Material Handler 2 - Shipping
About The Position
The Material Handler 2 performs shipping, packaging, and material-handling tasks. The role includes loading and unloading trucks, sorting packages, packaging finished goods for shipping or storage according to material plans and government Method-packaging requirements, and handling materials according to required procedures. The position performs shipping transactions and related computer-system data entry, including customer and government shipping approvals, inventory updates, and required paperwork. It also involves basic to moderately complex troubleshooting and data manipulation, communicating with other groups, and moving products between stages of work, including lifting items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Experience with stockroom, material handling, or inventory.
- Ability to operate a hand jack and lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
- Adequate hand/eye coordination and visual acuity to perform required tasks.
- Computer proficiency for data entry, customer web-based interface programs, product status updates, and time entry.
- Ability to read and fully comprehend written instructions in English.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team.
- Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentage calculations.
- Ability to perform and understand required measurements and dimensions.
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and blueprints.
- Knowledge of, or ability to learn, electrostatic discharge rules for manufacturing or material handling.
- Ability to understand statistical process control data.
- Reasoning ability to address problems with several variables that may not have standardized solutions.
- Ability to manage conflict and participate in team activities.
- Ability and willingness to recommend process improvements.
- Follow work instructions unless authorized written permission to deviate is provided.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with related equipment and processes.
- Ability to work in a manufacturing or warehousing environment.
- Obtain and maintain a Hazmat shipping designation.
- Obtain and maintain required certifications, which may include hands-on training, written tests, work-sample review, and visual examination.
Responsibilities
- Perform packaging and shipping tasks.
- Load and unload trucks using a pallet jack or other applicable equipment.
- Handle materials according to required handling procedures.
- Follow material plans and prepare packages for shipping or storage, including government Method-packaging.
- Sort packages and package finished goods.
- Perform shipping transactions and basic to moderately complex troubleshooting and data manipulation.
- Enter data and perform transactions in customer and government shipping approval computer systems.
- Review and input required data into computer systems and maintain inventory accuracy.
- Move products from one stage to the next, including lifting up to 50 pounds.
- Complete required paperwork accurately.
- Communicate with other groups.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health savings accounts
- 401(k) savings plan
- Disability coverage
- Life and accident insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Legal plan
- Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Military leave
- Bereavement leave
- Applicable federal and state sick leave
- Recognition awards, which may be monetary or non-monetary
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
