Overview
About BerryHarnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of 40,000+ employees across more than 250 global locations, we develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. At Berry Global, we believe in the extraordinary power of people and their unique talents, experiences, and perspectives that help shape a shared future of innovation, inspiration, and influence. Every employee at Berry Global has the opportunity to make their mark on our company and the world around us. Together, we champion a people-first culture that cultivates individual growth, diversity, and collaboration, unleashing our collective strengths to forge a path to greater success for our company, people, and planet. Are you ready to Make Your Mark at Berry? For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn or X.
Responsibilities
The primary role of the material handler position is to distribute materials throughout the production floor, scanning product, and moving it to specified locations while operating powered industrial trucks in a safe manner.
- 12 Hr Shift 4:50am to 5:00pm (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday)
- $2.25/hr shift differential; profit sharing bonus eligible
- Report to front line leadership.
- Communicate between shifts to anticipate & prepare for any production concerns
- Stock machines with correct materials by reading, interpreting and processing lot information and material type.
- Move product to and from appropriate machines to WIP area or Warehouse area.
- Verify ID stickers and carton labels using hand held scanner.
- Assist Palletizer or Shipping as needed.
- Stock warehouse with product as needed
- Maintain lot documentation when moving scrap.
- Report any non-conformances to front line leadership.
- Perform routine housekeeping and cleaning as assigned/required
- Uphold Safety Absolutes
- Work & perform to ISO standards, SOPs & established Work Instructions
- Uphold Quality Standards & follow the Absolutes.
- Other duties as assigned.
Contribution to Safety, Quality and GMP
- Maintain a clean, healthy and safe workplace by ensuring adherence to safety standards.
- Conduct required safety reviews of equipment and processes prior to project start-up.
- Support the accomplishment of your work groups through the quality, timeliness and professionalism of your attitude.
- Supply accurate and timely data as required by performance tracking and reporting.
- Uphold Safety Absolutes
- Apply resources in a manner that maximizes their effectiveness while assuring quality.
- Maintain a work environment that will contribute to the assurance of safety and GMP compliance.
- Adhere to established procedures, perform self-checking and pay attention to detail in the performance of you and your team’s work.
- Notify management in a timely manner of any problems with procedural compliance.
- Report observed quality problems and deficiencies in a timely manner.
- Make recommendations to management for improving the quality and efficiency of your work.
- Oversee work to ensure projects are completed.
Competency and Expectations
- Safety Leadership – Embodies commitment for a safe workplace; acts as a role model.
- Accountability – holds self-accountable evidenced by say/do ratio, initiative and ownership actions such as ensuring safety is more important than productivity).
- Communication – ability to communicate safety, goals and company expectations with appropriate levels of the organization; create clear, timely audience appropriate messages (both written and verbal)
- Engagement – communicate and support the vision of plant leadership; celebrate the wins and ensure employees actively participate in safety-related activities.
- Team Development – understand the development needs of employees in your organization; drive the culture of employees as safety leaders; champion talent development from pre-hire to continuous learning.
- People Agility – understand personal strengths and weaknesses; leads by example; promotes change through listening skills and seeking frequent input from employees; is genuine and approachable; firm but fair – consistent.
- Problem Solving/Conflict Resolution – identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; mitigates relationship conflicts and encourages constructive (problem-solving) conflict.
Qualifications
- Capable of physical mobility including sitting, bending, twisting, standing, and lifting.
- Capable of reading, writing, and speaking English.
- Capable of lifting up to 35lbs repeatedly.
- Capable of operating a forklift in a safe and cautious manner to the satisfaction of the supervisor; six months of forklift driving experience required.
- Previous experience in material handling or shipping/receiving preferred.
- Capable of complying with all Safety requirements including the use of PPE: PPE includes but is not limited to Bump Cap or Hard Hat, Safety Eyewear or Prescription Safety Eyewear, Safety Shoes, Hearing Protection and Disposable Mask.
- Capable of maintaining an attendance record within Company guidelines and working required overtime.
- Some computer skills with ability to interpret work orders
- High School Graduate or equivalent
- Negative drug screen results.
- Work in a safe manner
