Material Handling Shipping

Job Category:

Manufacturing/Operations

Job Family:

Warehouse/Material Handling

Work Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Job Description:

Position Description:      

The Materials Handler supports the RGB Plant in the daily production of targeted levels of Cheddar Cheese for Manufacturing (CCFM).

The Material Handler is responsible for a variety of miscellaneous duties and functions that include but are not limited to the following:

Receive Raw Materials

Anticipate deliveries due by interpreting order and receipt reports

Document and log of all incoming receipts

Inspect all incoming deliveries and receipts

Reject of incoming receipts which do not meet minimum requirements

Maintain Inventories

Take accurate, regular, and periodic, physical inventory counts

Place timely requisitions and/or orders which provide sufficient lead time for delivery

Take measures to avoid inefficiencies and waste (such as preventing overflows, spills, stock depletion, and the resulting downtime from excessive or inadequate inventories)

Rotate existing inventories in order to maintain product quality and consistency

Utilize electronic equipment, computers, charts, and other tools which aid in the tracking, measuring, and documentation of inventories and inventory status and locations  

Material Handling

Utilize proper safety measures when handling, transferring, or storing chemicals, packaging supplies, finished product, and other plant supplies

Document, and follow pre-shift forklift checklists assuring that the forklift is safe to operate

Change forklift batteries as needed

Notify maintenance when forklifts do not operate or function as intended

Minimize accidents and damage to plant facilities by operating a forklift safely and skillfully

Immediately report incidents when damage or accident do occur

Ship Finished Product (CCFM)

Collect and record accurate product temperatures

Verify product destination and carrier

Minimize accidents and damage to facilities and finished product by operating a forklift safely and skillfully

General Housekeeping

Maintain assigned areas clean, orderly, and safe

Be regular and proactive in sweeping, dusting, mopping, scrubbing, washing, polishing, and picking up.

Work with Team Partners

Maintain and improve interaction and communication skills

Other duties as assigned by leadership. 

Minimum Requirements:

The successful candidate must possess a high school diploma or equivalent.

Read and understand written SOP’s and follow standards.  Must have recent experience as a RGB Material Handler (recent being defined as having held a RGB Material Handler bid position in the last 30 days).  If no qualified internal partners bid on this job, then RGB experience will be considered prior to posting job externally.

Preferred Requirements:


* Forklift operating skills.

Must be able to certify and maintain forklift operation certification.


* Ability to read and comprehend detailed report...