MATERIAL HANDLER I - Kansas City, MO
About The Position
Material Handlers work in warehouses and production facilities to move products. They deliver production materials and supplies, stage finished products, and maintain communication throughout the facility to help meet supply demands and increase productivity. The Material Handler ensures production areas are stocked with the products needed to fulfill orders and keep work moving. The role coordinates material and kit delivery across the facility, verifies production requirements, resolves shortages, tracks critical parts, and records material damage. Work takes place inside and outside in all weather conditions and may involve moderate to heavy physical labor. Duties and responsibilities may change or be added at any time.
Requirements
- High school diploma or General Equivalency Degree (GED).
- Valid driver's license.
- At least 2 years of forklift experience.
- Understanding of warehouse software application packages.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of warehousing and production fundamentals.
- Ability to retrieve, analyze, and input data.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Proven experience coordinating and directing operations.
- Ability to grip, pull, and push heavy objects.
- Ability to work with hands and perform routine lifting up to 100 pounds.
- Ability to stand for extended periods.
Nice To Haves
- Previous heavy equipment experience.
- Established warehouse expertise.
- Established production expertise.
- Highly efficient warehouse techniques and skills.
Responsibilities
- Work with the management team to understand daily line demand.
- Validate kit contents for various factory areas.
- Follow procedures for locating, procuring, or reissuing missing parts and delivering them to areas of shortage.
- Coordinate with production, sales, and warehouse teams to expedite production needs.
- Collaborate on and reconcile missing-parts-in-station occurrences.
- Deliver kits on time to every work area in the facility.
- Assist with material movement and storage locations.
- Verify production needs throughout the shop to minimize production downtime.
- Ensure kits and parts reach the correct build station and trailer serial number.
- Work with warehouse personnel to complete kits requested for the production line when parts are known to be short.
- Remove or replace parts when required by in-process changes.
- Record material damage during production, initiate disposition procedures, and replace materials as needed.
- Review orders for completeness and forward incomplete orders for further processing according to reporting procedures.
- Anticipate production needs by area at least three days in advance.
- Track and record accuracy of the critical parts tracker.
- Communicate inaccuracies to leadership promptly.
- Work overtime, including weekends, public holidays, and evenings, as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
