Material Handler (3-11 PM)

Wavepoint Warehousing, Inc. • Erie, PA

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About The Position

Wavepoint is a third-party logistics provider offering trucking, warehousing, and brokerage services. The Material Handler operates forklifts and other powered equipment to move, locate, relocate, stack, count, load, and unload merchandise in the warehouse. The role includes order selection and inspection and requires safe, efficient equipment operation and adherence to Wavepoint Warehousing’s operational and safety policies and procedures. The Material Handler may also unstack, pack, shrink-wrap, and restack pallets to create customer display packs.

Requirements

• Prior forklift experience.
• Safe driving operations.
• Detail-oriented and results-driven.
• Must be able to speak, read, and understand English.
• Simple problem-solving skills.
• Able to stand 4–8 hours per day and walk for short periods.
• Able to lift 10–60 pounds, including occasional heavy lifting, overhead lifting, lifting from floor level, and lifting while moving the body in various motions.
• Able to push and pull.
• Able to climb and balance off the forklift, on trucks and docks, and wherever stepping up or down is required.
• Able to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Responsibilities

• Inspect trailers and inbound materials for shipment damage, contamination, and infestation, and report damage to supervision.
• Verify quantities, lot numbers, and production code dates against manifests and driver documents; report shortages, misplacements, and discrepancies to supervision.
• Safely and efficiently unload inbound trailer shipments.
• Move products to appropriate storage locations.
• Pull and prepare products for shipment, verifying locations, quantities, and lot numbers against picking documents.
• Perform picking duties efficiently to meet customer service standards.
• Inspect trailers and outbound materials for damage, contamination, and infestation, and report damage to supervision.
• Move products safely and efficiently from staging or storage areas into trailers.
• Load, unload, move, stack, and stage products and materials using sit-down and stand-up forklifts or other powered equipment with various attachments.
• Inspect equipment daily before work begins to confirm it is operational and meets safety requirements, and report issues to supervision.
• Operate equipment safely and efficiently according to prescribed work methods.
• Maintain appropriate records and reports to support inventory control and security.
• Ensure proper stock rotation.
• Assist with unstacking, packing, shrink-wrapping, and restacking pallets to create customer display packs.

Benefits

• Weekly pay.
• Paid vacation and sick time.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible spending account.
• Eight paid holidays.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Company match for 401(k) retirement savings.

What This Job Offers

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