Material Handler Operator Warehouse

Hours: 7:00am - 3:30pm (Mon- Fri)

Must pass Background Check & Drug Screen

Summary

Responsibility includes transporting material to and from work centers with fork lift equipment. Also responsible for assisting and performing duties as Material Handler on occasional basis to fill manpower requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- Service assigned work centers to ensure materials are safely and properly moved to designated locations

- Properly operate equipment in a safe manner, avoiding harm, injury or damage to equipment, material, building, others

- Receive instructions for jobs/assignments from area Supervisor or Lead

- Maintains a clean and orderly work area and equipment

- Ability to lift 50 pounds at a reasonable rate in a normal day

- Must be able to work scheduled shift as well as overtime & weekends as required

- Other duties as assigned by Management

Qualifications

- Current Forklift license/certification – will receive additional training and certification by UNARCO

- Must have a clean driving record for the last 7 years

- Must have recent verifiable forklift experience

Education and/or experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED);

3-5 years of experience driving a forklift (sit-down), or relevant training desired.

Preferred: Experience with loading/unloading Flat Bed trucks.

Other Skills and Abilities

- Ability to learn multiple positions within a department

- Must be able to work and communicate as a member of a team

- Must be able to work scheduled shift as well as overtime & weekends as required

- Must be able to be flexible and adapt to changing priorities

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is dealing with heavy materials that will include own and team lifting techniques of up to 50+ pounds. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.