Material Handler - 2nd Shift - Military Veterans
at Medline Industries LP.
Job Summary
The Material Handler is responsible for the safe movement of raw materials, packaging materials, and finished product (wet wipes) moving into and out of the production area.
The Material Handler will be required to complete documentation and paperwork with an extremely high degree of accuracy to ensure batch and material traceability is not compromised.
Duties include movement, labeling and wrapping of finished product, loading and unloading of production materials, solution, and finished product.
May perform duties of Material Handler or Machine Operator as required during production schedule.
Job Description
CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintains integrity of lot controlled materials, by retrieving and staging raw materials and packaging materials prior to commencement of production.
- Completes required paperwork for material movements. Ensures accurate inventory returns to complete work order paperwork and ensure correct reporting of material scrap levels.
- Operates material handling equipment such as an electric pallet jack and sit-down forklift.
- Assist production and warehouse operations as directed by Production Manager or Production Supervisor on shift. Other duties as assigned.
- Maintain material staging area housekeeping to ensure materials used in production have minimal exposure to or contact with dirt and debris.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Ability to effectively read, write, and communicate in English.
- Must obtain and maintain machine certification on electric pallet jack and sit-down forklift.
- Ability to work independently under general guidelines and supervision.
- Ability to navigate through defined computer screens and programs (SAP, S4, Word, Excel).
- Basic math (addition and subtraction) required.
- Must be able to sit, stand, bend, and walk on concrete for prolonged periods of time.
- Must be able to bend, twist, reach, push, and lift for extended periods daily.
- Must be able to work daily overtime (2-3 hours) on a regular basis up to 6 days a week.
Benefits - Medline is committed to offering competitive benefits and a variety of choices to best meet the needs of you and your family. For employees scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, this includes health and well-being, financial fitness, career development, paid time off and more. Employees scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week can participate in the 401(k) plan, access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Medline Service Corps. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits, please click here .
Every day, we're focused on building a more diverse and inclusive company, one that recognizes, values and respects the differences we all bring to the workplace. From doing what's right to delivering business results, together, we're better. Explore our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion page here .
Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Waukegan, IL
In 2002, Medline began delivering products in the Chicagoland area with a single truck. Today, Medline’s MedTrans transportation fleet has grown to more than 1,500 vehicles, delivering nearly 80% of Medline U.S. product sales and providing consistent, exceptional end-to-end supply chain service.
Medline has the largest owned transportation fleet of any healthcare product distributor in the U.S. And MedTrans has grown along with Medline over the past two decades, doubling the size of its fleet every five years, and continuing to diversify its vehicles and strategies to meet the company’s evolving portfolio of more than 300,000 products.
The current MedTrans fleet is comprised of semi trucks, box trucks and cargo vans to accommodate large and small deliveries. MedTrans delivers supplies to major hospital and healthcare systems, as well as ambulatory surgery centers, long-term care facilities, clinics, physician offices and more recently, residential homes.
MedTrans also seeks to minimize the impact of its deliveries on the environment. This includes implementing across-the-board fuel and emissions-reduction standards and practices: utilizing Dynamic Route Planning to reduce miles and improve trailer utilization; purchasing the most efficient diesel-fueled trucks; and incentivizing all drivers to avoid hard stops, heavy acceleration, high speeds and long periods of idling. Medline also has served as an Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay® Transport partner for the past 10 years, tracking and sharing information on the company’s fuel use and freight emissions.