Material Handler

Description

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Job Description:

The Material Handler is responsible for maintaining an orderly warehouse, supplying assembly and 

fabrication operations with component parts and raw materials in a timely manner, and maintaining 

accurate inventory records. This position places the utmost importance on safety. While operating 

forklifts and other material-handling equipment, the Material Handler must remain alert, cautious, 

and aware of surrounding employees, equipment, and conditions.

Key Responsibilities:

•  Load and unload trucks in a safe and efficient manner.

•  Receive fabricated and purchased parts into inventory.

•  Verify quantities against receiving documentation and visually inspect parts for quality or 

damage.

•  Select appropriate stocking locations and complete the required system transactions to place 

materials into inventory.

•  Select appropriate containers, repackage materials when necessary, and ensure all containers are 

properly labeled before storage.

•  Restock bins with consumable and free-stock items and accurately record the associated inventory 

transactions.

•  Generate kit pickers for assembly work orders and verify the availability of the required 

parts.

•  Pull, label, record, and complete system transactions for parts issued through kit 

pickers.

•  Weigh, count, and record materials issued to fabrication work orders.

•  Provide hands-on forklift training to employees seeking forklift certification, as 

assigned.

•  Perform cycle counts and bin checks throughout stocking and work-in-process locations.

•  Enter cycle-count results and investigate inventory discrepancies to identify and correct root 

causes.

•  Process returned goods authorization receipts and supplier scrap returns.

•  Complete and maintain forklift safety inspection checklists.

•  Operate company forklifts and other material-handling equipment safely and in accordance with 

company procedures.

•  Create requisitions, packing slips, and other warehouse documentation as needed.

•  Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly warehouse and work area.

•  Follow all plant safety rules, standard operating procedures, work instructions, and quality 

requirements.

Requirements

Required Skills & Qualifications:

•  Strong basic math, reading, writing, and communication skills.

•  Ability to use computers and inventory-related systems accurately.

•  Ability to prioritize work and manage conflicting demands.

•  Ability to read and interpret general plant rules, safety requirements, operating and 

maintenance instructions, standard operating procedures, ISO documentation, and work instructions.

•  Ability to communicate effectively with individuals and groups in a team environment.

•  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers and decimals.

•  Exceptional accuracy when counting, weighing, calculating, and recording inventory.

•  Ability to understand and carry out written, verbal, and diagram-based instructions.

•  Ability to solve problems involving multiple variables and changing situations.

•  Ability to use deductive reasoning to identify the root causes of inventory 

discrepancies.

•  Willingness to cross-train and perform the essential duties of each assigned warehouse work 

area.

•  Current forklift certification or the ability to obtain certification as required.

Education and Experience

•  High school diploma or GED required.

•  At least one year of related warehouse, inventory, manufacturing, or material-handling 

experience or training preferred.

•  An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Equipment and Materials Used

•  Personal computers and basic office equipment.

•  Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks.

•  Overhead cranes.

•  Scales, counting equipment, scanners, and warehouse tools.

•  Containers, pallets, raw materials, components, and finished goods.