Material Handler

Warehouse Position

This is a full-time position, with hours of 7:00am to 3:30pm, Monday through Friday. This position is primarily responsible for the safe, accurate and efficient movement of materials in the warehouse and provides regular truck loading and unloading with minimum supervision.

Duties/Responsibilities:
This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned and are subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

• Moves materials in the warehouse and loads / unloads trucks safely, accurately, and promptly.
• Accurately records all material movements on move sheets and/or wireless computer system on forklifts (when installed).
• Regularly assists with receiving material on paperwork, counts material, tags material, etc.
• Assists in handling customer pickups, salesperson pickups, etc.
• Makes efficient use of time so that output is maximized, and other people are assisted when necessary.
• Maintains specified housekeeping zone.
• Complete all required continuous learning training, including safety, compliance, and job specific.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Learns quickly and rapidly applies what has been taught. Flexible, willing to do what has been asked.
• Highly safety and quality-conscious; making good decisions about working safely and about identification of product.
• Organized – keeps paperwork and orders in proper sequence.
• Professional communicator – with customers, drivers, other co-workers, etc.
• Detail-oriented, checks his/her own work and corrects mistakes made. Is extremely careful when identifying material.
• Good to excellent attendance record.
• Displays good teamwork and initiative – works well with small groups and helps others when needed.

Education/

Experience:

• High School graduate, or GED equivalent.
• Recent experience with sit-down forklift, stand up forklift (GA Division Only), and pallet jacks required, with excellent safety record.
• Minimum of 1-5 years of applicable experience required, with familiarity with similar packaging products preferred.
• Experience with using PC and applications, warehouse management systems, wireless forklift computer systems, and scanners preferred.