Warehouse Technician

Location: Covington, TN

Pay Range: $21.50 Per Hour – Paid Bi-Weekly

Bonus eligible - $2.00 shift night differential

Shift: 12 hour nights 2/2/3

JOB PURPOSE:

Find your purpose at The Magnum Ice Cream Company. Lead innovations that drive our business to win and grow. Learn from brilliant leaders and diverse colleagues in a global environment, becoming your best self.

Are you searching for an exciting logistics opportunity? Then this role is tailored for you.

This position is responsible for end-to-end factory logistics operations at the Covington manufacturing site. This includes inbound receiving of raw and packaging materials, production staging and returns, managing the palletization of FG, shipping of FG, manage inventory accuracy with cycle counts and use of warehouse management system to move and track inventory and other responsibilities. In addition, this position is accountable to deliver and execute logistics safety, quality, cost savings, business waste reduction, continuous improvement projects and sustainability improvements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Inbound receiving of materials and finished goods.
• Scan, tag and inventory inbound receipts into the ambient, refrigerated and frozen warehouses.
• Staging materials required to support production operations and manage the return of materials at the end of the production run.
• Inventory control and reconciliation responsibilities with cycle counting, scanning and accurate movement of inventory within the factory site.
• Manual and auto palletization of finished good products with state-of-the-art palletization, wrapping and labeling equipment.
• Outbound shipping of materials and finished goods.
• Develop and document SOP’s and training for information systems, programs and best practices.
• Provide assistance and support to assure successful integration of system and procedural changes and initiatives at the Covington facility.
• Support departmental Safety and Housekeeping practices; maintain a constant awareness for hazardous conditions and recommend or implement corrective action.
• Adheres to and enforces all company policies, programs, rules, regulations, and safety requirements.
• Supports and participates in safety activities to achieve departmental and plant wide goals and objectives.
• Actively supports the Plant’s WCM initiative by completing all scheduled training and assigned WCM activities.
• Become trained and proficient in all Logistics functions.
• Ability to operate various materials handling equipment (fork truck, pallet jack) after certification training, with periodic recertification where appropriate.
• Ensure proper housekeeping, 5S organization and GMP adherence.
• Able to run and document the SAP cycle count program.
• Other duties assigned.

Additional Perks for the “Covington” location:

• Onsite Company store for product purchases 
• Company dinners and care packages periodically 
• Benefits are effective the first day of hire (if elected) 

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

SKILLS:

• High School diploma
• Warehouse Experience
• 2 years' experience working with SAP or similar inventory system
• General manufacturing/ shipping & receiving experience with 2-3 years' experience in Word and Excel programs.
• Ability to perform data entry and mathematic calculations proficiently.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, physical and background check. 

*Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents 

In addition, there will be exposure to allergens such as dairy, eggs, tree nuts, coconut, peanuts, wheat (gluten), soybean and cinnamon. There will also be exposure to chemicals and gasses such as ammonia.

TMICC embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity, and any other legally protected characteristic. 

For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will first consider candidates based in the US. If you are based outside of the US and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but we can only take your application on if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the US Market.  

ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE?

To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV, latest EoY and a motivation letter.  If you have been informed that you are at risk of redundancy, please make sure to tick this box during your application. Please also attach your letter of redundancy to the application.

Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

By applying for this vacancy, you are confirming that you have made your Line Manager aware of your application and that you are at a point in your career with TMICC where it is appropriate for you to apply for other positions.

Equal Opportunity Employer: TMICC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.