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Evening Forklift Driver

Employer
Great Northern Corp
Location
Minneapolis
Salary
Competitive

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Employees are Our Greatest Asset

Privately held, Great Northern is one of the nation's largest independent producers of corrugated packaging. For more than five decades, customers have turned to Great Northern Corporation for integrated, comprehensive packaging solutions in industrial, commercial and retail markets.

Great Northern exists to live out the core values established by our founders - integrity, personal growth, entrepreneurial spirit, and a shared future.

Our vision, "We help our employees win through personal growth and a shared future" is a call to action to deliver on building a people-centric culture, developing leaders from within, and sending people home fulfilled about their role and contributions. The "win" for everyone is a trusting and collaborative culture that helps us be at our best every day.

Our mission statement, "We help our customers win by doing what others can't or won't" gives us a clear purpose and raises the bar for performance. Doing what others "can't or won't" for our customers is demonstrated by a willingness to serve customers, value-added partnerships and proactively developing innovative solutions to our customer's challenges.

We are excited that you are looking to join our great culture. Here are some details about the position.

Great Northern Corporation in Brooklyn Park, MN is seeking a 2nd Shift Material Handler to join our Production Center Team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED.

* Off load trailers and verify quantity and routing of material.
* Receive incoming inventory and WIP, record on-line in appropriate computer record.
* Process a variety of reports to locate PO# and verify routing and receiving.
* Separate and route products to assembly or to inventory.
* Process a variety of reports to identify open orders and create shipping plans. Manage the order database and coordinate with the Shipping Coordinator. Review open

orders, check status, review open inventory items, review out of stock items

for same day delivery and coordinate appropriate communications to ensure

on-time performance.
* Prioritize workload and provide work direction to order pullers and other material

handlers.
* Put away inventory in the appropriate locations and record the transactions in the

computer system.
* Pull orders from inventory and prepare the units for shipment.
* Create Delivery Receipts, Pick Lists, and BOL's using the IT system.
* Load outgoing trucks according to shipping plans, ensure loads are safe and stable

to prevent damage.
* Effectively interact with customers, drivers, and shipping carriers to coordinate shipments

and satisfy open order demand.
* Perform established quality inspections.
* Perform the required daily machine and work area maintenance as directed, ensure that

aisles are swept daily, scrap sheets, plastic bands, wood chunks and old tags

are discarded when discovered.
* Participate in periodic staff meetings as required of the position. Participate in periodic development and training programs as required.
* Establish and maintain a "Team Atmosphere".
* Performs a variety of miscellaneous job-related tasks as may be assigned from

time-to-time by a Management Representative.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

* High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
* Two to three years' experience and/or training in a warehouse environment preferred.
* Current forklift certification or ability to obtain within 30 days.
* Ability to read English and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure, manuals and order specifications.
* Knowledge of material handling operations, methods and best practices.
* Ability to add, subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percentages.
* Mechanical and spatial aptitude. Attention to detail, accuracy and quality. Enthusiasm, dedication, reliability and punctuality required.
* Ability to move from task/assignment to another on short notice.
* Personal computer skills using a variety of Microsoft Office products.
* Ability to function effectively in a team-oriented environment.
* Ability to use computer keyboard/typing skills.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

In addition to excellent wages, Great Northern has a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision; life insurance; paid vacation; paid holidays; profit sharing and 401(k) with company match.

We also offer our employees a safe, clean, friendly environment and room for growth!

We are a Tobacco Free campus.

Great Northern is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Great Northern is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.

Other details

* Pay Type Hourly

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* Brooklyn Park, MN, USA

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