Production Material Handler I - Day shift

Job description

Come join the Production team at Penumbra, a company dedicated to saving lives. The Production Material Handler I responsibilities are to maintain accuracy and control, with minimal supervision, of inbound and outbound materials and the Kanban levels in the designated production Kanban areas. **Specific Duties and Responsibilities** • Maintains accurate logs, files and computer systems for material receipts, issues, returns and Lot control. • Maintains accurate inventory levels in Kanban and reconciles shortages or overages. • Processes daily material issues and returns • Maintains inventory by identifying, labeling, and placing materials and supplies in stock, recording location of inventory • Locates materials and supplies by pulling and verifying materials and supplies listed on production orders • Monitor and maintain Kanban inventory levels in the designated production areas where material is stored for production use. • Perform appropriate material transactions/functions (using computer ERP/MRP system or paper-based forms/documents) required to issues, handle and/or record materials transactions. • Maintain a clean, neat, safe work area (i.e., sweeping, emptying trash, general cleanup). • Escalate issues to supervisor for resolution, as deemed necessary. • Able to operate material handling equipment (including electric and manual pallet jacks, hand trucks). • Follow all safety rules and guidelines • Assist with various projects as assigned by direct supervisor. • Processing material requests in a timely manner to support manufacturing production areas • Participates in job rotation to be cross trained in secondary job responsibilities • Issues materials to production floor and maintains material traceability • Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures. • Understand relevant security, privacy and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company. • Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures. • Regular, reliable attendance onsite • Perform other work-related duties as assigned. **Position Qualifications** Minimum Qualifications: • High school graduate or general education degree (GED) with 1+ years recent or comparable experience working in a manufacturing environment, or equivalent combination of education and experience Additional Qualifications: • Computer experience • Ability to follow written instructions • Good oral and written communication skills • Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices helpful • Satisfactory completion of background check • Ability to work day shift hours of: 7 am to 3:30 pm **Working Conditions** • Stockroom and cleanroom environments • Potential exposure to blood-borne pathogens • Requires some lifting and moving of up to 25 pounds • The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms, and to use a computer for extended periods of time, and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, or crawl. • Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to read, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. **Starting Base Pay is $18.00 - $26.00 / hour** Individual compensation will vary over time based on factors such as performance, skill level, competencies, work location and shift.