Material Handler I

POSITION SUMMARY

Drives gasoline, liquefied gas, or electric powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, boom, scoop, lift beam and swivel hook, fork grapple, clamps, elevating platform, or trailer hitch, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (The section is not intended to be an all-inclusive list and NGK Ceramics reserves the right to include other duties as assigned):

• Moves levers or joysticks and presses pedals to drive the truck and to control the movement of the lifting apparatus

• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products or materials; and transports load to designated areas

• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering the lifting device.

• Supplies materials to team members in various processing and production lines, as needed

• Weighs materials or products and records the weights on tags, labels, or production schedules

• Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting devices

• Removes outside dust collection bags as needed, places the full bags in the designated hopper; and replaces the appropriate bags into the dust collection system

• Replaces the empty liquefied gas tanks, as needed

• Works safely by wearing the proper PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in the designated areas or while performing designated tasks (e.g. respirators, safety glasses)

• Works safely by avoiding other forklifts and pedestrians; using safety mirrors; and sounding horn when entering or exiting the buildings

• Performs the safety inspection of lift truck at the beginning of each shift; and verifies the safe condition of the truck by completing the inspection log before using the lift truck

• Participates in PM (Preventive Maintenance), MMOL (Machine Maintenance Operator Leader), and 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) activities as needed

• Follows all EMS (Environmental Management System) procedures, including the disposal of waste and used materials

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

III. REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Customer Focus: Knows and anticipates relevant internal / external customer needs and acts accordingly; gives high priority to customer service; seeks to understand customer expectations; consistently demonstrates extra effort to insure customer satisfaction.
• Environmental Awareness and Compliance: Understands and follows established personal safety, security and environmental practices; complies with local, federal and company health, safety, security and environmental regulations; and identifies unsafe or unsecure conditions and take corrective actions.
• Functional & Technical Expertise and Computer Skills: Acquiring and applying functional knowledge in one's own area of specialty (not technical e.g., Finance, HR Management); acquiring and applying technical and functional knowledge in one's own technological area of specialty; using a personal computer and related applications to convey and retrieve information.
• Integrity and Accountability: Acts with integrity; adheres to stated core values and beliefs; accepts responsibility for his/her actions and decisions; is trusted; seen as a direct, truthful individual; admits mistakes; doesn't misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.
• Organizational Awareness: Having and using knowledge of systems, situations, procedures, and culture inside the organization to identify potential problems and opportunities; perceiving the impact and the implications of decisions on other components of the organization.
• Respect and Humility: Approaches others with respect and humility; shows respect for other's feelings, attitudes, reasoning and opinion; recognizes the value of diversity; emphasizes team success above personal gain; responds well to constructive criticism.
• Safety Orientation: Practices safe behavior; follows safety policies and guidelines; embraces activities that will promote member safety; adheres to personal and team safety regulations; actively participates and supports company safety initiatives; expects and communicates adherence to safety standards from members at all levels.
• Teamwork: Recognizes and appreciates the use of the combined efforts of the group of members, working effectively and efficiently to achieve goals and objectives safely.

REQUIRED AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education and/or Experience

1. Must be able to successfully complete all required job training
2. High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Language Skills

1. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
2. Ability to complete forms, tags, labels and documents.

Mathematical Skills

1. Ability to add and subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

1. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
2. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Fork Lift License

PHYSICAL DEMANDS (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and will be determined on a case by case basis):

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.

• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms

• The employee must occasionally lift and /or move up to 25 pounds.

VII. WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to airborne particles; and outdoor weather conditions.

• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions; and vibration.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

VIII. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS/PPE

• Hearing protection is required in designated areas.

• Respirators are required in designated areas or under prescribed work conditions.

EMPLOYMENT DISCLAIMER:

This job description is not to be considered a written contract. Employment with NGK is at will. This means that the employee, as well as the company, is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason not prohibited by law. Also, this job description is not designed to be a complete listing of the tasks, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.