Material Handler, 1st shift

Loos•Pomfret, CT

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Material Handler is responsible for the safe, accurate, and timely movement, storage, receipt, and shipment of materials, parts, supplies, equipment, and finished goods throughout the facility. The position supports production, inventory accuracy, shipping and receiving, quality requirements, and warehouse organization while following company safety standards, work instructions, and applicable regulatory requirements. The role operates primarily in a manufacturing plant and warehouse. It involves using material-handling equipment, computer systems, inventory and shipping software, work instructions, blueprints, and specifications. The employee works the assigned first shift and may be required to work occasional overtime, weekends, holidays, other shifts, or short-term assignments to other positions based on business needs.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to learn and use company data-entry, inventory, shipping, and other computer systems.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must comply with applicable company policies, including Drug, Alcohol Abuse, and Firearms policies.
Must meet applicable U.S. government status requirements for the position, including U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual status as defined by applicable law.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Basic math and problem-solving skills.
Ability to read and understand English-language work instructions and documentation.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Dependability and sound judgment.
Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to safely operate material-handling equipment and follow established procedures.
Ability to stand or sit approximately 75%–95% of the workday, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to walk, reach, bend, push, pull, lift, carry, package, and perform repetitive movements.
Ability to move materials weighing approximately 5 to 1,000 pounds using proper body mechanics, forklifts, hoists, or other mechanical aids.
Ability to cut open product packaging using approximately 20 pounds of downward pressure.
Ability to package and handle products, finished goods, samples, or fragile items approximately 50 or more times per day.
Ability to use close vision, focus adjustment, hand-eye-foot coordination, and fine motor skills for inspection, equipment operation, packaging, documentation, and computer work.
Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers, supervisors, managers, vendors, and customers.

Nice To Haves

Previous forklift or material-handling experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Safely receive, move, store, stage, label, load, unload, and deliver materials, parts, supplies, equipment, and finished goods using forklifts, hoists, and other material-handling equipment.
Pick, issue, transfer, put away, and supply inventory to production while maintaining accurate inventory records and organized warehouse, stockroom, shipping, receiving, and production areas.
Prepare, package, verify, and process domestic and international shipments.
Identify and document shortages, damaged materials, inventory discrepancies, and nonconforming products.
Complete required paper and electronic records, including work orders, purchase orders, pick lists, shipping documents, logs, tags, and inventory transactions.
Create, update, remove, and apply inventory and quality labels, including barcodes, hold tags, RMA tags, and other required identification.
Inspect materials, parts, products, pallets, packaging, and equipment for quantity, condition, appearance, dimensions, and other applicable requirements.
Follow established procedures for handling nonconforming material, including hold, rejection, scrap, RMA, and other quality processes.
Follow OSHA, PPE, equipment-use, housekeeping, FOD, security, quality, and company safety requirements.
Promptly report safety hazards, equipment concerns, incidents, and quality issues.
Use computer systems, inventory and shipping software, work instructions, blueprints, specifications, and department procedures as required.
Communicate with supervisors, coworkers, production, purchasing, shipping, receiving, vendors, customers, and other departments regarding material needs, priorities, discrepancies, and shipment status.
Troubleshoot material, inventory, shipping, equipment, and production-support issues and assist with corrective actions and process improvements.
Participate in training, cross-training, continuous improvement, scrap reduction, and team activities as assigned.
Maintain dependable and predictable attendance and work the full assigned shift.
Perform other related duties as assigned.