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Job Title: Material Handler Forklift

Weekly Pay $18-$20/hr

Job Description

The Material Handler is responsible for performing the day-to-day activities of the warehouse including shipping, receiving, sanitation, maintenance, safety, inventory control, and pulling parts for production. The role requires familiarity with general warehouse procedures and processes. The Material Handler will load and unload materials within the warehouse using forklifts, hand trucks, or other material handling equipment. They will communicate safety rules to incoming commercial drivers and ensure the maintenance of computer system records pertaining to inventory, including stock locations, transactions for all work order pulls, inventory adjustments, and cycle count transactions.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate heavy-duty forklifts like 5K, 15K, and 30K.

• Perform routine maintenance checks on forklifts.

• Load and unload finished goods and in-process materials from semi-trailers and other designated storage areas.

• Move materials and items from receiving and production to storage or other designated areas.

• Check material movement transactions for accuracy of part numbers, quantities, and locations.

• Mark materials with identifying information.

• Maintain orderly shelves and bins in the stockroom.

• Help maintain accurate inventory levels.

• Enter and maintain inventory records in the computer by recording amounts of materials or items received or distributed.

• Coordinate with production for timely delivery of required components for work orders.

• Responsible for un-decking piggyback chassis.

• Immediately store wasted axle oil from new chassis.

• Check truck list report against VIN to determine ownership of chassis.

• Inspect new chassis for damage.

• Receive Return Merchandise Authorizations (RMA’s) and send a copy to the person who generated it.

• Run reports to check packing slip receipts for errors.

• File daily packing slip receipts.

• Clean warehouse area.

• Comply with company safety policy and safe driving practices.

• Demonstrate a productive and non-disruptive work ethic.

• Assist in completion of corrective actions/preventive actions.

• Support the Purchasing Department in resolving vendor issues – quantity, missing paperwork, damaged parts.

• Manage and replace defective parts; identify possible solutions.

• Continually strive to improve in all aspects of job requirements.

• Maintain a clean and safe working environment; care for shop tools, equipment, and vehicles.

• Follow company policy regarding regular attendance and timeliness.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills

• Forklift operation.

• Material handling.

• Inventory management.

• Picking and packing.

• Minimum 3 years of manufacturing warehouse experience.

• Minimum 5 years of material handler experience.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with Epicor Vantage ERP System is a plus.

• Strong verbal and written communication and organizational skills.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Why Work Here?

This position offers a lot of overtime and a contract-to-hire opportunity. We provide a range of benefits including a 401(k), dental insurance, health insurance, a health savings account, paid time off, paid training, and vision insurance.

Work Environment

The standard shift is Monday to Friday from 6am to 2:30pm, but regular overtime is expected until 4:30pm each day and on Saturdays.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.