Job Details

Material Handler

At Danone, manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Material Handler based in Eugene (Springfield), Oregon!

SHIFT: Monday - Friday (10:00 PM - 6:30 AM)

The Material Handler is responsible for providing support to operations by maintaining a flow of packaging and ingredients to the production facility. The Material Handler must operate all powered industrial vehicles in a safe manner and maintain an organized and efficient work area in the staging warehouse, adjoining courtyard, and additional material storage locations. The position also helps the production team with breaks and loads finished product onto trucks on an as needed basis.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Providing all production materials before and during production runs and returning unused materials to the proper location following production runs.
• Maintaining plant FIFO inventory practices throughout the facility and following all department and company standards and standard operating procedures.
• Ensuring waste/recycling materials (pallets, buckets, barrels, cardboard) are organized and placed in the appropriate location.
• Pre-staging, staging, and consolidating materials on pallets to meet product and storage needs.
• Operating a variety of powered industrial vehicles in a heavily pedestrian trafficked environment, narrow aisles, and hot/cold/wet conditions.
• Loading pallets of finished goods onto trailers and unloading materials/ingredients from trailers and hot/cold storage areas.

Danone North America offers all employees a strong benefits package through a 401k Plan, Employee Assistance Program, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave regardless of if they are enrolled in Danone Benefits. Benefits for this position are through Local Teamsters 206.

• You will have a High School Diploma or GED.
• You will have a minimum of six months' experience operating a forklift, pallet jacks, and other Powered Industrial Vehicles (PIVs).
• You will have or obtain a company forklift operator certification.
• You will have trained and qualified as a Hand Packer.