Shipper/Receiver

Shift

A Shift: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, alt Wednesday 5:40am-6:00pm

C Shift: Thursday, Friday, Saturday alt Wednesday 5:40am-6:00pm

HOURLY RATE: $26.16

Summary

The Shipper/Receiver position is responsible for the daily processes of the Brentwood warehouse. Working in a team environment, Shipper/Receivers ensure all freight is loaded or unloaded in compliance with safety and operating procedures accurately and efficiently.

Responsibilities

As training and experience facilitate:

• Run forklift
• Load and unload finished product and related raw materials
• Verify inbound load quantities for accuracy
• Complete regular quality inspections
• Navigate the warehouse organized by product
• Operate a lift truck in a safe, productive manner
• Refill LP tanks
• Maintain standard housekeeping of the warehouse and lift trucks
• Perform inventory counts
• Assist other plant personnel as needed
• Perform any other task as directed by the Warehouse Supervisor
• Conduct pre-operational inspections of assigned forklift before each shift
  
  

Other

• Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate.
• Support the training and development of colleagues.
• Demonstrates flexibility to changing priorities as business needs dictate.
• Identify and participate, proactively, in learning opportunities, and develop expertise in those areas.
• Follow standard operating procedures and processes.
• Can and is willing to make decisions. Know the chain of command to get support.
• Regular attendance on site and the ability to rotate varying shifts.
• All other duties as assigned or needed.
  
  

Plant and Environmental Safety

• Lives the Owens Corning Safety Standard “Safer Together” and meets all safety requirements. Safety is a condition of employment.
• Complies with all plant rules and safety regulations.
• Take personal ownership to work safely and hold other team members to the same high standards of safety.
• Communicates safety concerns and/or equipment problems/abnormalities to appropriate personnel, maintaining strong communication with the appropriate asset operators to ensure immediate action is taken for product out of spec.
• Inspect assets and equipment before use and throughout shift, keeping all equipment clean and operational.
• Notify supervisor immediately of any accident, near miss or on-the-job injury when it occurs, no matter how insignificant it may seem.
• Participates in the safety, quality, Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and housekeeping programs as established within the plant; including but not limited to Focused Improvement Events, Safety Committee, Training, etc.
• Performs cleanup duties at workstations and/or equipment/machinery.
• Performs job tasks to reduce environmental impact and adheres to the environmental regulations and recycling procedures for waste disposal.
• Understands and ensures compliance with our Lock Tag Try system. Respect for the potential hazards within the manufacturing operation. Training and regular auditing of the process.
  
  

TPM

• Participates in plant TPM initiatives - completing activities associated with TPM tasks (adheres to Clean Inspect Lubricate Tighten {CILT} standard, 5S).
• Continues to use TPM methodology to gain a better understanding of the equipment.
• Identifies and participates proactively in learning opportunities and develops expertise in those areas.
• Utilizes Focus Improvement tools to problem solve.
• Works to achieve zero injuries, zero defects and zero losses.
• During Preventive Maintenance (PM) days, uses time effectively to bring equipment to optimal condition for zero losses.
• Maintain Daily Management (DM) and Step Boards.
  
  

Skills And Abilities

The employee should hold the following skills and abilities:

• Demonstrates a positive work ethic
• Demonstrated ability to identify and report safety issues.
• Must be able to work independently or in a team atmosphere with minimal direct supervision
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and the ability to troubleshoot
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task while having a high attention to detail
• Basic mathematics skills
• Able to effectively communicate (read, write, speak, understand) English
  
  

COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE COMPETENCIES

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
  
  

Education And/Or Experience

• 2 years of certified forklift experience
• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent preferred.
• Manufacturing or process related experience preferred.
  
  

Essential Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Must:
• Be at least 18 years old.
• Remain drug free.

• Have work schedule flexibility (possible rotating shifts; mandatory overtime).
• Effectively and efficiently perform up to 12-hour shifts (with breaks) in an industrial manufacturing environment:
• While wearing applicable / mandatory PPE.
• With exposure to:
• Extreme temperature variation.
• Sounds or noise levels that may be uncomfortable (hearing protection is provided).
• Prolonged sitting, standing, walking, and/or using full upper / lower body movement for process.
• Ink / dust / dirt / fumes.
• With the ability to:
• Distinguish colors and shading.
• Handle, control, feed, or feel objects, tools, or product.

• Climb / descend stairs / ladder, and / or work from heights as needed.

• Become certified to operate a forklift (if/as needed).
• Repetitively and freely:
• Perform movements of body, hand, arm, leg.
• Bend, twist, squat, walk, sit, stand; to include waist, back and knee motion.
• Lift, push and pull 40lbs.
  

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

About Owens Corning

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