Material Handler

SUMMARY: Individuals in this position perform a variety of material handling duties via forklift and pallet jack by moving materials and parts to various departments throughout the plant.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operate material handling equipment including fork trucks, pallet jacks, and overhead cranes
• Move product as dictated by the manufacturing system, daily work schedule, or associate's need/request
• Ensure direct materials are available for manufacturing and assembly of orders
• Unload and load materials onto trucks or other designated vehicles
• Organize Receiving Department storeroom and assist stock pullers
• Assist Shipping Department with assembling pallets for sales orders
• Maintain scrap and wood hoppers
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Organized to handle many small tasks in a day
• Mechanical aptitude to operate small equipment
• Ability to recognize and accurately handle various steel types, sizes, and gauges
• Prior experience in a manufacturing, metal fabrication, or steel-processing environment preferred

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
• 2 years of experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, shipping/receiving, or material-handling environment preferred
• Experience working with steel, sheet metal, fabricated components, or similar industrial materials strongly preferred
• Powered industrial truck or forklift experience required, experience with standup lift a plus
• Valid driver’s license with a good driving record

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Proficient in reading, writing, and communicating in English language
• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, and unit conversions)
• Ability to read a tape measure within 1/16”
• Basic computer skills

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee will be seated in a forklift for up to 4 hours at a time and will be required to get off and on the unit many times in a daily shift. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear, including operation of a handheld radio. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment is an industrial metal fabrication shop with exposure to machinery, fumes, and airborne particles. The noise level in the non-air-conditioned work environment is moderate. All required PPE, including steel toe shoes, must be worn and a clean work environment must be maintained.

NOTE:

This Job Description may be modified due to business necessity. LEWCO, Inc. will make reasonable accommodations regarding these duties, responsibilities, and qualifications in compliance with Federal and State disability laws. EOE.