Material Handler WOMT

 Job Summary

Under direct supervision, performs routine and specific production duties, including materials handling and movement, work order set-ups, material returns, and/or finished goods assembly work while ensuring compliance with packaging specifications. Ensures safe work practices are followed and contributes ideas to simplifying and standardizing the workplace. Shares ownership in achieving world-class performance and continuous improvement of production. Accountable for helping to achieve strategies and goals of becoming the world-class, low-cost/high-quality producer of choice.

About the Role:

• Ensures the accuracy of the component parts and miscellaneous supplies inducted into the production lines. Performs a cross-check of the components part numbers against the work order parts list and specifications to ensure the correct components are on the production line utilizing Mary Kay Business Systems. Assists in line set-ups by locating pallets to the designated location. Ensures the accuracy of the components, parts, and quantities to be returned from a production line. Utilizing an RF device creates return labels for unused materials and locates them in the designated location. Processes requisition for supplies and assemble re-shippers. Shares accountability with employees on the packaging line for compliance with packaging specifications. Operates filling and packaging machinery in accordance with established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and adheres to strict safety procedures and practices. Checks for accurate day codes and other required coding information. Packs product into containers, inspects component parts fed into the production line, manually feeds components such as cartons and literature into the equipment, assembles pallets, fills hoppers with component parts, and packs re-shippers with the finished product. Performs in-process quality checks as required and ensures that the correct components are on the line. May make minor mechanical adjustments.
• Inspects all pallets for broken boards. Verifies correct bar-coding labeling or related artwork on re-shippers. Ensures that all finished goods and material returns are on the appropriate pallet. Break down boxes for recycling cardboard.
• Communicates with warehouse personnel as well as other interface groups to coordinate efforts required to provide production lines with component parts, ensures all finished goods and material returns are in the appropriate place, and ensures equipment is maintained. Assists with training team members and temporary personnel to ensure product quality standards, as defined by the department, are met. Engages in process improvement activities such as scrap reduction and improved throughput.
• Promotes performance improvement initiatives within the team, including contributing to workplace organization and cleanliness practices, conducting 6S (housekeeping) observations, simplifying and standardizing work processes, and promoting teamwork and self-discipline in those processes.
• Participates in visual management initiatives to share safety and production targets/actuals with teams and management.