Production Material Handler I - Day shift

Come join the Production team at Penumbra, a company dedicated to saving lives.

The Production Material Handler I responsibilities are to maintain accuracy and control, with minimal supervision, of inbound and outbound materials and the Kanban levels in the designated production Kanban areas.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains accurate logs, files and computer systems for material receipts, issues, returns and Lot control.

• Maintains accurate inventory levels in Kanban and reconciles shortages or overages.

• Processes daily material issues and returns

• Maintains inventory by identifying, labeling, and placing materials and supplies in stock, recording location of inventory

• Locates materials and supplies by pulling and verifying materials and supplies listed on production orders

• Monitor and maintain Kanban inventory levels in the designated production areas where material is stored for production use.

• Perform appropriate material transactions/functions (using computer ERP/MRP system or paper-based forms/documents) required to issues, handle and/or record materials transactions.

• Maintain a clean, neat, safe work area (i.e., sweeping, emptying trash, general cleanup).

• Escalate issues to supervisor for resolution, as deemed necessary.

• Able to operate material handling equipment (including electric and manual pallet jacks, hand trucks).

• Follow all safety rules and guidelines

• Assist with various projects as assigned by direct supervisor.

• Processing material requests in a timely manner to support manufacturing production areas

• Participates in job rotation to be cross trained in secondary job responsibilities

• Issues materials to production floor and maintains material traceability

• Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.

• Understand relevant security, privacy and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.

• Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.

• Regular, reliable attendance onsite

• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school graduate or general education degree (GED) with 1+ years recent or comparable experience working in a manufacturing environment, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Additional Qualifications:

• Computer experience

• Ability to follow written instructions

• Good oral and written communication skills

• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices helpful

• Satisfactory completion of background check

• Ability to work day shift hours of: 7 am to 3:30 pm

Working Conditions

• Stockroom and cleanroom environments

• Potential exposure to blood-borne pathogens

• Requires some lifting and moving of up to 25 pounds

• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms, and to use a computer for extended periods of time, and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, or crawl.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to read, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Starting Base Pay is $18.00 - $26.00 / hour

Individual compensation will vary over time based on factors such as performance, skill level, competencies, work location and shift.