Materials Handler

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Accurately picking and delivering production materials, in a timely, safe and efficient manner, as per production material requisitions.
• Weighs and records weights of products and/or materials as required or instructed.
• Receives returned (raw and packaging materials) materials from production by inspecting and verifying materials, batch codes, expiry dates and quantities.
• Assist with inspecting, verifying, labelling and stretch-wrapping filled pallets of product being transferred from Production.
• Verifying quantities and expiry dates of materials being received or issued. Ensure adherence to company stock rotation practices.
• Assists with maintaining inventory by inspecting, identifying, labelling, and keeping records of materials in stock, recording location of inventory, and reporting shortages, expiries and damages.
• Assist with stocktaking as required or instructed.
• Documents materials and records quantities, batch codes/expiry dates delivered, and location of units.
• Unloading deliveries (materials and merchandise) from delivery vehicles and/or shipping containers in a timely manner and safely relocating the goods to their designated storage areas;
• Inspecting all incoming materials (raw, packaging and product) before storing in Warehouses or storage areas, to ensure these are visibly free from leakage, contamination and/or damage.
• Picks and packs products for production, shipping and/or deliveries (as required).
• Utilizes radio frequency (RF) scanning equipment to track inventory.
• Daily inspections of forklift equipment, completion of inspection checklists and immediate reporting of faults or damages.
• Operates forklifts, pallet jacks, and other machinery to move items, or signals machine operators to move materials onto and off trucks and shipping containers.
• Operating and manoeuvring all types of forklifts (standing, sit-down, LPG and electric forklifts) safely in hectic industrial environments.
• Conforms to all recommended safety guidelines whilst operating forklifts.
• Checks that loads are secure, optimized, centred and properly stacked before transporting, to ensure safe and efficient operations.
• Transport raw and packaging materials to production workstations / staging areas and/or other required areas of the facility.
• Inspecting and using approved pallets (in good condition) for all warehouse operations.
• Using industrial plastic wraps and wooden pallets to safely stack and package goods for transport.
• Help maintain the warehouse and storage areas in a safe, tidy and organized environment. Adhere to best storage practices and requirements, aisles between lanes and between the walls and pallets of materials etc.
• Immediately reporting any damages, expiries, shortages, non-conformance or breach of warehouse, quality or HSE to the Warehouse Supervisor.
• Assist with any other warehousing duties as required by the Warehouse Supervisor or designate.
• Conforms to all established departmental and company policies, procedures and objectives, GMPs, food safety and HSE site protocols.
• Undergo any job-related training required by the company.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• 1-2 years’ experience in a Warehouse environment (preferably with a manufacturing company)
• A'Levels Subjects including Mathematics & English
• Certified Forklift Operator (both LPG & Electric forklifts)
• Ability to work long shifts in cramped, loud industrial environments
• Physically fit, able to handle heavy loads (ability to safely lit 20kg unassisted)
• Ability to work well in a team with other staff to coordinate the movement of goods
• Knowledge of industrial storage procedures, such as the correct way to stack pallets on top of one another
• Ability to itemise and record stock for inventories