Material Handler

Benefits Include:

• Health, dental, vision, 401-K.
• Paid holidays after 60 days of employment.
• Paid vacation and sick time.

Summary

This position reports to the Shipping & Receiving Manager and is responsible for handling, moving, and storing materials.

Required Qualifications/Experiences:

• 1+ years’ experience operating a forklift or heavy machinery in a manufacturing, distribution, logistics, military, or related environment preferred
• A high school diploma or GED
• The ability to obtain and retain proper forklift/industrial vehicle license requirements
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• The ability to work successfully with a diverse workforce
• A strong work ethic to work independently with accuracy
• Basic computer skills
• Acute attention to working safely and maintaining a safe work environment

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Coordinate with the Lead Welder each day for the following:

• Setting up each weld station with material for the next production day by area by COB
• Moving completed weldments to next process location
• Ensuring all in aisles are free of in process materials
• Moving all large pipe and tube in and out of the building utilizing the material handling trailers and the overhead cranes

Coordinate with the Machine Shop Lead Operator for the following:

• Bringing required materials to the saw areas one day prior to need
• Transporting finished materials to the next process location or to intermediate storage
• Ensure the machine shop aisles are free of in process material

Working closely with the Procurement Manager for the following:

• Correcting inventory record accuracy
• Ensuring all material moved has a part number tag correctly filled out
• Maintaining production storage lot in a very organized and clean manner

Material Handler

• Ensuring 100% of all material in the production lot is accounted for, labeled/tagged, and managed.
• Help to verify incoming shipments and paperwork for accuracy

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Every Monday and Thursday afternoon prior to close of business gather and empty all garbage cans in the shop using the designated self tipping hopper.
• Daily separate and empty all scrap containers into the respective recycle dumpsters.
• Breakdown all cardboard terminal box containers and take them to the cardboard recycle area.
• Clean and wash the new forklift every Thursday afternoon prior to close of business..
• Other duties as required.

Work area restrictions:
The scope of responsibility is the Weld and Machine shop areas with secondary assistance in the assembly area.

Physical Demands:

• Standing, walking, bending, kneeling and/or sitting for long periods of time
• Climbing ladders to reach ceilings and other high objects.
• Push/Pull/Lift/Moving 50 pounds repeatedly.
• Working in adverse weather conditions