Material Handler - Night Shift

Job Overview
***Important Info***

This application process has optional questions for you to answer as part of applying for the role. Candidates that offer full answers to the questions are much more likely to get hired - it is an easy way to show us that you make an effort and are genuinely interested in working for us.

Highland Plastics runs a 5-day, 24-hour operation and is recruiting for our night shift, Midnight - 8:00 a.m. This is a full-time position. We primarily make sheets and rolls of material for the customers in the automotive industry, who then form it into car parts. HPI has been around for 30 years and has plans to grow significantly.

This position will start at $18.50/hr plus $1.00 in shift premium. You also receive entitlement to comprehensive benefits worth approximately $5/hr in addition to your base pay. As well as excellent health benefits we also provide fully-funded short and long term disability insurance as well as $50k life insurance.

You will be trained to safely and accurately transfer raw and finished good materials to and from the warehouse and production floor. This role will require the use of a handheld electronic RF scanner and most of your time will be spent on a forklift.

As a Material Handler you will be trained to:

• Drive a forklift safely.
• Read and interpret material staging reports
• Safely handle, shelf and stack pallets, crates and gaylords of raw and finished good material.
• Use a RF scanner to properly locate and transfer materials within our ERP system.
• Audit and count inventory.
• Package finished goods for shipment to our customers.
• Granulate scrap material on the small production granulators.
• Build pallets to size according to material and customer requirements.

This role requires working solo, as there is only 1 Material handler per shift.

Essential skills and experience:

This is a great job if you have experience and/or comfortability driving a forklift. Reliable attendance, and a strong work ethic are essential. Attention to detail and consistency are also crucial in this role. You must be able to follow a set order of operations, so material is accurately transferred and staged both physically and systematically to avoid inventory discrepancies and production interruptions.

Basic computer literacy is essential as well.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking for stability and long-term employment. We want to be the best company to work for in the area, and if you look after us then we will look after you.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• What motivates you to go to work each day and give your best effort?
• Why would this position be better for you than the position that you currently hold, or a position that you have held in the past?
• What would you consider to be your best attribute and how is it beneficial in a work setting?
• It is important that our employees want to work on the shifts they are hired into. Why does working 3rd shift hours work for you?
• What experience or skills do you possess that make you a good fit for a position that requires you to work effectively and accurately alone?

Work Location: In person