Logistics Technician I - 1st Shift - Vericast

Valassis, a Vericast business, is a premier marketing solutions company that accelerates profitable revenue growth for the thousands of businesses it serves directly by influencing consumer purchasing and transaction behavior at scale while engaging with over 120 million households daily.  We are recognized as leading providers of incentives, advertising, marketing services, transaction solutions, customer data and cross-channel campaign management, and intelligent media delivery that create millions of customer touch points annually for their clients.  For more information, visit http://www.vericast.com or follow Vericast on LinkedIn.

Logistics Technician I - 1st shift

• Monday - Thursday, 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• $17.50/hour
• Friday’s and weekends may be required as business dictates

Position Summary:

• Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of powered industrial trucks while loading and unloading trucks on the receiving dock
• Responsible for moving materials to and from the production area and cleanliness of the warehouse
• Responsible for preparing for shipments out of the facility in accordance with all procedures
• Post all raw materials movements on the computerized tracking system

Key Duties / Responsibilities:

Forklift Operations (60%)

• Moves material within and from the warehouse to the production area, and returns finished products to the shipping area.
• Unloads trucks of raw materials and loads recycling material on trucks in a safe, timely and cost effective manner
• Moves all materials within production area and locates copy

Organizational (25%)

• Works closely with machine leads and site supervision to manage raw materials, to insure continuous production of finished products
• Removes pallets, strapping and packing materials, and moves recycle materials to recycle area
• Interprets work orders and performs appropriate duties to support production machine changeovers
• Receives and stores all postal equipment until needed by production
• As required by USPS, completes accurately all required paperwork, to ensure proper loads prior to dispatching trucks

Administrative (15%)

• Performs good housekeeping techniques at the job site areas, properly handling paper waste and debris, and the removal of all potential safety hazards from the general area
• Maintains facility by applying Environmental Health & Safety and Good Housekeeping Standards as needed
• Weighs, as required, and places in proper location all finished products following company/department guidelines
• Produces in/out reports and completes Problem Material Reports.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• None

Communication & Contacts (Internal/External):

• Communicate with other production team members

Education & Knowledge:

• Ability to speak and communicate effectively utilizing the English language, preferred
• Prefer high school diploma or equivalent

Experience / Skills / Abilities:

• 0 – 1 year related experience
• Ability to multi-task
• Safety certification for power industrial equipment

Hourly Pay Rate: $17.50

The ultimate compensation offered for the position will depend upon several factors such as skill level, cost of living, experience, and responsibilities

Vericast offers a generous total rewards benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401K and generous PTO allowance. A wide variety of additional benefits like life insurance, employee assistance and pet insurance are also available, not to mention smart and friendly coworkers!

Valassis, a Vericast Brand, offers a year-round TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED, BRIGHT, CLEAN manufacturing printing team-based environment.

At Vericast, we don’t just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our community. As an Equal Opportunity employer, Vericast considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic