Material Handler

Material Handler

Under the direction of the Production Supervisor, the Material Handler transports tooling and product to and from work centers or designated areas. Operates a forklift, electrical hoist or other power-driven equipment to load or move materials. Supplies needed materials, other than raw material, from inventory to the production areas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Deliver and restore dies to and from work center based on daily schedules
• Assist loading and unloading dies from presses
• Keep die storage area clean and organized keeping tools identified
• Deliver dies to and from tool room
• Deliver cartons and skids to work centers
• Empty scrap luggars and performs miscellaneous tasks as required
• Move product from one operation to another or to hold area as well as perform move transactions in the system
• Deliver hot orders from machines to shipping designated areas
• Remove trash, cardboard, and scrap metal for work areas and dump in designated areas
• Keep aisle clean, and clear
• Assist in maintaining carton inventory and ordering cartons
• Keep the partials area organized and deliver partial boxes to the wash machine as required

Qualifications:

• Highly motivated self starter
• Requires 6-12 months of relevant manufacturing experience
• Good organizational skills, basic reading & writing skills
• Regular attendance is required; punctual, dependable
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions
• Strong customer focus & friendly attitude
• Interpersonal skills
• Computer skills with Microsoft Word, Excel & Outlook experience
• Regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle or touch objects, tools, or controls
• Vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision & depth perception
• Ability to work overtime when required
• Certified to operate a forklift

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; frequently required to sit and talk or hear; occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.