Material Handler

Position Title: Material Handler

Wage: $20.85/hour

Shift: 1st

Hours: 5:00am-3:00pm Monday-Friday, Some mandatory Saturdays

QPS Employment Group is hiring a Material Handler for a company in Jefferson, WI. This is a potential to hire opportunity on 1st shift.

Material Handler Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Retrieve merchandise, raw materials, and production supplies from warehouse bins, racks, shelves, and staging areas

- Perform daily material handling operations to support manufacturing and production schedules

- Load, unload, transport, and stage materials, products, and containers within the facility, warehouse, yard, or production areas

- Operate forklifts and other material handling equipment safely and efficiently to move inventory and production materials

- Read and interpret work orders, pick lists, production schedules, shipping documents, and verbal instructions to determine material movement requirements

- Verify, identify, label, and attach tracking tags to containers, pallets, and inventory items

- Accurately document materials handled, moved, received, or issued using production sheets, work tickets, inventory systems, or warehouse management systems (WMS)

- Maintain inventory accuracy by following established material control and tracking procedures

- Support shipping, receiving, production, and warehouse teams to ensure operational efficiency

- Follow all company safety policies, OSHA guidelines, and quality standards

- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment

Material Handler Requirements:

- Previous experience as a Material Handler, Warehouse Associate, Production Associate, Forklift Operator, Shipping & Receiving Clerk, or similar manufacturing/distribution role

- Experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, production, distribution center, or warehouse environment

- Forklift certification or prior experience operating sit-down, stand-up, reach truck, or pallet jack equipment preferred

- Experience with inventory management, cycle counting, material tracking, and warehouse procedures

- Ability to read and follow written work instructions, pick tickets, and production documents

- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and safety awareness

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment

- Ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, twist, stoop, reach, push, and pull throughout the work shift

- Ability to frequently lift, carry, move, and position materials weighing up to 50 pounds

- Ability to perform repetitive movements and work in a warehouse or manufacturing environment for extended periods

- Ability to safely operate material handling equipment and work around moving machinery and production equipment

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