Handler, Material

Innovative Labs (IL) is a leading developer, formulator, and provider of single serve and multi-dose ingestible health and wellness products for leading brands and direct sales companies. Founded in 2006 by Travis Parry, IL provides highly differentiated formulating, blending, filling, distribution, and other critical services for small-format nutritional supplements, food items, household products and other consumer packaged goods.  The company is SQF Food Safety Code Level III Certified and operates highly efficient, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities with a workforce of over 500 people.

IL was founded in 2006, and is now the largest independent supplier of custom single serve flexible packaging west of the Mississippi. With significant investments in packaging and pasteurization equipment, IL has the capacity to fill hundreds of thousands of pouches a day and the flexibility to meet the demands of large and small production runs. IL provides its health, wellness and nutritional customers with a differentiated advantage of world-class turnkey solutions and full-service, front-end product development. Having achieved the highest and most prestigious regulatory certifications, IL also offers speed-to-market service unmatched in the industry.   IL’s customers range from Fortune 100 food and beverage companies to high growth emerging brands, all of whom have access to the Company’s best-in-class service and capabilities.

IL is a state-of-the-art, $100M , private-equity backed manufacturing company headquartered in Springville, UT with offices in St. George, Lindon and Springville.  With over 500 employees and more than 25% year-over-year growth, IL is uniquely poised and funded for a remarkable trajectory of success.

Current employees must talk with Supervisor to talk about this opportunity before applying . And they may need subject to give at least 2 weeks notices to their current Manager/Supervisor/ department. If you have any questions please talk with the HR department. 

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Job Summary

The Material Handler position is responsible for ensuring the efficient flow of inventory between the warehouse and production areas.  Managing stocked and pulled inventory items, ensuring the proper accounting of inventory stock statuses and all other duties that may be assigned by the planning department related to these areas. Employee must be able to read, understand and follow industry standard GMP’s.

Job Duties

• Manage stocked inventory items through weekly cycle counts and restocking from supply
• Ensure all proper procedures are followed when moving and staging inventory for production
• Perform daily counts as directed by the Planning Lead
• Pick and Stage components for production based on picklists provided by the Planning Lead
• Moving inventory as requested by QC to ensure the efficient flow of releasing of materials
• Attend daily meetings with the Planning Lead to establish picking priorities and report on any issues
• Assist the warehouse with various functions as time permits
• Work with batching to request daily restocking of refrigerated items from the stocking warehouse and requesting picked items for POs as needed for batching pre-weighs

Required Skills

• Must be competent and able to learn all planning computer systems and process.
• Must have ability to operate forklift.
• Must be able to Read, Write and Understand the English Language.
• Must be able to understand basic computer navigation.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Possession of strong organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Possess exceptional interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks as well as to accept direction on given assignments.
• Able to work collectively with the administrative team associates.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Must have valid Utah driver’s license.
• Must have the ability to become forklift certified.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) - preferred

Experience and Education

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3 to 6 months of relevant experience and/or training in a warehouse environment 

Physical Demands

Exerting up to 50-75 pounds of force daily and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Involves a variety of physical activities including:

• Walking
• Manual Dexterity
• Talking
• Hearing
• Repetitive motions

Work Environment

The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to the manufacturing areas were under certain areas require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses with side shields and mandatory hearing protection. For the most part ambient room temperatures, lighting and traditional office equipment as found in a typical office environment.      

Benefits

• Competitive base salary    
• Annual Bonus Plan    
• Free snacks, coffee, and soda                                                               
• 10 days of PTO and 10 paid holidays each year  
• 100% Paid Medical Premium for Employee Plan
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plans offered                              
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D) offered                                                                       
• Training & Development opportunities provided