Material Handler - 2nd Shift

Posted:
9/13/2024, 2:20:35 AM

Location(s):
Rhode Island, United States ⋅ Cranston, Rhode Island, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level

Field(s):
Customer Success & Support

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

As a family-owned and operated company, we feel a special obligation to the employees who comprise our Taco family.  We are committed to offering employees access to the tools necessary to live long and productive lives. We strive to instill in all of our employees:

  • A positive mental attitude that helps us to be a leader in the industry
  • A commitment to building strong relationships, both inside and outside the organization
  • A desire to learn, grow, and contribute to moving our strategy forward
  • A need to create and to innovate

Employment Type: Temporary

Shift: 2nd Shift

Work Status: Onsite

Position Summary

Performs duties required to receive, store, ship, and maintain records on component parts.  Responsible for counting, checking, processing, and storing of all component parts.  Use scales, postage meters, packing materials, stapling guns, tape dispensers, stencils, tools for labeling and addressing, hand trucks and forklift trucks.

Measures of success:

  • Inventory Accuracy
  • PO Receipt-Put Away Timeliness
  • On-Time Delivery % 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Responsible for selecting, and maintaining location of raw materialsOpens crates with crowbarBreaks down empty crates for disposal   
  • Picks parts from preprinted pick lists and issues slipsContacts planner and/or supervisor if shortage occursUses Tablet & scanner for all warehouse transactions. 
  • Responsible to constantly monitor the Material Request Que and deliver components to the proper production worker. 
  • Operates Tablet, computer, scanner and material handling equipment including forklifts, electrical hand trucks, pallet jacks and stepladder to reach materialUses crowbar and mallet for cratesMust have all necessary certifications for use of material handling equipment. 
  • Carries out proper verification methods as part of the cycle count program.  
  • Responsible for filling, Kan-Ban and bread box systems etc. throughout the Facility. 
  • Frequently moves average weight materials (over 5 lbs. and up to 60 lbs.) as necessary in the performance of the job or as directedDetect and report improper operations, faulty equipment, defective materials, and unusual conditions to supervisor. 
  • Maintains electric truck and fork truck in good operating condition. Maintains prescribed water level in batteries and plugs in for overnight re-charge. 
  • Maintains necessary recordsMaintains work area and equipment in a clean and orderly conditionFollow prescribed safety rules and regulations. 
  • Perform other related duties as required or directed. 

Qualifications

Required:

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Use of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of numbers; use of schedules, computer scanning devices and skin wrapping machine; use of material handling equipment where interpretation is required involving basic skills knowledge.
  • 1-3 years’ experience.

Preferred:

  • Experience with ERP systems and utilizing software to drive warehouse data/operations.

Work Environment

The Material handler will work primarily in a warehouse setting. This position will be required to work in areas where safety equipment and personal protective gear is required. 

This is an onsite position that must report into the warehouse every day. 

This position has no direct reports.

Benefits

With nearly 1,000 people working at Taco worldwide, each with their own story, you will discover a sense of community and diverse, intelligent colleagues who help us innovate, create and explore.

Taco employees benefit from a company that:

  • Provides competitive salaries and benefits
  • Offers tuition reimbursement, career development, and on-site training programs in our learning center
  • Believes in sharing profits with its employees
  • Is mindful about family, health and well-being
  • Fosters conditions that allow people and communities to reach their full potential
  • Embraces and celebrates diversity

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