Job Description

Production Material Handler

Department: Production

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Summerville, SC

Compensation: $21.00 - $23.25 / hour

At Thorne, we work to deliver high-quality, science-backed solutions to empower individuals to take a proactive approach to their well-being. Each day begins with a mission to help others discover and achieve their best health. We count on our team members to challenge and push the boundaries to make that happen. At Thorne, you’ll be joining a team of more than 750 passionate individuals committed to our cause of providing superior health solutions at every age and life stage.

At Thorne, our production material handler is a very important part of our operations. Our hourly material handler roles offer hands-on experience in a clean, safe, and innovative production environment with opportunities to grow and develop. Whether you're receiving incoming raw materials, staging, or returning materials ensuring products meet our strict quality standards, every team member plays a critical role in delivering trusted solutions to our customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Knows and follows the Inventory Warehouse Department policies when it comes to receiving and returning materials procedures and Thorne Research policies and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Pays attention to detail. Completes paperwork accurately, neatly and fully.
• Assists with preforming daily inventory counts and maintains integrity of accountable supplies, ensuring quality is not compromised.
• Operates a wide variety of industrial warehouse equipment in order to store, rotate, or issue supplies on a daily basis.
• Issues the correct amount of designated componets, inspecting and labeling items as needed, and placing them in designated areas.
• Maintains cleanliness and organizational structure of the Manufacturing area, using standard industrial practices (First In/First Out, labels facing out, items stored six inches off the floor, etc.)
• Responsible for the flow of receiving, staging, and returning, production materials, while adhering to OSHA and localized safety standards.
• Demonstrates attention to detail in all aspects of providing materials for production orders, and the accurate completion of production paperwork.
• Completes projects and responsibilities to a satisfactory end without supervision.
• Observes the daily flow of the production department and coordinates with production leadership to determine which job duty has priority.

WHAT YOU NEED

• Minimum High school diploma or GED is required. Prior warehouse experience preferred.
• Ability to work overtime as required.
• Must be able to safely work with ingredients and products that are derived from possibly allergenic sources including, but not limited to, nuts, soy, dairy, fish, and shellfish.
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in the units of measurement used in the Inventory Warehouse Department, using whole numbers and decimals (for example, grams).
• Must be able to sufficiently concentrate to distinguish between 300+ product codes and individual product lot numbers in order to minimize inventory errors.
• Receives and verifies packaging materials received to ensure they are correct and in usable condition.
• Utilizes equipment (forklift, hand truck, pallet jack, etc.) in production area and ensures safety is not compromised.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Must be able to work an entire 8-hour shift, and overtime as assigned. when necessary, in a warehouse environment.
• Must be able to work while using a half-mask respirator on occasion and be able to follow Thorne Research’s Respiratory Protection Program guidelines.
• Must be able to see and read small print.
• Must be able to hear and converse with supervisors and other employees.
• Must be able to operate, activate, use, prepare, and clean equipment, occasionally grasping with force and using twisting wrist movements.
• Must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as circumstances arise while a shift.
• Must be able to safely and carefully operate and use assigned equipment and machinery.
• Must be able to work in a stationary position as well as move about unassisted.
• Must be able to work in a moderate noise level environment.
• Must be able to move or lift items weighing up to 55 pounds from floor to table and from table to floor, often repetitively, during an 8-hour shift.
• Must have sufficient range of motion with arms and hands to reach overhead and to the side, often repetitively, during an assigned shift.
• Must be able to ascend/descend a ladder while carrying up to 20 pounds of materials.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive compensation
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employees
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• Company- paid life insurance
• 401k plan with employer matching contributions up to 4%
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Monthly allowance of Thorne supplements
• Paid time off, volunteer time off and holiday leave
• Training, professional development, and career growth opportunities