Material Handler

Job Description

Job Description

Department : Hull Rd

Reports To : Plant Manager

Classification : Non-exempt (Hourly)

Monday - Friday (6am-2 : 30pm)

Job Summary :

Responsible for safely and efficiently handling incoming and outgoing steel materials, ensuring proper documentation, organization, and quality control. This role supports shipping, receiving, production, and storage areas by loading and unloading trucks, preparing shipments.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities :

• Load and unload trucks, including vans and flatbeds, using forklifts and overhead cranes.
• Conduct a visual check of incoming material to verify accuracy against paperwork and inspect for quality issues such as rust, gouges, or other defects.
• Email receiving paperwork to Order Management for entry into Plex.
• Correctly tag material and log information into the receiving system.
• Manage outdoor bays by transporting and organizing material and bins, maintaining a safe and efficient outdoor storage layout.
• Consolidate and relocate materials to maximize space and improve workflow.
• Prepare shipments by identifying the correct material and bins, scanning into Plex, and verifying order quantities.
• Ensure accuracy and efficiency to allow shippers to be loaded and dispatched quickly.
• Load material onto saw tables by staging bundles, moving them into position, and place material onto the correct saw.
• Remove completed FG (finished goods) bins from saws, relocate them to the proper storage area, and replace them with empty bins.
• Organize FG bins to maintain smooth coordination between production and shipping; communicate with saw operators to ensure finished goods and raw bundles are accessible when needed.
• Assist in the saw shop with cleanup, collecting bar ends and trim cuts, and monitoring saw operations when the operator must step away.
• Operate advanced Plex functions including bundle splitting, purchase order lookups, pick lists, and managing dispatch schedules.
• Operate forklifts and overhead cranes safely, including advanced functions such as stacking bundles and moving material from outdoor storage.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support shipping, receiving, and production flow.

Job Qualifications :

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Physical and Environmental Requirements

Authority :

All employees at this facility have responsibility and authority to note areas of product or customer issues and bring it to management’s attention.

Employee Acknowledgement

I acknowledge that I have reviewed this job description, and I understand and can perform the essential functions and other requirements of the position, with or without accommodation. I agree that if there is anything in the job description that I do not understand, I will seek clarification from my supervisor or Human Resources. I understand that Capital Steel & Wire has the right to revise this job description at any time. I acknowledge that Capital Steel & Wire is an at-will employer, which means that either I or the company can terminate the relationship at any time. This job description does not supersede the at-will status and does not constitute an employment contract for any specified period.