Material Handler/Forklift

Material Handler Job Description

Reports to: Warehouse Operational Manager

Position Summary:

The Material Handler maintains production and distribution of product by pulling orders from inventory; delivering production materials and supplies; and assist with inventory monitoring.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Pull product for order fulfillment and shipping preparation.
• Work with operations team and independently to pick, pack, and ship orders.
• Ensure shipping orders are correctly labeled and processed for quick and efficient

delivery.

• Transport products throughout the warehouse via power pallet and/or forklift.
• Operate forklift and other company machinery as required for shipping requirements.
• Package, label, and shelve each individual component accurately.
• Review receipt of materials to ensure received materials accuracy.
• Make inventory adjustments when necessary.
• Track parts movement between digital and physical locations.
• Overstock/Downstock.
• Assist the operations department to conduct cycle counts and accurately record result.
• Ensure packaged goods are loaded according to documentation and bills of lading.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• This position requires a High school diploma/GED and 2+ years of shipping and

warehouse distribution experience.

• Ability to operate a forklift safely and effectively.

Required Skills:

• Ability to read, write, and understand shipping orders.
• Experience working with computer programs and shipping software.
• Technical Capacity.
• Ethical Conduct.
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and be self-directed while remaining a team player
• Excellent communication skills
• Independent Decision-Making skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position does not have any direct Supervisory responsibilities.

Physical/Mental Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Safety Sensitive Position:

This position is classified as a safety sensitive position and, as such, is subject to random drug screenings per the Policy Substance Abuse and Drug Free Workplace.

Material Handler 2 Advancement

Additional Responsibilities:

In coordination with the Warehouse Operational Manager, the Material Handler 2 will have additional essential duties and responsibilities. These will include:

Additional Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform specialized duties such as processing their own work orders and sales orders

with limited supervision.

• Training of production personal and temporary workers as direct by management.
• Coordinate with management schedule of the production team.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional Education and Experience Qualifications Include:

• Four years of demonstrated warehouse and material handling experience or the

equivalent of training and experience.

• Certifications or degree from accredited training continuing education facility including,

but not limited to: universities, colleges, technical colleges, vocational schools, etc.

• Demonstrated experience in job duties or responsibilities.

Additional Required Skills:

• Understanding of material handling equipment use and procedures
• Intermediate material handling experience required
• Specialized material handling experience skills required

Physical/Mental Demands:

• The physical and safety requirements remain the same.

Material Handler 3 Advancement (Team Captain / T3 TRainer)

Additional Responsibilities:

In coordination with the Warehouse Operational Manager, the Material Handler 3 will perform all essential duties and responsibilities of Material Handler 1 and 2 as well as possessing the below Qualifications and Required Skills. Additionally, this position could be assigned the added responsibility of T3 Trainer.

Additional Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Advanced knowledge of company operations, procedures, and policies.
• Assist department management and leads in ensuring continued process flow.
• Certifications or degree from accredited training continuing education facility including,

but not limited to: universities, colleges, technical colleges, vocational schools, etc.

• Advanced experience job duties or responsibilities.

Additional Education and Experience Qualifications Include:

• Six years of demonstrated warehouse and material handling experience or the

equivalent of training and experience.

• Certifications or degree from accredited training continuing education facility including,

but not limited to: universities, colleges, technical colleges, vocational schools, etc.

• Demonstrated experience in job duties or responsibilities.

Additional Required Skills:

• Senior level assembly experience required

Physical/Mental Demands:

• The physical and safety requirements remain the same.