Material Handler

RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL:

Perform a variety of functions to move supplies, materials, and equipment to and from receiving, shipping, and storage areas and to all manufacturing areas of the plant. The Material Handler is responsible for supplying a production line with needed materials and transporting materials and finished products through the facility using material handling equipment. You will also work with other warehouse personnel to ensure inventory is correctly labeled, located, and secured.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• Locate, pick, move and store material and equipment according to established procedures, both written and verbal

• Operates and maintains various material handling equipment including forklifts, pallet jacks, and utility carts.

• Locate needed materials for work orders in various Departments and deliver to the accurate locations verifying items listed on production orders.

• Receive, count, visually inspect, and verify parts numbers on supplies, material, and equipment. Search for parts not found in storage area.

• Understand and follow all necessary material handling procedures and safety guidelines consistently.

• Develop complete understanding of the facility’s storage plan and methods.

• Reads work orders, picks lists, or requisitions to process items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.

• Accurately sorts and places materials on racks, shelves, or in bins.

• Cross-trains in other departments as needed for the business.

• Check workstations of assigned department for shortage or near shortage of parts. Supply workstations as requested by operators or as needed.

• Check part pieces and report defective conditions to Supervisor and/or lead person.

• Identify part pieces, prepare, and maintain productions records as directed by Supervisor and/or Manufacturing information.

• Exercise great caution and always maintain alertness when operating forklift to avoid injury to pedestrians, other drivers, self, and damage to materials.

• Stage all material for the fabrication teams in accordance with production procedure.

• Remove pallets and other packing materials from production areas and dispose of them properly.

• Closely work with other production personnel to ensure smooth, effective, and profitable operations.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related tasks as needed.

• Will be required to keep shop and work area clean by performing daily housekeeping duties.

REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• 2 or more years’ experience driving a forklift required.

• Proven demonstration of safe operation of forklifts and other power moving equipment

• Multi-Task Proficient

• Inventory Control

• Attention to Detail

• Ability to work effectively with fellow employees.

• This is a “safety sensitive” position.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk and/or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk, climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move objects/equipment up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move objects/equipment up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects/equipment up to 10 pounds. Employees must be able to bend a non-specific number of times per hour and twist their bodies from side to side. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; automated equipment, airborne particles; risk of electrical shock and moving fork trucks. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; however, hearing protection is required in designated areas where signage indicates it is mandatory.