Driver/Material Handling Technician

Curtiss-Wright Corporation•Summerville, SC

11d•$21 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

An exciting and challenging opportunity to work and be part of a team in a newly built Curtiss-Wright facility in Summerville SC! This role involves moving and staging various types of materials, performing hand tapping, cleaning, preservation, crating, and packaging for storage or shipping. The technician will also be responsible for receiving job assignments, reading and interpreting drawings, setting up work areas, and operating material handling equipment. A key part of the role includes driving a light duty box truck to an offsite warehouse for material transport and inventory management, requiring the ability to work independently. The position emphasizes safety and maintaining a clean work environment.

Requirements

Due to DoD requirements, candidates must be US citizens
Must be able to obtain and maintain DoD Security clearances and approvals
High School Graduate
Must possess a U.S. driver’s license.
Ability to operate material handling equipment, read and interpret blueprint, layout and process worksheets, and effectively communicate with others.
Lifting objects weighing 50 pounds to waist height and transporting them to a distance of 10 feet.
Working knowledge of manufacturing computer systems.

Responsibilities

Move and stage raw material, in process material, finished materials, expense materials and apparatus.
Perform material moves, clean and preserving products, and provide support to other team members.
Perform hand tapping, cleaning, preservation, crating, packaging material for storage/ or shipping.
Receive job assignment with drawing and other necessary information, including oral or written instructions from appropriate supervision or engineers when required.
Read and interpret detailed part and tool drawings.
Set up work areas and perform required operations for any assigned work scope.
Obtain all tools, fixtures and related equipment and perform work.
Delivery and stage materials to designated plant / office locations as required.
Safely operate bridge cranes, jib cranes, fork trucks, hand trucks, etc. for material handling.
Perform a variety of part kitting functions.
Perform hand tapping, cleaning, bagging and preserving materials.
Check work using proper measuring or gaging equipment as required.
Working with wood and metal creating crates for various materials blocking, bracing, foam machine, circular saw, drill, banding materials, loading and unloading trucks.
Keep equipment and work area in clean and orderly condition.
Able to work alone and stay on task.
Drive a light duty box truck and work at offsite warehouse without direct supervision.
Transport inventory to and from an offsite warehouse.
Any other functions needed to be performed to facilitate the team of the warehouse.
Observe all safety and hygiene requirements as specified and directed.