Lead Warehouse Material Handler

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Intermountain Electronics (IE) is a leading provider and manufacturer of custom engineered Process, Electrical Control and Power Distribution turn-key solutions to the Data Center, Industrial, Power/Utility, Oil & Gas, Mining industries in North America. Our products range from large scale one-off custom Power Distribution, Control and Process systems to standard off-the-shelf electronic/electro-mechanical components. Reporting directly to the Procurement Manager we are currently seeking a Lead Warehouse Material Handler for our 1st Shift to be based at our Centralia, IL facility.

Why you will love working at IE

You will love the challenge, interesting and varied work, and endless opportunities, but most importantly you will love working with a team of fun loving, driven, and generous go getters that take deep personal pride in being part of a family that is building the infrastructure that powers the world.

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Warehouse Material Handler 

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Paid Holidays (10)
• Medical and Dental Plans
• Teladoc 24/7/365 Access to U.S. Board Certified doctors
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Supplemental Vision, Life, STD & LTD Insurance
• 401K- Company match up to 6% of base salary.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with available company match up to $2000 based on family size.
• Paid Parental Leave

Position Summary: The Lead Warehouse Material Handler is responsible for identifying, staging, and delivering received goods from the warehouse to the production floor in a timely manner. They also are responsible for returning materials to the warehouse and other duties as necessary to support the flow of material to the production floor. Provides mentoring and leadership for the material handling team and is a key driver of internal process improvement.   

Work Schedule: 9 - 9s  6:00a - 3:30p  M-F  every other Friday off

Essential Functions - Other duties may be assigned

Job Kitting and Material Delivery Scheduling

• Responsible for tracking, monitoring, and delivering all received material to appropriate locations in the production process (Point of Use, inventory and/or job carts.) 
• Understands the priority of material and identifies and stages goods for manufacturing, inventory, or general delivery for routing to shop floor or other departments within the Company based on this priority. 
• Reads production schedule to determine when kitted job carts should be prepared and distributed to shop floor. Anticipates issues with missing material and alerts buyers and PM’s to these issues. Stays up to date on changes to the production schedule by staying up to date with PM’s and floor leads and corrects accordingly.  
• Ensures job carts are accurate and contain all the required parts while confirming BOM’s for jobs are signed off at the distribution and hand off of job carts to the floor. 
• Print job inventory picklists, pull material, and issues that material to the job. 
• Delivers materials as requested by leads or project managers and ensures delivery to the appropriate person to be signed off for.  
• Maintains Material Request Queue to ensure timely deliveries to will-call or shop floor. 
• Actively contributes to the organization, maintenance, and cleanliness of the warehouse area by presenting and implementing ideas for improvement. 
• Completes basic cycle counts and inventory maintenance independently. Can assist in unwinding issues that contribute to inaccuracies in cycle counts. • Suggests and implements ways to improve efficiency while maximizing accuracy by fully utilizing available resources and actively seeking to improve performance.  

Job Cart Returns

• Returns finished job carts to the warehouse as jobs finish out of the test department. 
• Documents and communicates with buyers and inventory control specialist to return material to inventory or supplier returns.  
• Proactively alerts buyers and PM’s of returned materials for either BOM improvement or potentially missing/forgotten parts.   
• Ensures that returned materials are stored in an orderly and accessible manner. 
• Directs the salvage of damaged or used material and suggests to the procurement team whether to put it into inventory or scrap as appropriate based upon experience with past similar material.  
• Suggests and implements improvements to job returns process.  

Forklift Safety

• Safely operates various forklifts and overhead cranes to move or hoist shipments from the warehouse to storage or to other designated areas.
• Assist in moving, unloading, and loading material as necessary. 
• Operates various hand tools and properly cares for and maintains tools in good operating condition; ensures tools and equipment are properly stored at the end of each shift.
• Delivers daily received items from the 4-wheeler trailer to the shop floor, ensuring that the trailer is empty at the end of the day.

Professional Communication

• Confers with appropriate department heads to ensure coordination of material delivery with activities of other functions such as production and sales.
• Works with the Procurement Manager to coordinate planned and unplanned workflow. Understands the urgency of certain requests or issues and acts appropriately. 
• Leads weekly scheduled review meetings for planning continuous improvement projects throughout the warehouse.
• Maintains general communication with Project Managers with respect to the kitting of job cart material and delivery of other key project materials. Tracks specific issues of concerns for Project Managers and actively follows up on these. 
• Leads a team environment by exhibiting a positive and helpful attitude with team members while working towards shared team goals

Leadership and Mentoring

• Leads material handling team to ensure the completion of all required duties
• Trains and mentors more junior team members in the material handling process and responsibilities. 

Other Duties

• Punctual. Maintains regular and consistent job attendance.
• Maintains a safe working environment established by Intermountain Electronics, safety guidelines
• Willing to work overtime when necessary
• Follows and complies with IE Core Values
• Follow and comply with IE safety program including following IE’s Cardinal Safety Rules

INTERMOUNTAIN ELECTRONICS, INC.                                                                                                                                  

JD Date of Release 6/28/2023

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent with at least four years shipping and receiving experience; or at least six years of shipping and receiving experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and understand shipping and receiving documents – invoices, bills of lading, manifests, etc. comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. 
• Ability to write English legibly for simple correspondence. 
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations. 
• Ability to accurately count, add, subtract, multiply, and divide, calculate shipping and freight costs; discounts, fees, etc.
• Ability to work effectively with various personalities on the shop floor and develop lasting rapport. Ability to address vendor issues and resolve problems in a timely manner. 
• Ability to solve shipping/receiving/inventory problems and deal with a variety of issues and variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. 
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Strong attention to detail with good organization and problem-solving skills. 
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have good PC skills as week as be proficient in Word, Excel, and MS Outlook, EPICOR, and other specialized inventory tracking applications/software.
• Must comply with and follow all IE standards, programs, policies, and procedures as they apply to this position, reports any unsafe condition immediately.
• Ability to stand for up to 10 hours or more
• Have good manual dexterity
• Show good judgment
• Must have the ability to bend, squat and lift/and or move up to 20 lbs. frequently, lift and move up to 50 lbs. on a fairly regular basis and move up to 100 lbs. occasionally
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Color Vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and smell.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license
• Must possess OSHA forklift certification

Work Schedule: Must be able to work a 40-hour work week and additional time as required.

Disclaimer: An offer of employment with Intermountain Electronics is conditional upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screen, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

Intermountain Electronics, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer