Material Handler I

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There's many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Job Purpose

Responsible for operating material handling equipment while performing tasks to include shipping, receiving, unloading, scanning, moving, staging, loading, locating, relocating, and stacking product.

Core Responsibilities

• Read customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, and/or distributed.
• Prepare product(s) for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and type of product is loaded as per customer orders.
• Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Load, unload, move, stack and stage products and materials in dedicated areas using a fork lift, clamp truck or other power equipment.
• Prepare unused materials for return to main warehouse.
• Assist with physical inventories and cycle counts, ensuring proper stock rotation, and maintain accurate inventory records in the warehouse management system.
• Maintain accurate inventory records, including the scanning of products.
• Maintain distribution center/ warehouse and equipments by keeping it clean and safe, reporting service requests as needed.
• Conduct operations in compliance with company guidelines and public regulations in a manner which promotes safety (i.e. GMP, AIB, OSHA, HACCP, FDA, USDA).
• Identify deviations and document/communicate them in compliance with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Execute other tasks as required and assigned by supervisor.

Academic Background

• High school education or General Education Diploma equivalency.
• DOT, IATA and general awareness hazard training certifiation .

Professional experience

• 1 of 3 years work experience in a warehouse environment

Technical Skills

• Basic math and writing skills.
• Ability to follow operating equipment utilization procedures.
• Ability to follow safety regulations while operating equipment.
• Ability to operate forklifts and/or other powered material handling equipments.
• Ability to to operate inventory management systems (e.g. SAP), including barcoding.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.