Material Handler - 1St Shift

Position Summary: The Warehouse Material Handler is responsible for slotting of finished goods, restocking and packaging as well as organizing materials and picking batch tickets for finished goods orders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Other duties may be assigned.

• Review of the picking area and restocking as required.
• Physical movement of inbound finished good from production or inbound staging area to pallet storage.
• Follow all SOPs but particularly follow the SOPs that are specific to the Automated Warehouse Inventory Control System ( AWS).
• Maintain the cleanliness of all assigned isles.
• Identify and correct location errors.
• Assist in the wrapping of pallets for shipping or storage.
• Properly use and maintain the forklift. Logs out, logs back in, and places forklift on charger when needed. Notify manager when need of repairs to forklift.
• Remove and discard all broken pallets from assigned area.
• Retrieves requested pallets and returns to locations once complete.
• Assist in the loading of carriers as needed.
• Perform other tasks as directed by the Warehouse manager or Supervisor.

Skills and Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Minimum 6 to 12 months material handling experience.
• Basic reading, writing and math skills required.
• Able to follow guidelines and operating procedures established.
• Able to work on their feet for extended periods of time.
• Strong communication skills

Work Environment:

The work 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.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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 with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.