MATERIAL HANDLER

Allegiant Manufacturing•Kansas City, KS

About The Position

The Warehouse Material Handler will ship, receive, and deliver supplies, materials and equipment and maintain inventory control and records; perform related work. Must possess ability to also verify and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment: Compares identifying information of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Must have forklift experience for at least 3 years
Requires a valid driver’s license
Ability to bend, stoop, lift and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
Stand and walk continuously throughout and 8 hour shift
Experience: handling, storing, and shipping materials or supplies; operating material handling equipment; accessing information on a computer; reviewing documents for accuracy and completeness, experience with an RF Scanner
Required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms to handle material
Willingness to be cross trained and learn all aspects of Bennett’s warehouse procedures and processes
Must be safety conscience at all times and exercise great care regarding the equipment, materials and the safety of others and oneself.
Effectively communicate and understand job instructions both verbally and written in the English language
Ability to perform basic math skills such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing.
Have basic computer skills such as the ability to enter numeric data.

Responsibilities

Move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, or containers, by hand or using a truck or tow motor
Read work orders, packing lists, or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs.
Record numbers of units handled or moved, using daily production sheets or work tickets.
Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information including the quantity packed and part number
Maintain inventory storage and packing areas to ensure that inventory is protected.
Pack product in containers and re-pack product from damaged containers.
Carry out general yard duties
Assemble product containers or boxes using hand tools
Install protective devices, such as bracing, padding, or strapping, to prevent shifting or damage to items being transported.
Affixes shipping label on packed cartons or stencils identifying shipping information on cartons, using accounting receipts
Routes items to departments.
Examines outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications.
Operates any equipment needed to perform job.
Performs related duties as assigned by supervision.