Our company culture is built upon YKK’s philosophy called the CYCLE OF GOODNESS™.  We believe that providing value and being fair to our customers and our employees is what makes us a successful company in return.  Guided by our core values and fundamental behaviors, we strive to foster a caring company, committed employees and challenging work that benefits our employees, customers, and communities. We offer competitive compensation packages, training and advancement opportunities. YKK AP America provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide the security they need to enjoy life at home and at work.  By providing a high level of benefit coverage at a reasonable cost to the employee, we hope to foster a long and productive employment relationship.

Summary:

The purpose of this position is to encompass all skills related to material handling in which individuals would be directly responsible for.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 

• Oversee a group of team members to support the dispatch, inventory, safety, and quality performance of the warehouse operations
• Coordinates daily production requirements via dispatch schedule and coordinates the sequencing of materials through the process to ensure efficient utilization of resources.
• Ability to handle inventory control procedures not limited to picking, receiving, stocking, and delivery to the correct destinations.
• Verify accuracy of inventory by counting, weighing, or measuring items and comparing size, weight, description, and item numbers with information on invoices or packing slips and purchase orders; record any discrepancies or damages.
• Review and recommend to department leadership improvements related to production methods, equipment, quality, safety, service, and workflow.
• Assists with the training and development of their team members in safety, quality, operating procedures, handheld and equipment training.
• Communicate effectively with supervisor and/or manager concerning employees, daily production, equipment, and system issues.
• Unloads and examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages and corresponds with responsible parties to rectify damages or shortages.
• Operate a fork truck, side loader, or reach lift to move materials, carts, and pallets to and from designated areas both systematically and physically.
• Performs daily inspection of assigned lifts
• Maintain a clean work environment
• Cover overtime as needed, including weekends.
• Conduct monthly safety topic meetings with employees.
• Complete any other related duties required and/or assigned by supervisor or manager
• Job requires constant stooping, bending, kneeling, and lifting in excess of 15 pounds
• Must be able to stand for a minimum of eight (8) hours

Education/Experience:

• Be vigilant about safety
• Quality - conscious, oriented to excellence
• Communicate effectively with fellow employees
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Have a good understanding of BPCS & ADC systems
• Good Computer Skills
• Ability to recognize similarities and differences between profiles (MBZ/Packing) and labels (Packing)
• Basic Math Skills - Ability to add & subtract, multiply, divide.
• Ability to provide detailed written or oral instructions

Travel Requirements:

The travel required for this position is less than 5%.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Proper lifting techniques required.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. An individual may be required to wear appropriate safety protective equipment at the proper times and in the proper environments as outlined by safety program rules. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather), fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outdoor weather conditions and vibration.