Material Handler

Koppers Inc. • Millington, TN

9d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for organizing and monitoring inventory, loading and unloading materials, and documenting orders and manifests. The Material Handler will assist with all shipping, receiving, and inventory organization efforts, and help to efficiently carry out all product loading and unloading tasks. This position involves receiving and processing new inventory, ensuring contents match manifest documents, and inspecting receivables for defects, damages, or missing items. The Material Handler will move and transfer products between various sections of the warehouse as needed, using equipment like forklifts and pallet jacks. They will also perform detailed manual inventory counts, label warehouse stock, and fulfill and track outgoing orders. Additionally, the role includes packaging and labeling goods for shipment, loading and unloading from various transport vehicles, and operating a floor sweeper. Maintaining tools and equipment, reporting malfunctions, and adhering to all warehouse policies, safety regulations, and SOPs are crucial. The Material Handler will also assist with hazardous waste management and staging trailers, vans, or tankers. This position requires collaboration with other warehouse team members to complete tasks effectively and may involve contributing to other projects to reach divisional objectives.

Requirements

• Previous experience with shipping/receiving hazardous materials preferred
• Familiar with hazardous material manifesting requirements
• Previous warehouse experience preferred
• Forklift certification and/or ability to successfully complete forklift training
• Yard mule experience and/or experience backing in trailers preferred
• Excellent verbal communicator
• Computer literate
• Familiar with common warehouse tools and equipment
• Thorough, alert, and detail-oriented
• Dependable and responsible
• Strong work ethic
• Comfortable working independently
• Makes safety a priority
• Must be able to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience with shipping/receiving hazardous materials
• Familiar with hazardous material manifesting requirements
• Previous warehouse experience
• Forklift certification
• Yard mule experience and/or experience backing in trailers

Responsibilities

• Organizes and monitors inventory
• Loads and unloads materials
• Documents orders and manifests
• Assist with all shipping, receiving, and inventory organization efforts
• Help to efficiently carry out all product loading and unloading tasks
• Receive and process new inventory, ensuring contents match manifest documents
• Inspect receivables for defects, damages, or missing items
• Unload, stack, move, and place products in appropriately designated areas
• Move and transfer products between various sections of the warehouse as needed
• Use forklifts, pallet jacks, hand carts etc. to transfer and deliver goods
• Perform detailed manual inventory counts
• Label warehouse stock for quick and easy identification and retrieval
• Stack, shelve, and stage items for storage and shipment as necessary
• Fulfill and track outgoing orders
• Collect, prepare, package, and label goods for shipment
• Load and strap/band totes and/or drums in containers for overseas shipment
• Load and unload from dry vans, containers, and flatbeds
• Double-check items to verify accuracy of outgoing orders
• Operate floor sweeper
• Ensure tools and equipment are kept clean and in working order
• Report any equipment malfunctions or issues to upper management
• Follow all warehouse policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Adhere to all health and safety rules and regulations
• Wear protective clothing and equipment as required
• Operate tools and machinery safely and efficiently according to company protocol
• Work with other warehouse team members to effectively complete assigned tasks
• Assist with staging trailers, vans, or tankers in docks or loading areas as needed via yard mule
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer status
• Consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category or characteristic protected by federal law, state, or local law.

What This Job Offers

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