Material Handler Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED
• Must have 1 year of forklift driving experience
• Able to read, write English follow verbal instructions and use basic math i.e., adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.
• Must have basic computer skills to perform the administrative aspects of the position
• Lift carry objects up to 50 lbs.
• Bend, stoop, lift and move objects weighing over 50 pounds
• Stand, sit and walk continuously 8+hour day

Nice To Haves

• 1+ years’ experience in shipping, receiving or manufacturing, preferred

Responsibilities

• Review and unload freight both manually or with equipment such as forklifts
• Receive and unload freight both manually or with a forklift
• Verify quantity and quality of orders to ensure that the correct number have been received or are being shipped according to purchase orders
• Inspect for damaged goods
• Wrap, package, and ships orders cross-training shipping tasks
• Administrative tasks include: Attaching identifying information and delivery instructions on containers, organize records of goods as required, complete any daily required receiving logs
• Determine storage areas for incoming shipments and allocate appropriate space within the warehouse
• Assist moving incoming items to designated storage areas or staging materials for departments as required
• Review work orders to determine order picking activities and pick orders according to the specific instructions provided, quality review to confirm the order matches the picked items.
• Operate forklifts in a safely manner to pick materials and transport them to designated area.
• Assist in loading and unloading trucks and determining safe ways of stacking items on the truck and retrieving items in a safe manner
• Record damaged or defective items and replace them according to company policies
• Ascertain that all incoming shipments are properly labeled and that correlating documents are available with each order received
• Compare the amount and identification numbers of goods against orders
• Maintain shipping/receiving area to standards of operation to assure the area is not a safety hazard.
• Must be able to work cohesively within a team environment and on cross-functional projects as assigned i.e., Safety Committee, Inventory or Plant Specific projects
• Cross-training in Shipping tasks