Material Handler

Material Handler

The Material Handler is responsible for transporting and handling materials within a structural steel manufacturing facility. This role requires operating forklifts, overhead cranes, and other equipment to efficiently and safely move materials between designated locations.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklifts, overhead cranes, and other machinery to transport materials.
• Collaborate closely with the welding team, machine operating team, supervisors, and managers to ensure smooth workflow.
• Assist with loading, unloading, and organizing materials both in the air-conditioned production bay and outdoors.
• Maintain open communication regarding the progress of daily tasks.
• Follow and enforce all safety protocols to uphold the facility's priority of workplace safety.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency in operating forklifts and overhead cranes.
• Strong commitment to safety as the number one priority.
• Ability to provide progress updates and maintain effective communication with team members.
• Capability to work in both indoor and outdoor settings and perform physically demanding tasks.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with material handling, general labor, production, inventory, RF scanner, steel manufacturing, picking, crane operation, industrial manufacturing, and forklift is beneficial.
• Overhead crane experience is a plus.
• Forklift experience is a plus.
• Job tenure and the desire to work for an employee-owned company are advantageous.

Why Work Here?

This role offers an excellent PTO structure and benefits packages including health, vision, and dental. After one full year of employment, employees can become owners. Enjoy employee ownership with a yearly payout based on company performance. Benefit from profit sharing based on divisional profitability, a 401k with company matching, and subsidized medical, dental, and vision plans. The company also provides basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability insurance, with options for additional life insurance at subsidized rates.

Work Environment

The work environment involves both indoor and outdoor settings, with 50% of the role taking place in an air-conditioned production bay and 50% outdoors. The job requires regular interaction with other teams in the facility to ensure seamless operations. The role is based in a large structural steel production facility.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of El Mirage, AZ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $21.45 - $22.15/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in El Mirage,AZ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 24, 2026.