Shipping & Receiving / Material Handler
About The Position
QuikCut, LLC is seeking an experienced, safety-focused Shipping & Receiving / Material Handler to join our team at our newest location in the east/southeast industrial corridor of Fort Wayne, Indiana. If you have experience operating a forklift, working around large steel products, and keeping materials and finished products moving safely and efficiently, we'd love to meet you. This is a hands-on position in a heavy industrial environment. This role plays an essential part in keeping our manufacturing operation running and ensuring customer orders are shipped accurately and on time. You'll work with a variety of materials throughout the manufacturing process, including raw steel, material in fabrication, painted products, and completed steel products.
Requirements
- Previous experience as a Material Handler, Shipping & Receiving Clerk, Forklift Operator, or similar role in a heavy industrial manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Forklift experience required; previous forklift certification is a plus.
- Experience handling steel, metal, oversized materials, or other large/heavy products required.
- Experience loading and unloading trucks and preparing materials or products for shipment.
- Basic computer skills; experience with inventory management, warehouse management, or ERP systems is a plus.
- Ability to read shipping documents, packing lists, work orders, and other basic documentation.
- Strong commitment to workplace safety and safe material-handling practices.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, climb, and reach throughout the workday.
- Ability to safely lift up to 50 pounds without assistance, carry, push, and pull materials and equipment.
Nice To Haves
- Previous forklift certification is a plus.
- Experience with inventory management, warehouse management, or ERP systems is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Safely receive, inspect, stage, transport, load, and unload steel materials and products throughout the facility.
- Work closely with all departments to keep materials flowing efficiently from receiving through finished goods.
- Receive incoming raw steel, materials, supplies, and other shipments.
- Inspect incoming materials for quantity, damage, and obvious discrepancies.
- Safely unload steel and other materials from delivery trucks using forklifts and other material handling equipment.
- Move and stage large and heavy steel products throughout the facility and between production areas.
- Transport raw and work-in-process materials to welding, paint, and other production departments as needed.
- Stage finished steel products for shipment according to customer orders and production schedules.
- Load finished products safely and securely onto trucks for shipment.
- Verify quantities, part numbers, dimensions, and other shipping information before loading.
- Assist with shipping and receiving paperwork, bills of lading, packing lists, and other documentation.
- Record material movements and transactions using inventory or warehouse management software.
Benefits
- 1st shift
- Weekly pay
- Unlimited accrued Paid Time Off (PTO) beginning on your first day
- Paid holidays after 90 days
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- QuikCut pays 100% of employee dental premiums
- Company-paid life insurance
- Free company uniforms
- 401(k) with a 100% company match on the first 5% contributed
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
