Lead Material Handler

SUMMARY:
The Lead Material Handler supports daily bottling operations by ensuring materials and finished goods are accurately received, staged, transferred, and reported within inventory systems. This role operates forklifts and pallet jacks, maintains inventory accuracy, and ensures production teams have the materials needed to meet schedules. As a working lead, the position provides guidance and training to material handlers, assists with changeovers, and promotes a safe, efficient, and continuous improvement-driven work environment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Safety & Company Culture

• Demonstrate a commitment to Camco's Safety First culture.
• Follow all established safety, quality, and operating procedures.
• Consistently model and reinforce Camco's core values:

o Do the Job Right
o Be Accountable
o Improve Every Day

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
• Report unsafe conditions, equipment concerns, and quality issues immediately.

Inventory & Material Handling

• Pick, stage, upstage, transfer, and report materials using electronic inventory systems and scanning equipment.
• Verify the accuracy of part numbers, quantities, lot numbers, and locations before material movement.
• Load and unload components and finished goods into trailers, storage locations, and production staging areas.
• Order and replenish production components to support manufacturing schedules.
• Perform inventory transactions accurately and in real time.
• Conduct cycle counts and physical inventories while investigating and reporting inventory variances.
• Reconcile inventory both physically and electronically.
• Read and interpret work orders, labels, production packets, and shipping documentation.
• Ensure proper material flow to minimize downtime and maintain production efficiency.

Leadership & Team Support

• Serve as the lead material handler on the shift and provide guidance to forklift operators and material handlers.
• Coordinate material movement priorities to support production schedules and customer requirements.
• Train and mentor new and existing employees on material handling processes, safety procedures, and inventory systems.
• Assist production teams during line changeovers to minimize downtime.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that improve safety, efficiency, inventory accuracy, and productivity.
• Communicate effectively with production, quality, warehouse, and leadership teams.

General Responsibilities

• Work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy while prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position does not have direct supervisory authority. However, the Material Handler Lead is expected to provide day-to-day leadership, training, coordination, and work direction to material handlers and forklift operators on the assigned shift.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least 5 years of experience in material handling, warehouse, manufacturing, or inventory control.
• Forklift certification (or ability to become certified).
• Experience using RF scanners and inventory management systems.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and inventory software.
• Strong attention to detail and inventory accuracy.
• Ability to lead, train, and support team members.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee will regularly:

• Operate stand-up and/or sit-down forklifts for extended periods.
• Stand, walk, bend, reach, and climb as required.
• Use hands and fingers to operate equipment, scanners, and computer systems.
• Communicate effectively with team members and management.
• Work near moving mechanical equipment and powered industrial vehicles.
• Be exposed to varying temperatures, humidity levels, fumes, airborne particles, and manufacturing conditions.
• Work in environments where noise levels range from moderate to loud.
• Occasionally lift or move materials weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance and heavier loads through the use of material handling equipment.
• Utilize visual abilities including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and color recognition.

Equipment Used

• Sit-down and stand-up forklifts (electric and LP)
• Pallet jacks
• RF scanners
• Stretch-wrap equipment
• Dock doors and trailers
• Inventory management and warehouse systems