Job Description:

Job: Material Handler

Shift: 223 Nights (6pm – 6:30am)

Location: Royal Canin (Fremont, NE)

The Material Handler's role functions as a member of an area team that is directly responsible for the efficient production of quality products in the required quantities. This role will operate/change over specified machinery in the assigned area. Material Handlers must ensure efficiency, operational conformance, product quality and continuous improvement. Material Handlers must have the skills set to train and/or perform the tasks of other associates in the area as needed. This job requires strong communication, interpersonal and team building skills to support site objectives.

Responsibilities

• Always operate equipment in a safe and efficient manner

• Perform periodic and routine inventories of raw materials in storage

• Provide and perform routine maintenance checks on equipment

• Assist in other production, sanitation, maintenance, and quality activity in other areas as directed

• Perform housekeeping and sanitation procedures

• Provide functional communication with other staff members as necessary to optimize quality, efficiency, productivity and safety

• Loading trucks, live loads and staged loads

• Ability to operate Forklift – (Expert Level)

• Direct ship responsibility including proper disposition of hold product, food safety hold product and released product

• WMS, BOL responsibility / accountability

• Support Warehouse Area Lead with all activities associated with shipping department

• Standing on a concrete floor

• Sitting, getting up and down off of a forklift often

• Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform)

• Bending, stooping, twist, turn, standing for extended time periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 55lbs

• Must be able to adapt to temperature and environmental extremes such as hot to cold, dust dirt and chemicals

• Vision correctable to 20/20

Qualifications

• Be 18 years of age or older

• Have a High school diploma, GED or equivalent education

• Must be willing and able to work and accept varying shifts and schedules

• Ability to understand and effectively communicate in the English language

• Forklift certified

• Must have valid drivers license

• Knowledge of inventory computer systems WMS

• Food manufacturing experience and knowledge of food safety

• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.