Material Handler at Motion Birmingham, Alabama

Material Handler I

Under close supervision, the Material Handler performs physical and administrative tasks related to material handling such as shipping, receiving, order fulfillment, returns, and storage. This position lifts heavy items and operates a forklift.

Job duties include:

• Unloading and directing movement of shipments from shipping and receiving platform to storage and work areas.
• Verifying and recording incoming and outgoing shipments within the Warehouse Management System to ensure shipments include correct product, quality, and quantity.
• Gathering, verifying, and placing items into order picking container for outgoing shipments.
• Preparing packing slips, shipping labels, bills of lading, and other required documents.
• Ensuring warehouse work areas and equipment are clean, orderly, and properly maintained.
• Replenishing primary stock shelves from reserve stock locations as needed.
• Operating a forklift.
• Working after hours as needed.
• May perform driving duties.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Education and experience typically require a high school diploma or GED and zero to two years of related experience or an equivalent combination.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• Ability to work as a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to comprehend and carry-out instructions provided in oral, written, and diagram format.
• Basic computer skills, including information processing required.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical functions in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Physical demands include the ability to regularly stand, walk, talk, hear, and lift occasionally sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, or crawl. Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 150 pounds, with assistance as necessary.

Licenses and certifications include being certified to operate a forklift, having a valid driver's license, and being certified to handle hazardous material shipments.

Motion Industries offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.