Distribution Material Handler

Oregon Tool • Kansas City, KS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Distribution Material Handler supports shipping functions at Oregon Tool’s North American Distribution Center (NADC), contributing to safety, quality, and productivity through knowledge of company systems. The role is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and works Tuesday through Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. The hourly rate is $20, with an additional $1 per hour for hours worked on second shift.

Requirements

• High school diploma or nationally recognized, regionally accredited equivalent.
• At least six months of experience operating a stand-up narrow-aisle reach truck and an order selector.
• Experience with a computer-based warehouse management system.
• Ability to repeatedly lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to work effectively and communicate with others in a team environment.
• English fluency for safety, training, and documentation purposes.
• Ability to complete responsibilities in a timely, professional, and quality manner.
• Analytical problem-solving skills, including finding relevant information and assessing its importance when making decisions.
• Effective written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly in technical and nontechnical terms.
• Ability to translate specific goals into action and follow through to achieve them.

Nice To Haves

• SAP experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing concepts.
• Creative thinking.
• Ability to collaborate effectively, including with globally dispersed teams.
• Personal integrity, willingness to learn, and initiative to identify and act on opportunities to improve organizational performance.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklifts to pick, pack, move, and consolidate customer orders for shipment.
• Pick the correct quantity and type of product, match quantities to purchase orders, and pack products to prevent shipment damage.
• Use a computer and SAP to document products moved.
• Assemble products efficiently, and tag, label, or mark orders as required.
• Ensure outbound shipments are accurate and investigate or help resolve shipment discrepancies.
• Meet work schedules and deadlines, seek leadership guidance when needed, and follow leadership direction.
• Provide training to team members as needed.
• Coordinate with the supervisor or lead from the previous or next shift to determine priorities and maintain workflow.
• Communicate openly through conversation and formal and informal documents.
• Clean work areas and remove trash to designated areas during daily duties.
• Identify and report safety hazards and follow evacuation and emergency procedures.
• Apply relevant hazard communication, lockout/tag-out, machine guarding, bloodborne pathogen, and confined-space requirements.
• Use required personal protective equipment, including gloves, safety glasses, steel-toe shoes, and hearing protection.
• Follow proper bending, lifting, pushing, and pulling techniques, and comply with motorized equipment and pedestrian safety practices.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits available on day one, with no waiting period.
• 401(k) matching: 100% of the first 3% contributed and 50% of the next 3%, for a 4.5% match on a 6% contribution.
• Retirement Savings Plus Plan.
• Earn up to 120 hours of vacation during the first year of service.
• Paid holidays.
• One paid Community Involvement Day per calendar year.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Safety shoes reimbursed up to $120 per year.

What This Job Offers

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