Material Handler

Come work at a place where you can build a future and play an important role in a fast-paced, safety-oriented, and growing industry! We are ACTIVELY HIRING at our Hanover Park, IL facility! ProAmpac is a leading global flexible packaging company with comprehensive product offerings. Providing creative packaging solutions, industry-leading customer service, and award-winning innovation to a diverse global marketplace. We are guided in our work by five core values that are the basis for our success: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Involvement and Impact.

We are aggressively seeking a Material Handler to join our growing team. If you are an experienced Material Handler looking for a new opportunity with a leading packaging company, ProAmpac is looking for you to join our team!

What ProAmpac Has To Offer

• Quarterly bonuses: perfect attendance bonus and gainshare program
• 11 paid company holidays
• Paid Vacation & Sick/Personal time
• 401k with company match
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and other supplemental offerings
• Company-provided life insurance
• Wellness program -- living a healthy lifestyle can get you a discount on your health insurance premiums AND other incentives
• Tuition Reimbursement
• And more!
  
  

Job Description

The Material Handler functions under the direct supervision of the Warehouse Lead. This position is responsible for loading, unloading, and moving materials within plant, prepares make-ready pallets for printing, slitting, pouch-making, and spouting operations by performing the following duties:

• Ensure personal compliance with all company Quality System, Operational, and Human Resource policies, procedures, and practices, including Safety and housekeeping procedures.
• Generates pick list or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be staged per job.
• Cooperates and coordinates with warehouse manager and other departments to ensure material availability based on production schedule and needs.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves either by hand or utilizing lifting equipment.
• Conveys materials from storage or work sites to designated area and documents such movements.
• Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on pick list.
• Attaches identifying barcodes or labels to materials or marks information on cases, or other containers.
• Operates forklift truck, electric hoist or pallet mover to assist in loading or moving materials and products.
• Cross trains in receiving, shipping; backs-up department as needed.
• Resolves inventory variances and participants in inventory cycle counts.
• Participates in on-going training opportunities and supports a continuous quality improvement environment.
• Review work instructions and procedures that are applicable to the position.
• Perform other assignments as requested by ProAmpac management.
  
  

3rd Shift: 10pm-6am (Monday-Friday)

Qualifications, Education And Experience

• Prior equipment, shipping, receiving, or warehouse experience preferred
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide units of measure
• Solid working knowledge of warehouse processes and related manufacturing