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Lead Material Handler- 2nd Shift

Hillman, Shakopee, MN, United States


Job Description
Job Summary
Scheduled Hours:

3:30 pm - 12:00 am (Monday - Friday)

Hourly Pay Rate:

$20.00 + Shift Differential

Perform, monitor, and assign work duties to warehouse personnel, prioritized and established by the Area Manager, to ensure maximum productivity and efficiency. Drive a culture of safety, be self-motivated, with good organizational and team-building skills, and achieve high level results by embracing continuous improvement methodologies.

Essential Job Functions

Communicates with manager to determine priorities, observes work-in-progress, and advises manager of issues

Serves as a resource to team members – answers question and resolves operating problems

Demonstrates “role model” work habits and fosters teamwork within the department

Enhances team morale – discusses issues and suggestions with manager and follows up with team members

Conducts on-the-job training and provides constructive feedback to employees

Picks-up incoming materials from the Receiving dock

Unloads and puts away stock in the Bulk storage area

Provides replenishment materials to workstations in a timely manner

Transfers finished products to designated areas

Stacks empty skids and pallets in designated areas

Continually seeks opportunities to improve department operations

Encourages team members to maintain a clean and organized work environment

Operates a manual pallet jack, powered pallet jack, forklift, and order picker. Performs safety checks prior to use. Reports machine problems to manager. Charges industrial truck batteries as needed.

* This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Employees are expected and encouraged to participate in safety and health program activities including immediately reporting hazards, immediately reporting unsafe work practices and incidents to supervisors, wearing required personal protective equipment, and participating in and supporting safety committee activities.

Education & Experience

High School diploma or GED equivalent required, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Competencies – Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Material handling experience is strongly preferred.

Related experience is highly preferred.

Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Able to work from verbal and written instruction

Able to work accurately from verbal and written instructions.

Able to work accurately with numbers and use a calculator

Able to lift 70 lbs. continuously

Operational Equipment

Hand-held RF Scanner, manual/motorized pallet jack, Powered Industrial Equipment

The Hillman Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affitiative Action Employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, protected veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

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