04 - Material Handler 4

Celestica•Richardson, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler 4 provides task leadership and technical expertise to material handlers responsible for the timely and accurate movement and control of inventory. The role performs and coordinates receiving, shipping, counting, packaging, stock rotation, part identification, and shelf-life determination, while monitoring work quality and helping the team meet group goals. It operates under general supervision, using judgment and initiative to resolve complex work issues and referring situations outside standard processes to an expert. The position may provide functional guidance to others and demonstrate work methods to new employees. The role receives, inspects, labels, and delivers incoming materials; verifies deliveries against purchase orders and shipping documents; and works with purchasing to resolve delivery or paperwork discrepancies. It prepares finished goods and other items for shipment, maintains shipping supplies, verifies counts and part numbers, prepares shipping documents and labels, coordinates carrier pickups, records shipment weights and charges, and maintains shipment files. It also researches customer claims involving incorrect, missing, or defective items and generates transactions to correct errors. The position is based in a manufacturing environment and involves exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, machinery, temperature extremes, and hazardous substances. It requires occasional sustained concentration, light physical effort, repetitive motion, standing, sitting in a confined workspace, climbing, equipment use, handling lightweight materials, and heavy manual effort, including lifting objects over 20 pounds.

Requirements

Four to five years of relevant experience.
Additional courses after high school, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; educational requirements may vary by geography.
Knowledge of warehouse, distribution, inventory control, and shipping/receiving practices.
Knowledge of personal computers and ability to learn and use applications specific to the work area.
Ability to maintain detailed and accurate records of material movement.
Basic math skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal customers.
Ability to operate warehouse equipment such as reel counters, scales, pallet jacks, and forklifts.
Ability to effectively lead a wide variety of personnel engaged in warehouse operations.
Specific certifications and/or licenses as required.

Responsibilities

Provide task leadership and technical expertise to material handlers performing inventory movement and control.
Perform receiving, shipping, counting, packaging, stock rotation, part identification, and shelf-life determination.
Facilitate accurate and timely inventory movement and control in the assigned area.
Balance personnel within the area of responsibility to minimize constraints affecting scheduled material output.
Monitor quantity and quality output and lead the team toward group goals.
Audit transaction accuracy to monitor material handlers’ performance.
Compile data and generate reports to show process effectiveness.
Identify, document, and propose solutions to processing problems.
Receive, handle, inspect, label, and deliver incoming materials.
Verify received items against purchase orders, bills of lading, and packing lists.
Work with purchasing to resolve inaccurate deliveries or incorrect delivery paperwork.
Visually inspect deliveries for loss or damage.
Prepare finished goods and other items for shipment; order and maintain shipping supplies.
Verify counts and part numbers, and prepare and pack items for shipment.
Prepare shipping documentation and labels; schedule and coordinate outgoing shipment pickups.
Interact with freight carriers as needed.
Post shipment weights and charges and maintain detailed shipment files.
Research customer claims involving wrong shipments, missing parts, or defective products and generate transactions to correct errors.
Provide functional guidance to personnel performing similar work and demonstrate work methods to new employees.