04 - Material Handler 4 1 1

Celestica•Richardson, TX

8d•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. It monitors team performance and output, audits transaction accuracy, balances personnel to support scheduled material output, generates process-effectiveness reports, and identifies and proposes solutions to processing problems. The position handles incoming materials through inspection, labeling, and delivery; verifies receipts against purchase orders and shipping documents; and works with Purchasing to resolve delivery or paperwork discrepancies. It also prepares products for shipment, maintains shipping supplies, verifies counts and part numbers, prepares shipping documents and labels, coordinates carrier pickups, records weights and charges, and maintains shipment files. The role investigates customer claims involving incorrect or incomplete shipments or defective products and enters transactions to correct errors. Work is performed under general supervision, with judgment and initiative required to resolve complex tasks. The employee may provide functional guidance to others and demonstrate work methods to new employees. Duties are performed in a manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, machinery, temperature extremes, and hazardous substances. The position requires occasional concentration, light physical effort, 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.
Facilitate timely and accurate movement and control of inventory in the assigned area.
Perform receiving, shipping, counting, packaging, stock rotation, part identification, and shelf-life determination.
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 and monitor material handlers’ performance.
Compile data and generate reports on process effectiveness.
Identify, document, and propose solutions for 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, including verifying counts and part numbers and packing items.
Order and maintain supplies needed to ship products.
Prepare shipping documentation and labels; schedule and coordinate outgoing shipment pickups.
Interact with freight carriers as needed.
Record weights and shipping charges and maintain detailed shipment files.
Research and validate customer claims involving wrong shipments, missing parts, or defective products, and generate transactions to correct errors.
May provide functional guidance to colleagues and demonstrate work methods to new employees.