Job Title – Material Handler

Division: Operations

Location: Piscataway, NJ

Reports To:  Supervisor, Production

Shift:  M-F, 6AM - 2PM

Who We Are: 

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

At L'Oréal Operations, we create innovative, inclusive, and sustainable beauty together with our business partners by designing, developing, sourcing, manufacturing, and distributing over 6 billion products globally every year. We support over 36 brands across four L’Oréal divisions. We are consumer-oriented, and we act responsibly all along the value chain. Come join our dynamic team!

What You Will Learn:

Works under the general direction of the Warehouse, Packaging and Processing Supervisors or other supervision as designated by the Employer. The Material Handler is responsible for keeping the warehouse and production activities running efficiently and safely within the established quality and production standards. The Material Handler will supply production areas with components, raw materials, bulk, and finished goods from various warehouse locations.

• Load, unload, and move materials within the plant and warehouse by reading work orders/invoices or by following oral instructions.
• Load materials into vehicles or convey materials to and from storage or worksite to designated areas by safely operating Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT) equipment including scissors lift, sit down and stand up forklifts, double deeps, taylor dunns, powered hand trucks, or other devices.
• Must be willing to and successfully pass a test to determine the ability to safely operate all types of PIT equipment. The test may be written, oral or practical and one of each type may be given if deemed necessary by the Employer.
• Count, weigh, and record the number of units of materials moved or handled on a daily transaction sheet and/or in computer system.
• Perform timely and accurate inventory transactions in the inventory tracking IT system.
• Attach identifying tags or labels to material or mark information on cases or other containers.
• Handle a variety of raw materials in packaging or container form as necessary for manufacturing operations, utilizing mechanical equipment as required.
• Responsible for movement, documentation and supply of incoming components and bulk to the packaging lines and finished product and materials from the lines to the staging area.
• Responsible for movement, documentation and supply of incoming raw materials to and from the warehouse and pre-weigh areas.
• Perform accurate cycle counting functions as directed, to include weighing of raw materials when required.
• Handle waste from production areas for the purpose of disposal or recycling.
• Responsible for replacing non-conforming pallets with grade A pallets as required by hygiene standards.
• Change and wrap pallets manually or by using a machine.
• Clean internal plastic pallets as required by hygiene standards.
• Abide by all GMP, hygiene, and safety standards in the operation of equipment and handling of finished goods, components, bulk, raw materials, and particles.
• Clean pallets on the inbound and in warehousing areas with cleaning systems provided as required by hygiene standards.
• Assist in the operation of the department with particular care toward, quality control, safety, housekeeping, production control and L’Oreal operating procedures.
• Participation in continuous improvement opportunities.
• Must be capable of doing repeated bending, lifting and standing for long hours.
• Must be proficient in the English language (Able to speak and write effectively).
• Must be able to work off shifts.  
• Communicate orally with supervisors, other employees, vendors, and clients.
• Complete paperwork and computer work.
• Assist other warehouse employees as needed or required.

What We Are Looking For:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably cosmetics.

What’s In It For You:

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products)
• Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs

Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

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Our Safe Together Plan: Your safety is our highest priority. We will proceed with caution and adhere to enhanced protection standards to ensure our sites are safe for all employees. We must all operate with the shared responsibility for each other’s health & safety in mind.