EHS Technician in Waco, Minnesota at VanTran Industries, Inc.

Job Summary: The EHS Material Handler is responsible for the safe transporting, organizing, and staging materials and components required for the safety of production in a heavy industrial environment. This role plays a critical part in maintaining production flow, ensuring accurate inventory, and upholding safety and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Load, unload, move, and stage raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods using forklifts, pallet jacks, cranes, and other heavy equipment.
• Deliver materials to production lines in a timely and accurate manner based on production schedules and work orders.
• Verify incoming and outgoing materials against documentation (packing slips, work orders, inventory lists) to ensure accuracy.
• Support inventory control by accurately labeling, counting, and recording materials in designated systems.
• Collect and track data for outgoing waste products, coordinate waste pickup, verify proper labeling is on every outgoing container and match it to paperwork.
• Assist in tracking shortages, damaged items, and inventory discrepancies and report them to the supervisor or materials coordinator.
• Maintain clean and organized storage areas, production staging zones, and warehouse spaces.
• Follow all safety guidelines, including PPE requirements, Lockout/Tagout procedures, and equipment operation standards.
• Participate in loading and unloading trucks and securing loads as needed.
• Support continuous improvement and 5S initiatives related to material flow and workspace organization.
• Communicate effectively with production teams, supervisors, and logistics staff to ensure material and safety equipment needs are met proactively.
• Maintain, clean and inspect safety stations including but not limited to fire extinguishers, eye wash stations and first aid kits, as well as coordinate refill of such items.
• Provide first Aid and clean up job site after an injury, should one occur.

Qualifications:

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be computer literate and able to easily learn ERP systems.
• Experience in Manufacturing Industry.

Preferred

• Technical training or certification in safety.

Skills and Competencies:

· Ethical Practice

· Communication Proficiency

· Attention to Detail

· Critical Thinking

· Interpersonal Skills

· Leadership

· Self-Motivated

· Time Management

· Decision Making

· Ownership of Projects

· Accountable to Objectives

· Organizational Skills

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office products