Material Handler III - Logistics

Who We Are

Alene Candles LLC is a private label, contract manufacturer that produces high-quality candles for some of the world’s most recognized retail, boutique, and cosmetic brands. With our headquarters in New Hampshire and locations in Ohio, we’ve been in business for over 25 years. We are passionate about making the best products in the world, making safety our number one priority, and being an insanely great place to work. We have been selected as a "Best Company to Work For" in 2020 and 2021 and 2023 Business of the Year for Manufacturing.

The Hours

The hours for this position are first shift, Monday - Friday.

During our busy season we anticipate there being some Overtime available. Busy season typically runs from April-July but this can change subject to the needs of the business. 

The Pay

The Material Handler III (Logistics) position pays $19.75/hour.

The Location

We are located at 1 Bon Terrain Drive, Amherst, NH. This position is onsite. 

Additional Job Details 

• Follows and complies with all safety rules and regulations.
• Maintains individual work area/equipment in a neat, orderly manner.
• Obtain and maintain proper training for powered industrial trucks. Maintain daily logs.
• Detects and reports improper operations, faulty equipment/ tooling, defective materials, and unusual conditions to supervisor.
• Use material handling equipment such as hand and powered pallet movers, fork trucks, and some powered packing equipment such as banders and stretch wrap machine.
• Use WMS system to keep inventory accurate.
• Locate, pick, move and store material and equipment according to established procedures, both written and verbal.
• Stretch Wrap pallets.
• Maintain proper documentation and records using various paper forms, computer systems, or RF Scan Guns.
• Count items and audit pallets for inventory accuracy.
• Pick Finished Goods cases per customer order.
• Label individual cases as per labeling instructions.
• Build pallets per customer specs.
• Read and understand Production Schedule to perform kitting function.
• Use WMS system to generate pick lists and transport tasks to move materials.
• Split material pallets per pick list.
• Create HU pallet labels in WMS.
• Perform other duties as directed.

Education required:

• High school diploma or general education diploma (GED)

Range of Experience:

• 2-5 years warehouse experience
• 2-5 years of experience operating a forklift.
• 2-5 years of experience operating a power jack
• 2-5 years of experience operating a riding jack

Preferred Skills:

• Experience using a scanning gun.
• Experience using WMS system.
• Experience loading and unloading 53-foot trailers and box trucks.
• Experience and understanding of BIN transfers.
• Inventory Control experience.
• Good Problem-Solving Skills.
• Ability to add, multiply, and divide.
• Ability to learn quickly and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to cross-train in other departments.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, use hands to handle or touch, reach, talk, hear, and smell.  The employee may be required to kneel, crouch, sit, climb, or balance.  The employee may lift and/or move up to more than 50 pounds with assistance. Employees need to be able to stand for 8-10 hours. The employee needs to be able to do repetitive lifting motions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee may be regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, and aromas.  The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 Reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits 

Alene offers a host of competitive benefits for full-time employees, some of which include: Medical, Dental, and Vision with a Healthcare Reimbursement Account, 401(k) with company match, Basic Life Insurance (100% company paid), Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Account, Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off, Paid Maternity and Parental Leave, Voluntary PTO Donation Program, Tuition Reimbursement and “Alene Gives Back” – our paid volunteer program.

Alene Candles provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Should you require assistance completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact recruitment@alene.com or call 603-673-5050 and ask to speak to Human Resources. We will make every effort to accommodate your needs in a reasonable amount of time.