Material Handler
Role Overview
The Material Handler role is a hands-on individual contributor responsible for hour-by-hour
execution of material identification, separation, and packaging activities. The goal of this
position is not only the effective movement of material but to keep the warehouse well
organized.
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Key Responsibilities
- Create a safe and secure work environment using safety procedures and processes.
- Participate in safety continuous improvement projects. Ensure the work area and
warehouse are well organized and clean. This may require periodic extra
movements of material to re-organize and streamline. - Responsible for weekly inventory control of waste products such as cardboard,
skids, drums, and product such as gaylords, skids and drums. Will inform leadership
when truck for delivery is needed & when order for materials is needed. - Responsible for cardboard bailing and making of gaylord boxes for teams
and delivering to their area when needed. - Organization of mezzanines and removal/loading scrap products. Responsible for the
organization of all mezzanines and secondary storage areas including staging
of drums and pails to be taken down as required. - Loading of all scrap trucks.
- Responsible for moving material from the mixed dry pallet racks, in order of
FIFO from the appropriate. - Responsible for packaging and removing any finalized material and loading it to a
finalized material pallet location. - Responsible for taking away all empty boxes, FRL boxes, filled collection units and
any order movement of material and supplies out of the sort area to prevent delay
or stoppage of operations. From time to time the material handlers may be asked
to support shipping and receiving in the movement of materials and other related
tasks. - Responsible for supporting inventory cycle counting to ensure inventory accuracy
in the area. - All other duties as assigned
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Qualifications
Required:
- Ability to perform read and comprehend product labeling, job instructions, and
safety documentation. - Basic analytical and decision-making skills.
- Basic communication and listening skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with all levels of staff and management.
- Ability to work collaboratively and multitask in a team based, fast-paced, detailed
and production-oriented environment. - Must be able to operate the bailor and the wrapper.
- Forklift certified.
- Must be physically capable of lifting up to 40 pounds frequently.
- Must be physically capable of standing and/or sitting for extended periods of time to
perform their assigned job activities. - Must be able to visually identify.
- Must be able to manipulate small items with their hands.
- High school degree or equivalent
- Warehouse and forklift experience of 1 year
- Ability to speak, read, write and understand basic English as well as follow written and
- oral directions given in English.
- TRAVEL: none
