Material Handler
About The Position
The Material Handler loads, unloads, and moves materials within the Welding Department. The role stages jobs as directed, inspects the department forklift daily and completes required paperwork, and uses work orders or oral instructions to determine what materials or containers to move. The handler verifies identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures products entering and leaving the department; moves materials by hand or forklift; and labels or marks materials and containers. The position also uses job travelers to select move tickets, retrieves and issues components and fixtures from inventory while verifying counts, records component locations in a computer, and keeps the work area clean and organized. Other duties may be assigned.
Responsibilities
- Stage jobs according to supervisor’s instruction.
- Perform daily safety inspections of the department forklift and complete required paperwork.
- Read work orders or follow oral instructions to determine materials or containers to be moved.
- Compare identifying information and count, weigh, or measure products coming into and going out of the department.
- Load and unload materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand or forklift.
- Attach identifying tags or labels to materials, or mark information on cases and other containers.
- Use the job traveler to select the appropriate move ticket for subsequent operations.
- Safely operate an industrial forklift truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products in the Welding Department.
- Retrieve components and fixtures from inventory according to the job traveler, issue components, and verify counts.
- Locate components and enter their locations in a computer.
- Clean and organize the work area.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
