MATERIAL HANDLER II 3rd Shift MACON [MACON03810]

About YKK Corporation

At the YKK Group, we believe in the “Cycle of Goodness” – the idea that “no one prospers without rendering benefit to others.” We’re committed to creating value for our customers, employees, and society in all that we do.

Job Summary

Handle raw materials and products, either by forklift, tow truck or pallet jack.  Collect all empty carts and spools and return them to the appropriate department.  Organize and maintain raw materials and tape buffer zone areas. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ship tape or other material to designated department or vendor using fork lift, tow truck, or pallet jack. Uses good understanding of all items and their respective job-cards to discern what is to be shipped, records production as it is moved from department to department.
• Collect empty spools and carts and return to appropriate department.
• Organize buffer zone layouts and monitor inventory levels.
• Receives WIP goods and raw materials & place them in proper location.
• Observes good housekeeping practices, safety precautions and regulations
• Receive in purchased goods, raw materials, import good, etc.  Verify receiving and then receive into NOVA computer system.  May have to make labes for and label the incoming goods. Moves these goods to the appropriate department and location.
• Must be able to lift up to 60 lbs.
• Performs any other duties assigned by management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (cont.)

Supervision and Scope of Position

Qualifications and Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED (minimum)
• Must be able to lift up to 60 lbs.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.  The employee is required to stand, walk, stoop/bend, reach/stretch, climb, use hands and arms to lift objects and /or materials weighing up to 60 lbs.  The employee may be required to occasionally push materials or product that weigh up to 900 lbs.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.               

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  The employee is required to wear appropriate safety protective equipment at the proper times and in the proper environments as required by safety program rules.      

Equal Opportunity

YKK is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment related decisions without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. The Company is committed to providing and maintaining a safe workplace for all employees. To accomplish this commitment, the Company shall comply with all current occupational health, safety, and environmental laws and develop the best feasible operations, procedures, technologies, and policies to provide such conditions. In order to provide a safe and healthy work environment for our employees and customers, the Company maintains an environment free of smoke and smokeless tobacco products and does not tolerate the use of any illegal drugs or the abuse of legal drugs or alcohol in the workplace.