About the Role
We are looking for a Warehouse Shipping / Receiving associate to join our Fabric Logistics team and work the 2nd Shift. This role will work closely with the manufacturing area, adjusting goals and priorities to match changes in business needs, while actively supporting the material handling, shipping, receiving, and recycling needs of the facility. Standard hours are 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM, Monday through Friday, with flexibility for overtime as needed.
This position will be located at our facility in Elkton, Maryland.
Pay and Benefits:
- $21 - $28 per hour
- Factors considered in extending an offer within this pay range include (but not limited to) education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Medical, Dental and Vision benefits effective on Day 1 of employment! We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive benefits. More details are available at www.gore.com/careers/benefits
Responsibilities
- Pull and stage raw materials and supplies for manufacturing, utilizing stand up and or sit-down forklifts, along with all other material handling equipment.
- Manage material movement to and from manufacturing, on the shipping and receiving docks and or manufacturing platform staging locations including racks, carts, and supplies.
- Staging intermediate materials and preparing shipping documentation for interplant delivery
- Develop competence in all related software systems, Enterprise Resource Planning, and the Manufacturing Execution System to perform the necessary transactions (SAP knowledge is a plus).
- Work in a manufacturing environment while adhering to PPE, and procedural requirements.
- Utilize proper material handling equipment to unload/load inbound/outbound freight.
- Provide material handling support to all manufacturing and innovation teams.
- Collect recyclables from all the manufacturing areas and work closely with the Environmental Health and Safety Team to ensure compliance.
- Be responsible for personal development, including appropriate education and training.
- Learn, understand, and promote the Gore culture.
Required Qualifications
- Must have experience or be willing to learn how to operate a forklift, and all other material handling equipment in a process-oriented environment.
- Can bend and lift repetitively (<35 lbs), as required to support the operation.
- Demonstrated computer system experience, and the ability to learn new systems as required by the business.
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated basic reading and math skills (metric system).
- Demonstrated strong organizational skills are required, with a proven ability to anticipate, recognize, and analyze problems and implement appropriate solutions.
- Demonstrated history of making good product quality decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, and as a team member within, and across functions.
- Flexibility, and the ability to adjust quickly to change, is essential.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning System and Transportation Management System
- Having a minimum of 1 year logistics-warehouse experience
- Experience using Warehouse Power Industrial Equipment is a plus.
What We Offer
Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.
We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”. Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits
Gore is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.
Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.
Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the United States. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description.
