3rd Shift Production Material Handler

Alene Candles LLC & Midwest is a private label, contract manufacturer that produces high-quality candles for some of the world’s most recognized retail, boutique, and cosmetic brands. With our headquarters in New Hampshire and locations in Ohio, we’ve been in business for over 25 years. We are passionate about making the best products in the world, making safety our number one priority, and being an insanely great place to work.

Pay: $21/hour

Shift: Sunday- Thursday 9pm-5am

General Duties: Under general supervision. Organizes and transports production and support material and equipment within the area of assignment. May use manual and powered material handling equipment and packaging equipment. The skills, efforts, responsibilities and working conditions are outlined below and made part of this description. Will be required to collect and report on key production data as defined by the Manufacturing Supervisor. Will be responsible for 5S and continuous improvement activities on their respective lines and will provide support for department and site 5S and continuous improvement efforts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follows and complies with all safety rules and regulations. Maintains individual work area/equipment in a neat, orderly manner. Detects and reports improper operations, faulty equipment/ tooling, defective materials and unusual conditions to material lead or supervisor. Count items and audit for package/ shipping damage.
• Locate, pick, move and store material and equipment according to established procedures, both written and verbal.
• Unloads and stores material in proper locations and perform receiving transactions.
• Use material handling equipment such as hand and powered pallet movers, fork trucks and some powered packing equipment such as banders and shrink wrappers.
• Maintain proper documentation and records using various paper forms and computer systems
• Maintain necessary records as required. Moves material as necessary in performance of duties. Cycle count as scheduled.
• Obtain and maintain proper training for powered industrial trucks. Maintain daily logs
• Perform other duties as directed.
• Experience using a scanning gun
• Experience loading and unloading a 53-foot box truck
• Experience and understanding of BIN transfers
• Inventory Control experience
• Good Problem-Solving Skills
• Ability to learn quickly and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Frequent mental and visual attention, where the flow of work takes place in highly congested areas. Pedestrian traffic is constant.

Requirements

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Knowledge of the products manufactured in the factory.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Ability to understand quality control methods.
• Ability to use various machines and practical skills.
• Good communication skills to deliver valuable teamwork.
• Able to follow and execute instructions.
• Accurate, patient, careful, responsible, and quick and alert.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Preferred: High School diploma or general education degree (GED).

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Must have ability to read and write in English, add and subtract whole numbers, follow instructions, use fixed gauges, direct reading instruments and similar devices, where interpretation is not needed.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Preferred Microsoft office (0-1year)
• Basic knowledge of computers. Data entry required and the ability to function in our MRP system in order to enter transactions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear; and smell. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch; occasionally to crawl, sit, and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, strong aromas, and near heat lamps. The employee is occasionally exposed airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (hearing protection is offered)

Benefits

Alene Candles provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Should you require assistance completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact recruitment@alene.com or call 614-933-4005 and ask to speak to Human Resources. We will make every effort to accommodate your needs in a reasonable amount of time.