Job Details
**Dock Worker**
Shipping Indianapolis, Indiana Minimum Experience **Entry-level** Compensation **$18.75-$19.75** Dock Worker
Classification:
Dock Worker
Reports to:
Shipping Supervisor
Job Summary:
American Art Clay Company (AMACO) was founded in 1919 by Ted O. Philpott. AMACO is known for being the first to commercially manufacture ceramic and non-ceramic clays, lead-free glazes, electric kilns and potters wheels. AMACO is a founding member of the Arts and Creative Materials Institute, which established safety standards for childrens art materials in 1936. Today AMACO continues to manufacture ceramic supplies with the highest standards of quality and safety.
AMACO is a fourth-generation 100-year family-owned and operated company with a strong belief that art and creating art fosters well-being for the individual while enriching society as a whole. Making art facilitates tactile learning, encourages self-expression, develops craft skills and cultivates creativity. AMACO promotes a culture of continuous improvement and change; and a working environment that embraces innovation at all levels, from the factory floor to the executive offices. Everyone is empowered to improve their role, and their collaborative processes, and to participate in the common goals of safety, quality, customer care, teamwork, respect, and learning and development. We are looking for a Dock Worker that will be a part of the continuous improvement of AMACO.
*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities* .
Responsibilities:
* Stage and sort products for loading and unloading trailers
* Maintain a clean and safe work area
* Pulling of manual dock chain
* Carefully stack cardboard boxes and pallets
* Move materials within in the warehouse (shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling)
* Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system (NAV)
* Work with quality control
* Complete daily logs
* Assemble customer orders from stock and place order on pallets, shelves, or convey orders to packing station or shipping department
* Weigh or count items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards
* Must maintain inventory records
* Safely operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and a variety of warehouse mechanical equipment (where applicable)
* Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor
*All mentioned responsibilities are regarded as included and not limited to.*
Skills:
* Regularly move and/or lift up to 50 lbs., occasionally lift or move up to 100 lbs.
* Ability to read, understand, and comply with pick tickets and processing work instructions.
* Basic computer skills in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)
* Must demonstrate the ability to safely and effectively operate fork lifts
* Must work be able to work in hot and cold environments
Work Environment:
The individual working in this position must be able to work in both hot and cold environments. Standing for long periods of time may be required.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50+ pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position. Hours of work are Monday through Friday, 40+ hours per week. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Travel:
Light travel may be expected for this position.
Education and Experience:
High School Diploma, or equivalent is required
Prior Forklift certification preferred
EEO Statement:
AMACO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: AMACO is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at AMACO are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the location where we operate. AMACO will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Location Indianapolis, Indiana Minimum Experience Entry-level Compensation $18.75-$19.75