Material Handler

Novagard Solutions•Cleveland, OH

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler is responsible for executing accurate, disciplined material movement across the warehouse and production floor to ensure physical inventory aligns with system records. This role serves as the frontline owner of material flow, ensuring all material transfers, bin movements, and work order staging are properly scanned and recorded in the system. Material Handlers support receiving and raw material binning, stage materials accurately for production, maintain bin and FIFO discipline, and identify discrepancies between physical inventory and system data. By ensuring correct execution at the point of movement, this role plays a critical part in protecting inventory accuracy, reducing production delays, and supporting efficient, reliable operations. The position will safely operate a fork lift to move raw materials, in process goods, and finished products to designated areas.

Requirements

Must be able to read and understand work order instructions and schedules.
Must be physically fit to lift up to 50 pounds
Basic math skills
Basic computer skills
Ability to read & write in English
Comprehension of written instructions
Attention to details
An ability to safely operate equipment and necessary tools
The ability to read and write in English (Required)
High School diploma or GED (Required)

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Continuous Improvement Concepts (Desired)

Responsibilities

Execute material movement between Receiving, Quality Control, Warehouse, Production, WIP, and Finished Goods locations
Ensure materials move through defined, controlled flows and follow FIFO where applicable
Identify and escalate blocked, unclear, or non standard material flows
Scan all material transfers using RF Smart to ensure physical movements are accurately reflected in the system
Ensure there are no physical material moves without corresponding system transactions
Support accurate system transactions for transfers, consumption, returns, and staging
Assist with prompt binning of received raw materials
Assign correct bin locations based on material size, usage, and labeling standards
Prevent materials from sitting unbinned or staged without system visibility
Scan materials into correct bin locations
Verify bin labels and physical layout accuracy
Correct obvious bin errors immediately or escalate issues to Inventory Control as needed
Accurately stage materials for production work orders
Verify correct material, lot, quantity, and location prior to staging
Ensure all staged materials are fully scanned and visible in the system
Perform spot checks and visual validations during daily work
Flag discrepancies between physical inventory and system data
Support the Inventory Control Specialist by acting as the first line of defense against inventory inaccuracies