Team Lead - Material Handling

Now hiring! Come work at a place to build your future and be an integral part of a fast-paced, safety-oriented, and growing industry! We are an ESSENTIAL employer that is ACTIVELY HIRING at our Westfield, MA facility!

ProAmpac is a leading global flexible packaging company with comprehensive product offerings. Providing creative packaging solutions, industry-leading customer service and award-winning innovation to a diverse global marketplace. We are guided in our work by five core values that are the basis for our success: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Involvement, and Impact.

The safety and health of our team is our top priority. ProAmpac has taken great steps to provide all personal protective equipment and sanitizing supplies to create a safe and healthy work environment for you.

We are actively seeking to join our growing team. If you are looking for a new opportunity with a leading packaging company, ProAmpac is looking for you to join our team!

What ProAmpac has to offer:

• A unique, "4 on / 4 off" schedule (work 12-hour shifts for 4 days, then get 4 days off) -- only work for half the year!
• Quarterly bonuses: perfect attendance bonus
• Premium pay built into your shift schedule.
• 11 paid company holidays
• 401k with company match
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and other supplemental offerings
• Company-provided life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Wellness program -- living a healthy lifestyle can get you a discount on your health insurance premiums AND other incentives.

Essential Duties and Tasks

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• At the direction of the Warehouse Manager, responsible for providing direction on daily basis to Plant Warehouse Associates regarding daily tasks and workflow.
• Ensure shift coverage is provided for lunch schedules and vacations for Plant Warehouse Associates, material handlers, and forklift drivers including nights and weekends. Shift coverage may vary between 8-12 hours per shift.
• Responsible for ensuring the Warehouse is clean and organized in both Plants.
• Monitor all production machines and stock with raw materials and work-in-process as needed, using clamp and/or fork trucks.
• Use hand held scanners and desk top computers for maintaining machine schedules, transferring material and to process paperwork
• May be required to perform other housekeeping and/or other manufacturing related functions as required by Management.
• Assist with loading and unloading of trucks as needed.
• Receive raw materials using clamp and/or fork trucks.
• Ship finished goods using clamp and/or fork trucks.
• Remove, sort and recycle scrap waste
• Responsible for transporting materials using the company owned/leased truck between plant locations.

Qualifications, Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Good math and reading skills required.
• Work independently and as part of a team, effectively communicate, good math and mechanical skills, get along with others, positive attitude and well organized.
• Valid state issued driver’s license.
• Exceptional time management and organization skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously establishing priorities to meet deadlines.
• Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision making; able to identify problems and needs and develop solutions and/or options.
• Self-confident, self-motivated individual who thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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