Material Handler I

Job Details

Description

Position Overview :

• Receives and unloads freight both manually or with equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks; checks for damaged goods;
• verifies quantity and quality of order; verifies items received with purchase order; wraps, packages, and ships supplies;
• delivers and retrieves supplies to and from work or storage areas; tags and issues supplies; stocks shelves and rotates inventory;

may receive, store, and ship flammable, or caustic and hazardous material; may maintain equipment. Other related duties as assigned.

Essential Job Functions :

• Handling, storing, and shipping materials or supplies
• Operating material handling equipment, pallet jacks, etc.
• Accessing information on a computer
• Review documents for accuracy and completeness
• Safely operate a forklift to handle material
• Ability to identify grades and types of sheet metal and pipe
• Adhere to company policies, procedures, and rules
• Create and maintain a safe and sanitary working environment
• Maintain a positive, team-oriented attitude
• Support a philosophy of zero accidents by following all applicable safety procedures and maintaining equipment to operate in the safest way possible
• Flexibility to work hours necessary to meet plant requirement
• Verify accuracy of on hand material quantities
• Set bin location son structuring locations
• Place labels on appropriate material locations
• Communicates material needs to Supervisors, buyers and vendors
• Assist in updating BOMs / PNIDs
• Audit material kits
• Daily pm / inspections on warehouse forklifts
• Other various task as assigned

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (Including Educational Requirements) :

• High School Diploma or Equivalent is required
• Have 2-3 years work experience in manufacturing setting
• Intermittent skills with the latest versions of MS Office : Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates that currently reside within the immediate geographical area (50 miles) of facility location will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications :

• 2 years experience in manufacturing inventory position
• ERP experience

Physical Requirements :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to stand, sit and / or walk on a hard surface as well as safely bend, stoop, reach, climb steps and use ladder.
• Lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to push / pull using 100lb of force.
• Vision abilities required : close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Vision to accurately read all related distribution documents and computer monitor screens.
• Outdoor work requiring heavy physical labor
• Worker is subjected to weather elements and must be accustomed to performing tasks in potentially adverse conditions.

Other Skills / Abilities :

• Knowledge of basic math skills, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing
• Good written / oral communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Inventory data entry knowledge
• Knowledge of design techniques, principles, tools, and instruments involved in the production and use of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
• Knowledge of inputs, outputs, raw materials, waste, quality control, assets, and techniques used for maximizing the manufacturing of products
• Must be able and willing to work hours beyond the standard work week schedule when needed
• This individual should able to support the organizational efforts in continuing to establish a zero incident Safety culture

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to : veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, religion, sex, age (40 and over), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law.

Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers.

Furthermore, it is Company policy to provide equal opportunity to individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable laws.

This policy of non-discrimination shall include, but not be limited to recruiting, hiring, promotions, demotions or transfers, layoffs, recalls, terminations, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training, and recruitment or recruitment advertising.

The Company will provide reasonable accommodations to any employee with a known disability who is otherwise qualified to perform the essential functions of his / her job, unless such an accommodation would present undue hardship on the Companys business operations or unless doing so causes a direct threat to the health and safety of the employee or others in the workplace.

An employee who believes that he / she requires a reasonable accommodation because of a disability must notify Human Resources.

The Company is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at the Company are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications.