Material Handler

Beehive Industries is dedicated to Powering American Defense by revolutionizing the design, development, and delivery of jet propulsion systems to support the warfighter. Through the integration of additive manufacturing, the company aims to meet the growing and urgent needs for unmanned aerial defense by dramatically improving a jet engine’s speed to market, fuel efficiency, and cost. Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, with additional facilities in Knoxville, Tennessee, Loveland Ohio, and Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Beehive is committed to grow and advance the defense industrial base while manufacturing exclusively in the USA. This role will be located at our Cincinnati, Ohio facility.

Supports the Cincinnati 2 machine shop by maintaining the continuous flow of materials, work-in-process, and machined parts throughout the manufacturing process. Ensures machinists have the materials and parts they need to maintain production flow and moves completed parts through required downstream processes, including deburring, dewaxing, and Shipping and Receiving when applicable. Contributes to a safe, organized, and efficient machine shop environment.

• Follow manufacturing procedures, travelers, and work instructions
• Deliver raw materials, components, and work-in-process to machinists as needed
• Monitor material and part flow throughout the machine shop to help prevent production delays
• Collect completed parts from machinists and move them to the appropriate next process
• Transport parts to deburring and dewaxing operations when applicable
• Move processed parts to designated staging areas and ultimately to Shipping and Receiving
• Properly identify, stage, and organize materials and work-in-process to maintain product traceability
• Verify materials and parts are moved to the correct location and correspond to the appropriate job or work order
• Handle and transport machined parts carefully to prevent damage, contamination, or mix-ups
• Assist with receiving, unloading, staging, and movement of materials throughout Cincinnati 2
• Accurately complete required material movement, production, and inventory transactions
• Communicate material shortages, misplaced parts, damaged product, or other issues that could impact production
• Maintain clean, organized, and accessible material staging areas using 5S principles
• Safely operate material-handling equipment such as carts, pallet jacks, hand trucks, and forklifts as authorized
• Support machinists and production personnel in meeting team production goals while maintaining quality standards
• Follow all safety, quality, security, and material-handling procedures

• High school diploma or GED required

• Typically requires little to no related experience
• Manufacturing, assembly, or machine operation experience preferred

• Mechanical aptitude
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to follow written work instructions
• Basic computer skills
• Dependability and reliability
• Team-oriented mindset
• Ability to work independently
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

• Assembly or machine operator experience
• Exposure to manufacturing environments
• Experience using hand tools
• Experience with ERP or MES systems

• Remain in a standing or sitting stationary position for 5-6 hours per day (1-2 hours at one time)
• Move about the manufacturing facility for 5-6 hours per day (1-2 hours at one time)
• Occasionally lift or carry between 26-45 pounds and frequently lift or carry up to 10 pounds
• Occasionally push or pull between 26-45 pounds and frequently push or pull up…