Material Handler I

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Job Description:

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About SPM Oil & Gas

SPM Oil & Gas, a Caterpillar company, provides superior products and service solutions to make our customers more efficient and lower total cost of ownership. Globally, we deliver engineered oilfield and drilling equipment repair and certification, mechanical and rotating equipment repairs and upgrades, rapid prototyping of spare parts, robust asset management, operation and maintenance and field engineering services. We offer a wide range of career opportunities across a variety of technical and business roles in engineering and service locations worldwide. Join our team and help build engineering solutions that change the industry.  

Job Summary

The Material Handler is responsible for safely loading, unloading, and moving materials within or near the district, service center, yard, or work site. 

Starting Pay: $18.40/Hour. Can be adjusted with experience.

Shift Hours: Shift Hours: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday – Friday. Potential for overtime as business demands.

What you will do:

• At SPM Oil & Gas, our primary objective is to provide our customers with excellent engineering solutions through our products and superior customer service 

• Unload, stock and inventory all deliveries 

• Assist with new orders and cycle counts

• Read and understand standard work and risk assessments 

• Ability to understand Inventory Control Process 

• Exhibits equipment and product understanding 

• Counts, weighs, secures, tags, palettize and stacks materials and maintains accurate records of material movement 

• Maintains work area, machines, and equipment 

• Operates and inspects industrial truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products  

• Assist service operations with pulling and picking parts

• Performs other job duties as assigned 

What you will have:  

• Minimum of three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience 

• Ability to proficiently operate a computer independently

• Prior experience operating a forklift is preferred

• Ability to use identification tools (engraver, metal stamps, paint pen) to mark product 

What You Will Get:

• 40-hour work week with potential for overtime

• 80 hours of vacation with additional paid time off

• Most national holidays off with pay

• 100% 401K match up to 6% 

• Health, dental, vision, disability & life insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Local & national discounts! 

Physical Demands: 

• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear

• Required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

• Must be able to wear protective footwear and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required by the department

Work Environment: 

• Regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles

• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions

• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and vibration

• Noise Level: Moderate  

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.     

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O.  As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers .   

About Caterpillar  

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we have been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

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Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.   

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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