Distribution Material Handler

Oregon Tool • Kansas City, KS

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for supporting shipping functions at the NADC including safety, quality and productivity through knowledge around Oregon Tool’s systems. The Oregon Tool North American Distribution Center is located at 10331 NW Transcon Drive Kansas City, MO, 64153. This role involves operating forklifts to pick and pack customer orders efficiently, ensuring the correct products are selected and packaged for shipment. It also includes using computer systems like SAP to document product movement, transporting orders, assembling products for shipment, and tagging/labeling orders as required. The position requires investigating and resolving shipment discrepancies, matching product quantities to purchase orders, and ensuring parts are packed to prevent damage during transit. Accuracy of outbound shipments is critical. The role demands diligent work to meet schedules and deadlines, seeking leadership guidance when needed, and supporting leadership by following directions. Training team members and collaborating with supervisors/leads from previous/next shifts to ensure proper workflow are also key responsibilities. Maintaining open communication through formal and informal documents and conversations is essential. Daily duties include cleaning work areas, identifying and reporting safety hazards, following emergency procedures, and understanding/applying hazard communication standards, lockout/tag-out, machine guarding, bloodborne pathogens, and confined spaces as applicable. Proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, safety glasses, steel toe shoes, and hearing protection is required, along with adhering to safe bending, lifting, pushing, pulling, and motorized equipment safety techniques.

Requirements

• High School diploma or nationally recognized regionally accredited equivalent required
• Minimum of six (6) months experience operating: Stand-up narrow -aisle reach truck
• Order selector
• Computer-based warehouse management system experience required, SAP preferred
• Ability to lift 50lbs repetitively
• Must be able to work effectively and communicate with others in a team environment
• Must be able to take initiative, seeking and acting on opportunity to improve the organization's performance
• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing concepts
• English fluency for safety, training and documentation purposes
• Able to complete responsibilities in a timely, professional and quality manner
• Solve problems analytically; search out relevant information and gauge its importance when making decisions
• Effective written and oral communication skills; able to express oneself clearly and in technical and nontechnical terms
• Creative thinker
• Collaborative and effective team player and able to work with teams who are globally dispersed
• Set a good example of personal integrity
• Demonstrate ability and willingness to learn; seek out development activities to improve skills and increase knowledge; learn from other team members and own mistakes
• Take initiative, seek and act on opportunities to improve organization performance
• Ability to translate specific goals into action and follow through to achieve goals

Responsibilities

• Operate forklifts in performance of order picking and packing
• Efficiently pick customer orders for shipment, ensuring correct number and type of product is packaged for shipment
• Using computer and SAP to document produce moved
• Transport order to consolidation using forklift
• Assemble various products in most efficient manner for shipment
• Tag, label or mark orders as required
• Investigate and assist in resolving shipment discrepancies
• Match product quantity to purchase order
• Pack orders in a manner as to not damage parts during shipment
• Ensure outbound shipments are accurate
• Work diligently to meet work schedules and deadlines
• Seek leadership when there are questions, and support leadership by following direction
• Provide training to team members as needed
• Work with supervisor/lead from previous/next shift to determine priorities and ensure proper work flow
• Maintain open communication through conversation and both formal and informal documents
• Clean and remove trash to designated areas of work and throughout daily duties
• Identify and report safety hazards
• Follow evacuation / emergency procedures
• Understand and apply hazard communication standard, lockout/tag-out, machine guarding, blood borne pathogens and confined spaces as applies to position
• Understand and use correct gloves, safety glasses, steel toe shoes and hearing protection when required
• Follow proper bending, lifting, pushing, and pulling techniques
• Adhere to motorized equipment usage and pedestrian safety

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits available on day one (no waiting period)
• 401k matching (100% of first 3%, 50% of next 3% = 4.5% match on 6% contribution)
• Retirement Savings Plus Plan
• Earn up to 120 hours vacation during your first year of service
• Paid holidays
• One paid Community Involvement Day available per calendar year
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Global company with small company feel
• Safety shoes reimbursed at $120 per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED