
The policy of Milacron is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. We are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offer opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@milacron.com. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Position Summary
The Warehouse Associate - Boxing & Receiving is responsible for building standard and custom wood crates, skids, and shipping containers for machine parts and equipment being shipped to customers. This position performs a variety of warehouse, packaging, material handling, and shipping functions to ensure products are safely prepared, documented, and loaded for shipment.
Key Responsibilities
- Build standard and custom wood crates, skids, and shipping containers according to specifications and shipping requirements.
- Measure, cut, assemble, and secure wood materials using tape measures, hand tools, circular saws, panel saws, pneumatic nailers, pneumatic staplers, and battery-powered fastening tools.
- Prepare products for shipment by packing, bracing, blocking, and securing materials within crates.
- Schedule shipments and coordinate transportation with freight carriers and logistics providers.
- Complete shipping documentation and maintain accurate shipping records.
- Operate forklifts, overhead cranes, and other powered industrial vehicles (PIVs) to move materials and finished shipments safely throughout the facility.
- Conduct routine inspections of tools, equipment, forklifts, and cranes before use.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area while following all company safety procedures and OSHA requirements.
- Assist with inventory movement, material staging, and other warehouse duties as needed.
- Ability to read a tape measure accurately and perform basic math calculations.
- Experience using hand tools, circular saws, panel saws, pneumatic tools, and battery-powered tools.
- Ability to safely operate forklifts, overhead cranes, and other material handling equipment (or willingness to become certified).
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality workmanship.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to lift, push, pull, and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds regularly and heavier items with appropriate equipment.
- Basic computer skills for shipping and inventory transactions preferred.
Milacron is a global industrial leader in the manufacturing and distribution of highly engineered and customized injection molding and extrusion solutions, and aftermarket parts and service for the plastics processing industry. The company’s 1,900 associates worldwide collaborate to serve a diverse range of end-markets, such as automotive, construction, medical, telecommunications, material handling, packaging, and much more. With expertise in plastics spanning nearly 60 years, Milacron holds longstanding relationships with more than 27,000 customers around the world. The original equipment provider of plastics manufacturing solutions is the largest US-owned and globally served of its kind. Headquartered in Batavia, OH, Milacron’s global footprint is also serviced through regional facilities in Asia, Europe, and South America.
Eeo
The policy of Milacron is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. We are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offer opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@milacron.com. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.