Material Handler I

Material Handler

Location: College Park GA USA 30337 Duration: 4+ Months Pay range: $20- $21.50/hour On W2 Schedule: Shifts Monday to Friday (overtime may be requested on Saturdays) 7am -3.30pm

Description

The Material Specialist (Shipping) may be responsible for any of the functions to support the shipping of material which may include pulling and packing of materials in preparation for customer order processing, maintaining and verifying the records on the incoming and outgoing shipments, prepares the bills of work orders, lading and shipping orders, arranging for shipment with the transportation companies.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Accomplishes the receipt and stocking of materials and verify that the quantity, part numbers or noted substitutions correspond to the packing slip and Purchase Orders.
• Pulls parts from stock to support Sales Orders using a pick list.
• Informs Back Office personnel of unknown cross-referenced, superseded or obsolete part numbers.
• Ensures that inventory transactions (i.e. stock-line issuing and adjustments) are completed upon every material movement.
• Inspects, packs, labels and weighs the materials for shipment attaching appropriate transport vendor and/or customs paperwork.
• Identifies and eliminates any outdated, unserviceable or degraded material in the stockroom.
• Understands Electrostatic Discharge handling and shipping procedures.
• Understands Shelf and Service Life product dates.
• Understands and complies with applicable domestic and international shipping restrictions.
• Enforces stockroom safety and security.
• Verifies product dimension and weight to select shipping method.
• Prepares freight quotations
• Prepares labels and bills of lading.
• Verifies and communicates shipping confirmation
• Tracks and monitors all calls from customers regarding shipping.
• Assists and supports sales, export and warehouse departments.
• Maintains and updates warehouse scorecards.
• Resolves issues arising in shipping or inventory handling.
• Reports any incidents or unsafe conditions immediately.
• Ensures all safety controls are in place.
• Ensures compliance to environmental management and systems.

• Understands and abides by Hazardous Material Shipping regulations.
• The Material Specialist - Shipping should NEVER process hazardous materials shipment orders - failure to abide by this will result in immediate termination.
• Willingness to cross train in other functional areas as directed.
• Flexible with start/finish times as directed by Supervisor or Manager.

Education and/or Experience

• HS. Diploma or GED
• Warehouse experience
• Knowledge of aviation spare parts distribution a plus.
• Strong work ethic and ability to self-motivate.
• Communication Skills
• Must speak, read and write fluent English
• Must have the ability to generate written communication and strong oral communication.
• Ability to read and review written communication
• Physical 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 must be able to stand/sit for the duration of their shift as well as regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge and Skills

• The Material Specialists must be able to operate a stand-up forklift operation.
• They must be able to work under deadline pressure as organizational skills are the key to finding and providing merchandise quickly.
• Technical aptitude
• Knowledge of computers
• Data Entry
• Bombardier VIP program
• Aviation/Aerospace Quality Management System
• Competencies
• Technical Capacity
• Organizational Skills
• Decision Making