Material Handler I

Material Handler I

Location: Rockford, IL 61103

Position Summary:

• Material Handler maintains incoming and outgoing product movement throughout the facility.
• Candidates should have strong equipment operation experience, including stand-up, sit-down forklifts, and order pickers.

Core Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Follows all policies and guidelines regarding workplace safety and product quality.
• Reads production schedule, customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.
• Conveys materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.
• Sorts and places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Fills requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, or other stock items and distributes items to production areas.
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets.
• Marks materials with identifying information.
• Opens bales, crates, and other containers.
• Records number of materials or items received or distributed.
• Weighs or counts items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards.
• Uses computer to enter records.
• Drives material handling equipment to transport stored items.
• Loads and unloads trailers of palletized and non-palletized product.
• Utilizes manual and automated material handling equipment.
• Practices and adheres to appropriate safety and hygiene guidelines/procedures for safe housekeeping and personal protection.
• May perform other duties as required.
• Contributes to division results and performance.
• Take care of internal and external customer needs and expectations.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Picking orders, and auditing orders
• Loading and off-loading inbound and outbound
• Standup and sit down forklift, and pallet jacks
• Site will certify in forklift but seeking someone with 2 years experience
• Candidate must be able to communicate effectively to team members and management staff.
• Must be able to read information through warehouse computer software.

Preferred:

• Relevant work experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to sit, stand, hear, and see on a constant basis.
• Must be able to walk, write, and type on a frequent basis.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds on a frequent basis.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Must be able to climb and descend stairs.
• Must be able to bend, carry, reach, push, and pull on a frequent basis.
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing.
• May work indoors and outdoors as needed.
• Exposure to heat up to 120 degrees and cold to 0 degrees.
• May work in areas where noise level is such that hearing protection is required.
• May be exposed to varying amounts of dust and dirt.
• Work surfaces may include concrete.
• Employee must be able to operate a computer and communicate via telephone.
• Some travel to other locations, meetings and/or seminars is required.