Material Handler

Victaulic • Cookeville, TN

52d • Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on material handling and warehouse operations, with responsibilities escalating through three levels of proficiency and leadership. The Material Handler is responsible for ensuring safe and efficient movement, storage, and tracking of raw materials and production components. Key duties include operating material handling equipment, maintaining inventory accuracy, supporting production schedules, and adhering to company safety standards. Higher levels involve coordinating daily activities, training junior staff, assisting with inventory investigations, and contributing to process improvements.

Requirements

• Safe material handling and warehouse practices.
• Ability to receive, move, stage, and issue raw materials and production components.
• Competency in operating forklifts, pallet jacks, and other approved material handling equipment.
• Accurate identification of material types, part numbers, heat numbers, and inventory labels.
• Ability to maintain organized inventory locations and proper material storage practices.
• Understanding of FIFO requirements and inventory control procedures.
• Proficiency in basic ERP/WMS transactions.
• Ability to maintain clean and organized work areas in accordance with company safety standards.
• Understanding of basic shipping, receiving, and inventory procedures.
• Reliable attendance, communication, and teamwork.
• Proficiency in performing inventory transactions within ERP/WMS systems.
• Ability to assist with cycle counts, inventory audits, and inventory discrepancy investigations.
• Proficiency in loading and unloading inbound and outbound shipments.
• Ability to monitor inventory organization and ensure materials are stored in correct locations.
• Ability to troubleshoot routine inventory and material flow issues.
• Strong understanding of warehouse workflow and operational priorities.
• Ability to support shipping, receiving, and production teams.
• Ability to lead daily material handling activities and coordinate workflow.
• Ability to assist supervisors with assigning tasks and monitoring completion of operational priorities.
• Ability to mentor and train material handlers on safety, inventory accuracy, equipment operation, and system processes.
• Ability to assist with inventory investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Ability to support implementation of process improvements related to warehouse organization and material flow.
• Ability to monitor staging areas, inventory locations, and workflow efficiency.
• Effective communication of operational concerns, shortages, and priorities.
• Ability to promote accountability, professionalism, teamwork, and safe work practices.
• Ability to serve as a role model for safety, quality, attendance, and operational performance.
• Compliance with all Company safety policies and OSHA requirements.
• Participation in safety meetings, toolbox talks, and required training sessions.
• Ability to assist with maintaining inventory accuracy and warehouse housekeeping standards.
• Support for annual physical inventory activities and inventory reconciliation efforts.
• Ability to assist leadership with continuous improvement initiatives and operational efficiency projects.
• Accurate and timely completion of required documentation, reports, and system transactions.

Responsibilities

• Consistently demonstrate safe material handling and warehouse practices.
• Properly receive, move, stage, and issue raw materials and production components.
• Competently operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other approved material handling equipment.
• Accurately identify material types, part numbers, heat numbers, and inventory labels.
• Maintain organized inventory locations and proper material storage practices.
• Follow FIFO requirements and inventory control procedures where applicable.
• Perform basic ERP/WMS transactions accurately.
• Maintain clean and organized work areas in accordance with company safety standards.
• Understand basic shipping, receiving, and inventory procedures.
• Demonstrate reliable attendance, communication, and teamwork.
• Efficiently coordinate movement of materials to support production schedules.
• Proficiently perform inventory transactions within ERP/WMS systems.
• Assist with cycle counts, inventory audits, and inventory discrepancy investigations.
• Proficiently load and unload inbound and outbound shipments.
• Monitor inventory organization and ensure materials are stored in correct locations.
• Assist in training less experienced material handlers on procedures and best practices.
• Troubleshoot routine inventory and material flow issues.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of warehouse workflow and operational priorities.
• Support shipping, receiving, and production teams to maintain operational efficiency.
• Lead daily material handling activities and coordinate workflow within assigned areas.
• Assist supervisors with assigning tasks and monitoring completion of operational priorities.
• Mentor and train material handlers on safety, inventory accuracy, equipment operation, and system processes.
• Assist with inventory investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Support implementation of process improvements related to warehouse organization and material flow.
• Monitor staging areas, inventory locations, and workflow efficiency to minimize downtime.
• Communicate operational concerns, shortages, and priorities effectively with leadership and production teams.
• Promote accountability, professionalism, teamwork, and safe work practices throughout the department.
• Serve as a role model for safety, quality, attendance, and operational performance.
• Ensure compliance with all Company safety policies and OSHA requirements.
• Participate in safety meetings, toolbox talks, and required training sessions.
• Assist with maintaining inventory accuracy and warehouse housekeeping standards.
• Support annual physical inventory activities and inventory reconciliation efforts.
• Assist leadership with continuous improvement initiatives and operational efficiency projects.
• Complete required documentation, reports, and system transactions accurately and timely.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed