Material Handler Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• 6 months material handling experience preferred.
• Forklift training.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to read and analyze Information.
• Adept at handling multiple complex tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency with prioritizing and meeting multiple deadlines.
• Excellent time management.
• Process improvement mindset.
• Knowledge of inventory control.
• Basic mathematical skills.
• Proficient understanding of units of measure.
• Data entry skills.
• Basic computer proficiency.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with WMS is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follows oral, written, and visual instructions moving materials contained in cartons, boxes, bundles, skids or containers.
• Operates sit down forklifts, standup electric lifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks, carts, to assist in loading, unloading, or moving materials and products.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, carts, racks, and shelves by hand.
• Performs receiving processes unloading inbound delivery trucks, checking shipment for damage, accurately verifying items, quantities, and stocking in proper assigned locations.
• Performs order picking process pulling multiple line items by hand or proper lift, palletizing, shrink wrapping, loading, or staging orders in designated area.
• Loads materials into trailers securing load using runners, boards, ratchet straps, chains, binders around items to secure cargo during transit.
• Operates slid side curtain trailers.
• Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet when applicable.
• Attaches identifying tags or bar code labels to materials or marks information on cases, cartons, boxes, bales, bundles, or other containers.
• Observes all company safety practices, policies, and procedures.
• Attends mandatory monthly safety meetings.
• Palletizes materials on to pallets maintaining proper weight distribution and shrink wraps or bands material securely on pallet.
• Frequently lifts heavy objects by hand and/or proper forklift when required.
• Ensures products are safely handled in accordance to established policies and procedures.
• Maintains a high standard of housekeeping duties keeping all product, materials, floors, aisles, stocking locations organized, clean and free of debris.
• Controls and accounts for materials to minimize loss and damage.
• All shipping, receiving, order picking and moving of material is performed using state of the art WMS radio frequency bar code scanning technology software and hardware.