Water Spider/ Material Handler

Danfoss is hiring for a Water Spider at our world class Utica location.

The Water Spider will be responsible for keeping materials and paperwork needed to perform an operation in stock at the point of use in assigned production areas. This position will also be accountable for the general organization of material in their assigned area and the monitoring of ERP data to highlight possible issues, material shortage and impact to the production areas.

In the “just in time” concept, Water Spiders take care of all material transport around the processes. Water Spiders allow operators to concentrate on value adding activities while supporting good efficiency and effectiveness of the operators and machines. The Water Spider will spend most of their day out on the shop floor. They will be required to transport materials throughout the factory at times; up to and including proficient operation of forklifts.

This position will be a Mon-Fri 8-hours/day position until the beginning of 2022 when the position will convert to 3 day-4 day 12 hours schedule. Shifts will be Every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, every other Wednesday or Every other Wednesday, Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, you must be available to be assigned any shift as needed.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all agreements concerning moving and the supply of materials are observed.
• Ensure that required parts are always available at the agreed place and time.
• Prepare, communicate, and execute a plan to effectively provide material and any required paperwork needed to run the next job in queue for assigned work centers.
• Coordinate with Material Handlers, Planners, Team Coordinators and Warehouse Technicians with movement of material from Warehouse to ensure parts are ready to run when they are scheduled; from raw material stock to lines, between lines, and between Receiving and the lines.
• Coordinate with Team Coordinators and Planners to ensure that the correct jobs are being prepared for each work center.
• Organize incoming and outgoing parts in your assigned area while maintaining organization and consistency throughout the department.
• Ensure that material and storage, in their area of assignment, appears clean and tidy.
• React and take immediate actions in case of changes in priority.
• Participate in continuous improvement and cost saving initiatives.
• Participate in EH&S and Quality initiatives.
• Working according to standard operation procedures

Background/Skills:

• A proactive team player who is a self-starter with constant attention to improvement.
• Must possess excellent reasoning and communication skills.
• Candidate must be extremely focused and organized.
• This role will require a high level of energy, creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in MS office (Outlook, Excel, Word)
• Ability to walk or stand for long periods of time.
• Previous Assembly or Material Handling experience (including Forklift) preferred
• Knowledge and experience with SAP preferred

We are Engineering Tomorrow
The world faces growing populations, booming urbanization and rapid climate change. At Danfoss, we engineer ready-to-use solutions to these challenges. We build energy-efficient solutions that reduce food loss and make cities cleaner – using digital technology to make systems smarter and more connected – and we engineer innovative new ways to save energy and transition to clean energy for the good of our climate.

Join Danfoss
Danfoss gives you unique opportunities to put your skills to good use, make an impact and shape an exciting career. We encourage employees to take charge, do extraordinary things and run the business like it was their own. Danfoss is a leading technology company where you get to work with – and learn from – expert colleagues with a wide range of professional and cultural backgrounds. Join Danfoss to be part of a world-class team of over 27,000 people in 56 countries that engineer tomorrow and build a better future.

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Danfoss is an EO employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Overtime

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Work Location: One location