Forklift Driver/Material Handler - 2nd Shift (Mon-Thurs 11:30am-10:00pm)

Your role at Baxter

The Material Handler II is responsible for material handling of inbound and outbound products by verifying that sku’s, lots, quantity and condition of packages are accurate. The outbound process includes picking and staging items in the right delivery sequence according to orders and balancing weight for the appropriate truck.

What we offer from day 1:

• Hours: Monday – Thursday 11:30 am – 10:00 pm
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance coverage
• Vision and Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Flexible Health Care Spending Accounts
• Educational Assistance Plan

What you'll be doing

• Verify product for Inbound Processes
• Use a Radio Frequency Terminal / Scan gun to process product throughout warehouse
• Assure compliance to all procedures related to Regulatory, Environmental, Health, and Safety requirements (including spills, damages, and returns)
• Transport material by operating various types of material handling equipment (e.g. forklift, clamp truck, reach truck, cherry picker)
• Prepare, load, and secure materials for shipment
• Receive, transport, and store materials
• Placard all loads as required (government, military, export, etc)
• Process and stage damaged product in accordance with SOPs
• Meet metric standards set by management without damage to product
• Participate in projects and teams to continuously improve the operation and key result areas (safety, quality, service, and cost)
• Work with warehouse computer applications (WM, Traxx, RF Term, etc.)
• Inspect trailers and complete documentation.
• Responsible for activating or reviewing temperature monitors on temperature sensitive products
• Other duties as assigned

What you'll bring

• 1 year of experience using the Reach and Sit-Down lifts required
• GED or High School education
• Lift and move up to 65 lbs and frequently walk
• Ability to work overtime, as needed
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus, 20/40 in both eyes

Additional Qualifications

• Work both independently and on a team
• Ability to print, speak simple sentences and recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers
• Good Distribution Practices must be followed
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving reach trucks, forklifts, pallet jacks, and possibly extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• This position requires candidates with strong interpersonal and organizational skills

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all our employees, and we strive to be more open with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a salary pay rate of $20.00 (+2.00/hour shift differential). The pay rate is based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.