Material Handler - Contract

Material Handler (Temp)

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Material Handler (Temp) to join our Material Management Team based in Columbus, MS.

In support of Warehouse Operations, our team members support everything from receiving to packing and shipping of materials. The warehouse is at the core of our operations, assuring that Team Airbus members and our customers get the materials they need to be successful.

This is a contract position.

Your working environment:

On the eastern border of Mississippi you'll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It's here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.

How We Care For You:

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programs and both national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we support flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your Challenges:

• Receive all vendor purchase orders and ensure number of cartons match the Airway Bill or Bill Of Lading.
• Pick delivery notes in order of priority using hand held scanner in accordance with warehouse procedure.
• Stock parts using hand held scanner in accordance with warehouse procedures.
• Pack shipments both physically and systematically in order of priority in SAP in accordance with warehouse procedures.

Your Boarding Pass:

• 3 years of warehousing experience.
• Experience with SAP is desirable but not required.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in written form in English
• High school education or equivalent

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite: 100% On site
• Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings daily
• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms daily.
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications daily
• Equipment Able to operate personal computer, telephone, fax machine and related equipment. Able to operate warehouse material handling equipment including forklift and cherry picker daily
• Carrying: able to lift and carry material up to 50lbs daily
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull carts and small items up to 50lbs daily.
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer.
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor daily
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): This position includes walking and standing most of the time
• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site

Equal Opportunity:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

As a leader in our field, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

As a matter of policy, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with Airbus is at will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.

NOTE: Airbus Helicopters, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.