Material Handler, 1st Shift | $20.00/hr

Warehouse Associate

IDEAL Electrical is looking for reliable team players with a great work ethic, ready to deliver a quality product in a great workplace! Use your resume to tell us about your transferrable skills, interests, and experience. Apply today!

This is a FIRST SHIFT position, working Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm in Sycamore, Illinois.

At IDEAL Electrical, we create dependable products that make work easier and deliver lasting value. More than a century later, every IDEAL productand every member of our teamcarries forward our founders promise of quality, service, and trust.

Responsibilities:

• Follow all safety procedures.
• Perform varied warehouse tasks under the regular direction of the Supervisor and/or lead person, including but not limited to:
• Accurately processing customer orders into shipments utilizing bar-code equipment
• Operating a powered industrial truck to move and store material as required
• Loading and unloading trucks
• Receive inventory and validate quantities against purchase orders
• Stocking of shelves with material
• Setup and run Print and Apply machinery
• Generation of DOT required documentation, including the Bill of Lading
• Packaging freight shipments to prevent product damage. This includes shrink wrap, banding, and proper carton stacking techniques.
• Perform routine computer data entry and queries.
• Follow all quality procedures and instructions.
• Use various tools and equipment, including, but not limited to, powered industrial trucks, hand trucks, tape machines, bar-code equipment.
• Maintain housekeeping in the work area.
• Other related duties as directed by management.
• Regular, predictable attendance is essential to teamwork, timely information exchange, and meeting productivity requirements.

Skills/Competencies Required:

• Safely operate various powered industrial trucks.
• Follow directions, both verbal and written, including multi-step directions for complex tasks.
• Read and follow job instructions, complete written forms, and effectively communicate with others.
• Use visual acuity and hand dexterity to handle parts, supplies, tools, and other related work materials.
• Use color and depth perception for selected tasks.

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or GED.
• 6 months of relevant experience is preferred but not required.
• OSHA approved powered industrial truck license is preferred; training provided.
• Experience navigating ERP, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), and RF scanning technology is preferred.

A satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which ensures the ability to perform the work may be considered.

Physical Requirements:

• Continuously remain upright (typically standing) during a shift (8-10 hours) with frequent reaching, pulling, and bending.
• Frequently move about work area.
• Operate warehouse machinery as required.
• Positions self to move items at various heights, such as floor, countertop, shelves.
• Effectively communicate and exchange accurate information so that others will understand.
• Observe details at close range, such as documents, computer screens, tools, products, and machines.
• Move boxes through the facility weighing up to 50 pounds occasionally and boxes weighing up to 30 pounds frequently.

Work Environment:

• Hot/cold temperatures based on seasonal variations.
• May be humidity, noise, odors, dust.
• Safety precautions are a must to minimize potential exposure to hazardous materials/loud noise/heat/cold/other when applicable.
• Overtime or on-call shifts may be required.
• The home department in this job posting is subject to change.

Compensation Disclosure:

The rate of pay for this position is $20.00/hour. This represents a good faith disclosure of compensation, which is the fixed starting rate for this position.

IDEAL employees enjoy a wide range of valuable benefits including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Education Reimbursement
• Wellness Programs
• 401k with Company Match
• Cash Balance Pension Plan

IDEAL values rest, personal time and community involvement facilitating these through several paid time off programs including:

• Vacation
• Personal Days
• Volunteer Time
• Holidays
• Parental Leave

IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. is proud to be one of Newsweeks Global Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.