Job Description

**Classification: **

Hourly/Non-Exempt

**Reports to: **

Receiving 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 potter’s wheels. AMACO is a founding member of the Arts and Creative Materials Institute, which established safety standards for children’s 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 someone who can procure, store, and issue supplies in our warehouse operation area, process and maintain inventory records, modify and implement inventory control and disposal procedures, and perform other work-related tasks that are assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to safely maintain and operate pallet jack, propane and/or stand-up electric lift truck; perform safety inspection to specifications prior to the start of each shift; take unsafe and poorly operating equipment out of service, pending repair.
• According to pick ticket, select designated product in the correct quantity and palletize for customer orders.
• Create and track audit trail of product placement to trace location; locate product within warehouse and place product in designated areas. Expedite immediate request for service from employees pulling orders.
• Remove dumpsters to proper areas, replace when necessary; crush and properly store corrugated and plastic recycling.
• Count, weigh, and record number of materials moved or handled. Select items from stick as specified by orders. Wrap, pack, and arrange for shipment; ability to review production/shipping/receiving documentation for accuracy and take corrective actions when errors are located.
• Load trucks according to specified loading diagrams and install strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifts. Read work orders to follow oral instructions to ascertain materials or container to be moved.
• Maintain constant review of stored material throughout the entire facility; being aware of unsafe stack patterns and making corrections on finding these deficiencies.
• Ability to accurately perform daily, quarterly or annual cycle counts.
• Maintain constant review of stored material throughout the entire facility; being aware of unsafe stack patterns and making corrections on finding these deficiencies.
• Maintains clean and organized facility to include sweeping, trash removal, consolidating pallets etc.
• Maintain safe work environment including adherence to all safety rules and reporting all accidents, near misses and unsafe conditions to management.
• Other duties assigned by supervisor.

Yard Hostler Duties:

• Must be able to operate yard goat/yard mule (semi-tractor) intended to move trailers within warehouse facility.
• Ability to maneuver Yard Goat truck through parking lots and back safely into dock doors.
• Must be safety minded and be aware of all safety hazards conditions.
• Good communication skills, ability to communicate with Supervisors/Team Leads and warehouse personnel.
• Perform required DOT pre and post trips on yard goat equipment daily.

Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Two-Three years work-related experience
• Ability to communicate in the English language, both written and spoken.
• Good organization and time management skills
• Must be able to work in hot environments
• Average ability to work out mathematical calculations, which require extending numbers by using multiplication, division, addition and subtraction.
• Ability to lift from floor level to a height of four (4) feet.
• Must be able to see and to step over obstacles with a height of 6”, and around obstacles of 40’’ x 48’’.
• Ability to lift and move objects up to 100 pounds.
• Must be able to hear forklift and related equipment.
• Must be able to stand or sit for long periods.

**Work Environment: **

This job may require you to stand for extended periods of time as well as lifting/heavy lifting is required. Must be able to work in both hot and cold environments

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 Thursday, 40+ hours per week. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel:

No travel is expected for this position.

Education and Experience:

High School Diploma, or equivalent is required Higher education is 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.