Packaging Materials Handler, 1st shift PL2

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Supply​

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen. If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships. Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

The Forklift Operator operates powered Lift Truck equipment to load, unload and move products, materials, and equipment. So, we will look to you to spot and take every opportunity to improve safety, quality, and performance while following strict adherence to HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points), Food Safety, and Food Defense are mandatory.

Schedule-

Monday – Friday

6:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Your responsibilities

• Utilize inventory tracking system and prepare orders for shipment as needed
• Transport unfinished and finished product throughout the plant and supply the production lines with raw materials and components
• Ensuring waste is discarded appropriately (trash, recycling and creating bails of material)

• Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and guidelines to maintain a clean & sanitary workplace
• Complete additional responsibilities as assigned by leadership

The experience we're looking for

• Certified to operate a forklift
  • Requires valid driver’s license

• Physical ability to complete job duties,
• Lift, push or pull 100 lbs
• Working in varying temperature environments
• Ability to bend, twist and complete repetitive motions

• Ability to follow directions accurately
• Attention to detail and organization skills

Technical and Operational Skills Required

• Relocate material within the warehouse from one location to other locations as necessary and moves all necessary components, etc., from storage to production activities as needed.
• Handle the movement of pallets on and off trailers, racks, and other locations by using site equipment (i.e. stand up and sit-down forklift, pallet jacks and clamp equipment) within the site.
• Operates bar-coding equipment to move and locate material in all areas of the plant.
• Operates hand or power-driven trucks for receiving, shipping, and production coverage activities.
• Operates scales and stretch wrap equipment necessary for distribution activities
• Receiving: Unloads trucks, trailers, or other vehicles and moves merchandise to the appropriate areas.
• Shipping: Loads finished goods from Production area to appropriate trailers for shipment.
• Prepares and fills out the necessary documentation on all receiving forms, shipping documents and production tallies as needed.
• Regularly the following equipment is operation: personal computer and printer, bar code scanner, telephone and fax, and copier
• Has knowledge of personal computers used in the warehouse area for producing bar-code labels, inventory information and receiving & shipping paperwork
• Maintains department good housekeeping and safety standards
• Follows all applicable waste and scrap reduction, recycling guidelines
• Hazardous Waste Operation (HAZWOPER) training and certification may be required (provided by company).

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.