Material Handler - Warehouse - 2nd Shift

Material Handler

Responsible for material movements within Warehouse Department including loading trucks, unloading trucks or internal movements between Production and storage locations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Unload trucks.
• Load trucks.
• Move materials to and from bin locations.
• Access computer to enter or view inventory movements.
• Perform physical counts of inventory.
• Rotation of stock as needed.
• Adhere to established procedures for identifying/marking materials.
• Some positions required to take samples of raw materials for quality purposes.
• Miscellaneous duties as assigned by supervisor.

Marginal job duties:

• Maintain clean and orderly work area.
• Change forklift batteries as required.
• Exercise safe material handling techniques.
• Notify supervisor of any mechanical issues or failures.

Education/certification/qualifications/experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent experience.
• Some warehouse experience a plus.
• Basic computer skills and math skills.
• Read, write and speak basic English language.

License or certification required:

• Forklift certification or obtain upon hire.

Physical demands:

• Stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or touch; reach above shoulders; and talk or hear up to 1/3 of the time.
• Use foot/feet to operate machine 1/3 to 2/3 of the time.
• Sit 2/3 and more of the time.
• Up to 50 pounds to be lifted or force to be exerted up to 1/3 of the time, including push/pull motion.
• Transfer of boxes/bags from one pallet to another, or from trailer to pallet.
• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less).
• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more).
• Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).
• Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point).
• Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships).
• Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Tools/equipment used:

• Forklift 2/3 and more of the time.
• Computer, scale and drum handlers up to 1/3 of the time.

Work environment/PPE required:

• Work near moving mechanical parts; toxic or caustic chemicals; and outdoor weather conditions up to 1/3 of the time.
• Loud noise.
• Safety (steel-toe) shoes required.
• Safety glasses required.
• Miscellaneous PPE as required.
• Gloves and respirators required for samplers