Material Handler | Weekend Shift (Schedule: Three 12-Hour Shifts 5a-5pm Fri-Sun)

WEILER INC•Knoxville, IA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler operates gasoline-, liquefied-gas-, or electric-powered industrial trucks equipped with lifting devices to move products, equipment, materials, or waste materials. The position serves the Assembly, Machine Shop, Welding, Parts Warehouse, and Outside Lot departments and reports to the Area Manager. This is a full-time, non-exempt position located at the Main Location in Knoxville, Iowa, with a weekend schedule of three 12-hour shifts from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday through Sunday. The role includes moving and stacking materials, counting inventory, following routing directions on prints, supplying materials to workers, and completing daily forklift safety inspections and documentation. Designated forklift operators also label waste containers and move 55-gallon drums to a pickup area. The employee must follow safety guidelines at all times. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
One to three months of related experience and/or training.
Weiler Forklift Operating Certificate.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence and communicate effectively in one-on-one situations.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with 10s and 100s.
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Ability to meet the listed physical demands, including sitting, standing, walking, using hands, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and talking, hearing, and smelling.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Operate industrial trucks and their lifting controls to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, and move products, equipment, materials, and waste materials.
Position forks, lifting platforms, or other lifting devices around loads and transport them to designated areas.
Unload and stack material by raising and lowering the lifting device.
Count inventory on the work floor and/or in the warehouse.
Read and follow routing directions on prints.
Transport materials to workers as needed.
Load or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting devices.
Fill the fuel tank or replace the liquefied gas tank.
Inspect forklifts daily for safety compliance and document the inspections.
When designated as a forklift operator, label waste containers and transport 55-gallon drums to the designated pickup area.
Follow all safety guidelines while working.