MATERIAL HANDLER - Experienced

Laminate Technologies•Ridgeway, VA

About The Position

The Material Handler supplies production lines with raw materials and moves stock and other materials around the warehouse, including to and from storage, transportation vessels, and production areas. The role also ensures materials and products meet quality standards for Laminate Technologies and its customers. The position involves handling, identifying, sorting, weighing, loading, unloading, transporting, and securing materials; operating and maintaining forklifts and other equipment; recording materials-handling data; and maintaining safe, clean, and organized work areas. The Material Handler follows company and work-area safety policies, required PPE standards, the Member Handbook, and applicable standard operating procedures and work instructions, while communicating with supervisors, team leaders, and other material handlers.

Responsibilities

Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items manually or with lifting tools.
Mark or tag identification on parts and totes, and attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information.
Move freight, stock, and other materials between storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, and containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, forklifts, or other equipment.
Sort cargo before loading and unloading.
Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine assignments and material or equipment needs.
Record the number of units handled or moved using daily check sheets.
Install protective devices such as bracing, padding, or strapping to prevent items from shifting or being damaged during transport.
Direct spouts and position receptacles, including bins, carts, or containers, for loading.
Maintain equipment storage areas to protect inventory.
Operate forklift levers and controls to load, unload, transport, or stack materials.
Inspect product loads for accuracy and safety, and move them around the warehouse or facility to support timely and complete delivery.
Manually or mechanically load and unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, and other transport vehicles.
Position lifting devices around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure materials or products for transport to designated areas.
Weigh materials or products and record weights or other production data on tags or labels.
Perform routine forklift maintenance, including recharging and watering batteries.
Operate electric-powered trucks to transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
Follow company and work-area safety policies, including wearing all required PPE.
Maintain equipment and clean working areas.
Follow company policies and rules in the Member Handbook, as well as procedures in standard operating procedures and work instructions.
Communicate with supervisors, team leaders, and other material handlers about stocking and movement of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods.
Help maintain the work area, including sweeping and emptying trash.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as directed by the supervisor.