Material Handler

**Description**:
**About Us**:
Evolve Group is a fast paced rapidly growing Australian based innovator. With manufacturing at our core,we not only produce plastic moulded products to an incredibly high standard, we also focus on assisting our clients in improving their businesses through new product development, tooling manufacture and sustainability improvements. Our Brisbane-based facility combines our internationally recognised award-winning product design & development division and our advanced manufacturing division. Together we have over 45 years of experience in the international design, commercialisation, manufacturing, and fulfilment business.

**About the Role**:
We are looking for Material Handlers to join our team. We have afternoon shift (3pm to 11pm) and night shift (11pm to 7am) available.

The role is based at our manufacturing facility in Crestmead and you will be responsible to select and prepare raw materials and quantities required as per work orders for production and ensure that materials are ready and maintained throughout shifts to ensure continuous operation of our plastic injection moulding machines.

**Responsibilities**
- Forklift Operation
- Obtaining and ensuring machine operators have all required job materials such as pallets, labels, cartons etc for each job
- Preparing raw materials for machines and ensuring machine material hoppers do not run out
- Placing of raw materials where required in dryers with sufficient lead times to ensure materials are ready for scheduled production.
- Checking of work orders and material codes on materials bags to ensure correct material for machine prior to placing into machine hopper
- Mixing necessary additives with materials according to mix ratio in work order, product data sheet or as per Supervisor instructions ensuring materials are free from contamination
- Complete all required documentation and complete material stocktakes
- Regular general housekeeping ensuring a clean, tidy, and safe work environment
- Assist with granulating, disposal or recycling of reject products including sprue and other waste materials
- Use of computer to record job finalised job details and to print labels
- Wrapping of pallets using hand and automatic pallet wrappers, staging of finished goods in designed storage area

**About You**:
The successful applicant will have:

- Forklift LF licence and experience operating forklift - mandatory
- Experience working in injection moulding factories or operation of injection moulding machines would be highly regarded
- Proven experience in a hands on manufacturing environment
- Reliable, punctual and have a good work ethic
- Fit and capable of manual handling / labouring work ability to regularly lift up to 25kg
- Strong commitment to safety and quality processes, ability to follow and understand work practices and instructions
- Ability to demonstrate good teamwork skills comprising of excellent communication, accountability and process driven with attention to detail
- Willingness to learn (on the job training provided)

**What’s in it for you**:

- Great environment and supportive team

**Role Type**:

- In-house - Temporary - Full-time - Internship

**Company Overview**:

- At our core, Evolve is a very proud Australian manufacturer with an amazing team at our award winning advanced manufacturing facility right here in Brisbane. We service numerous industries - from mining to medical, baby products, automotive, building and DIY, and agricultural to name just a few - and we are very proud of that fact. Evolve Group is winning reshoring business every week due to our competitive tool and part pricing, lean manufacturing principles along with our robotics and automation services.