Title:  Material Handler I

Summary:

Prepares and routes jobs for the production floor, loads, unloads, and moves materials within or near the plant, yard, or worksite and fills production material needs by performing the following duties:  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must be forklift certified and maintain certification.
• Must be able to operate a forklift and/or electrically powered devices needed for moving material.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks and shelves.
• Locate and stock received materials, rotating inventory by receipt date in accordance with warehouse procedures.
• Lifts heavy objects by hand or with appropriate lifting aid devices and cleans work area.
• Keeps a clean, well-organized work environment.
• Works under the guidance of the Warehouse Foremen.
• Labels and tags items properly.
• Provide input on solutions to obstacles that hinder work efficiency.
• Maintains inventory records.
• Assist in maintaining planning and production reports, specifically regarding manufacturing order shortages.
• Follow the Supervisor's oral instructions or work schedule to identify materials or containers that need to be moved to fulfill manufacturing orders.
• Assist in performing daily cycle counts in the stock count module and create and conduct cycle counts as issues arise with production and various departments.
• Assist in posting all transactions related to inventory, transfers, adjustments and variances with the basic understanding and concepts of rejection tags, view of all sites and QOH balances.

Qualifications:

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Integrity- Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Self-control – Job requires maintaining professional composure.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Self-motivated, cooperative team member with a personal commitment to excellence.
• Experience working on the shop floor.
• Must demonstrate strong communication skills.
• Technology oriented - ability to work with scanners, iPods, computers, etc.
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Proficient with basic math.

Education/Experience:

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Forklift and order picker experience
• Prior warehouse experience
• SAP WM/MRP/ERP system (preferred)

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and understand English instructions.

Mathematical Skills:

• Strong math skills
• Conversion to lowest unit of measure and calculating price

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations 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 handle or feel tools and parts. Must reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to walk and climb or balance.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a warehouse and manufacturing environment. The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.  The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions, and vibration.  The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.