Since 1980, NAI has been a leader in nutritional health, bringing whole food-based supplements to a global population. NAI is a leading expert and manufacturer of dietary supplements, and we are involved in every facet of the industry, including research, development, manufacturing, marketing, and advocacy. As a company, we continue to grow with manufacturing locations in Vista and Carlsbad, CA. We are looking for seasoned and entry level candidates that are interested in working for global company with opportunities for growth, development, competitive pay, and benefits.
Benefits:
- Free medical (one plan) and other medical plan options
- Dental, vision, life insurance and other voluntary benefit options.
- $1,000 Referral program
- 3 weeks vacation and 11 paid holidays
- 401K including company matching and profit sharing
- Opportunities for advancement
- Comprehensive training
- Tuition Reimbursement and more!
Summary
- Performs duties associated with the physical receipt, transfer, and corresponding BaaN transactions for all raw materials and finished goods that flow through NAI. By end of orientation period, must have knowledge and competently perform duties related to the specific position assigned.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Follows work orders or oral instructions to determine materials or containers to be moved.
- Receives, opens, and stores incoming materials and components and maintains receiving inbound inventory.
- Loads, unloads and packs materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, shelves, and conveyor systems by hand or using packaging equipment. Secures product in cartons using filler materials and sealing tape.
- Counts, weighs and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet or manifest entry. Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales, or other containers.
- Safely operates industrial truck, electric hoist, or pallet jack to assist in loading materials and products.
- Lifts heavy materials by hand or with power hoist.
- Cleans and maintains work areas and machines and equipment. Inspects powered equipment prior to the beginning of the shift.
- Attends all company training sessions. Meets performance standards for quality, productivity, reliability, initiative, safety, and work relationships.
- Complies with company policies, procedures, and state, federal, and local laws.
- Fully complies with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s) and health and safety regulations.
- Completes the daily inspection of powered equipment such as forklifts, power pallet jacks and order
- pickers.Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Receiving Duties - Raw Materials in Vista 1 & Carlsbad Farnsworth
- Inspects trailer prior to unloading following the Trailer Inspection Checklist, noting any damages to containers.
- Unwraps all pallets to inspect for damage to individual containers. Receives materials being delivered to NAI by vendor lot number, including entry and receipt into dock log and BaaN.
- Attaches barcode labels to all individually received material containers and delivers appropriate materials and documentation to Quality group.
- Handles inbound process of released materials from receiving dock to main warehouse.
Receiving Duties – Packaging Components in Vista 2
- Inspects trailer prior to unloading following the Trailer Inspection Checklist, noting any damages to containers.
- Receives materials being delivered to NAI including entry and receipt into dock log and BaaN.
- Attaches barcode labels to all individually received material containers and delivers appropriate materials and documentation to Quality group.
- Handles inbound process of released materials from receiving dock to main warehouse.
Production Support Duties
- Performs material selection for production batches and transfers batches to process operators in the Manufacturing Suites
- Reports batch completions into inventory and removes materials from inventory for use on sales orders when requested.
- Prepares and transfers blended materials from main warehouse to Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Department.
- Transfers and returns raw material partials from Packaging and Manufacturing Suites to the appropriate Warehouse. Verifies product (bulk) from encapsulation, tableting, and coating and properly stores until released from Quality. Once released, moves product to assigned location or warehouse.
Order Picking - Packaging Materials
- From Material Pick List, selects materials for packaging batches and transfers batches to plastic pallets prior to staging for the packaging floor.
- Requests, prepares and transfers QA approved bulk from Manufacturing to Packaging. Processes packaging run returns back into inventory.
Order Picking – Raw Materials – Powders & Capsules
- From Material Pick List, selects raw material powders and capsules for Production using First In First Out picking strategy, loading materials on plastic pallets.
- Stages picked raw material powders for Weighing Dept. and moves capsules to the Production Floor, providing batch identification labels for each pallet staged.
- Transfers the material to the Weighing Dept. using an RF Scanner.
- Processes packaging run returns back into inventory.
Shipping – Finished Goods Orders
- Verifies the Customer Order using the Order Acknowledgement form to determine the size of the order for space requirements.
- Retrieves completed pallets from the Packaging Dept. and processes by strapping & wrapping.
- Following strapping and wrapping, stages the order in the designated area awaiting pick up.
- When truck arrives, loads the truck, following the SOP processes for trailer inspection and shipping an outbound order, following specific Customer specifications, and labelling.
- Transacts the order in Baan and completes any post shipment communication to Client Service, Planners and Customer representatives.
Shipping – Outside Vendor Processes
- Follows the schedule set forth by the Planning Dept. for the shipment of raw materials and packaging components to outside vendors for sales order fulfillment or processes required in the production process.
- Picks materials and stages for shipment based on the direction of the Planner’s kitting email.
- Generates a Packing List and Bill of Lading for the individual shipment.
- Communicates to the Inventory Control Department, sending a file copy of the Packing List and Bill of Lading.
- When the truck arrives, loads truck, following the SOP process for outbound order processing.
Truck Driving – Vista Only
- Perform daily inspections of the truck using the approved checklist.
- Operates the truck on material movements to and from Vista 1 & Vista 2.
- Loads and unloads truck using a power pallet jack.
- Skills include proper backing into a dock, proper braking with a load and dock parking including chocking the wheels.
- No commercial driver’s license is required to operate the NAI truck.
Truck Driving – Streets and Highways
- Perform daily inspections of the truck using approved checklist.
- Skilled enough to operate the truck wherever deliveries or pick ups are required.
- Must have the ability to drive on streets and highways, paying particular attention to making proper turns and maintaining lane centering.
- Truck Driving – Vista Only is a Pre-requisite for this skill.
Material Returns for Credit or Disposal
- From the direction of the Purchasing Department, receives the document titled Advice of Product Return for Credit and works with the Quality Department to locate the material.
- Follows the disposition instructed by Purchasing and takes the material to the Shipping Department if being returned and disposing of the material properly if being scrapped.
- If shipping material back, contacts Purchasing to inform of pallet count, dimensions and weight so a pick up can be arranged.
- Loads the truck upon arrival and fills out the Shipping Department portion of the Purchasing Document.
- Signed document, along with Shipping paperwork is sent to Accounting. A copy of the completed Advice of Product Return for Credit is retained in the Shipping Department files.
Other Duties
- Other duties as assigned by Warehouse Supervisor including but not limited to unloading trucks, cleaning the warehouse, maintaining forklift, pallet jack & cleaning logs, preparing and moving material to Vista 2 building and any activity supporting NAI operations.
Qualifications
- Required: High school diploma or GED; English literacy (read, speak and write English); basic math skills; computer competency; mechanical aptitude.
- Forklift certified.At least one year of previous warehouse experience, preferably in manufacturing within the food, pharmaceutical, or nutraceutical industries; knowledge of cGMP’s.
- Physical Demands
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
NAI is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
Following a conditional offer of employment, satisfactory completion of a background check (including criminal records check) is required prior to beginning employment. Any offer of employment may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current NAI employee who was conditionally offered the position.
Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $21.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Language:
Ability to Relocate:
- Carlsbad, CA: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person