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.