Material Handler - Sunrise Medical : Job Details

Job DetailsLevel Entry Job Location Mt Juliet - Mt. Juliet, TN Position Type Full Time Travel Percentage None Job Category Manufacturing Do you have experience in warehouse and looking for the right employment opportunity that not only has a great compensation package but whose work is also meaningful? Join our Warehouse Team! Who we are Sunrise Medical is committed to improving people's lives by providing innovative, high-quality mobility products and services that exceed customer expectations. Sunrise Medical is a world leader in the development, design, manufacture, and distribution of manual and powered wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and both standard and made-to-order seating and positioning systems. What we offer

• Excellent health benefits plans, which includes FSA and HSA options
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous vacation, paid sick time-off and paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Wellness programs and benefits
• Onsite Gym / Basketball Court
• Education Reimbursement Program

Job Summary This role is primarily responsible for handling and storage of material, and responsible for compliance to Quality Systems Regulation (QSR). Principal Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide services to production lines by supplying parts/material as requested. Pull material from storage and deliver to the production lines.
• Support manufacturing lines and managing daily inventory transactions at supermarkets.
• Assists in Sunrise's cycle count program.
• Stock material from receiving/holding area to storage racks/location and production floor supermarkets.
• Assists warehouse supervisor and material's manager with the preparation carrying out physical inventory.
• Responsible for transaction accuracy and control of inventory in the warehouse.
• Responsible for following all applicable safety/housekeeping guidelines. Performs necessary preventative maintenance.
• Responsible for monitoring specific flow-line functionality, consisting of part shortages and kanban cards.
• Responsible for observing an enforcing C-TPAT security policies and procedures.
• May work on special projects/assignments upon request.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED
• One years warehouse/forklift experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend (in English) simple and complex instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Documents may include: Material Safety Data Sheets, work orders, work instructions, manuals, policies and procedures, schematics, diagrams, etc.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Familiar with KANBAN System preferred.
• Familiar with Lean Manufacturing preferred.
• Familiar with computerized inventory system preferred.
• Must be forklift certified or have the ability to be forklift certified.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to solve problems in a practical manner.

Competencies

• Analytical Thinking - Approaching a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
• Forward Thinking - Anticipating the implications and consequences of situations and taking appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies.
• Initiative - Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked to or required by the situation.
• Oral Communications - Expressing oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others.
• Building Collaborative Relationships - Developing and maintaining partnerships with others.
• Self Confidence - Faith in one's own ideas and ability to be successful; taking an independent position in the face of opposition.
• Personal Credibility - Demonstrated concern that one be perceived as responsible, reliable and trustworthy.
• Flexibility - Openness to different and new ways of doing things; willingness to modify one's preferred way of doing things.

Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Static Strength -- The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 40 pounds.
• Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Trunk Strength - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Stamina - The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Dynamic Strength - The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
• Extent Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

• Attendance - Regular attendance is required.
• Overtime - Must be able to work overtime, as required.