Material Handler

Job Description Who will you be working with?

Founded in 1987, Precision Turbo and Engine (PTE) is one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of high performance, aftermarket turbochargers and supporting equipment. Our manufacturing facility, conveniently located in Northwest Indiana, has been a worldwide supplier of high-performance turbochargers and boost control products that have set the standard for uncompromised quality and unsurpassed performance since the late 1990s. Over the years, we have designed, tested, and manufactured record setting and championship winning turbochargers for all racing organizations, as well as highly regarded Original Equipment Manufacturers from around the world.

As we continue to expand our operations and product offerings, we want you to be a part of this journey.

The Material Handler is responsible for creating a top-of-the-line customer experience by utilizing our data system to directly organize components for our assembly teams as well as storing components with a consistent and repeatable manner. Must be driven to keep assembly going in a fast-paced environment and organize several different tasks with minimal direct supervision. Will work closely with Production Supervisors and Schedulers.

Education and/or Experience - High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Mathematical Skills - 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.

Reasoning Ability - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills - To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Database software;
Inventory software;
Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations – On the Job Completion of Certification of forklift operator training in compliance with OSHA Regulation 29 CFR , Requirements

• Reviews Job Requirements, Sales orders and verbal requests to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.
• Unloads and unpacks incoming shipments. Counts, measures, or weighs articles to verify contents of shipments against bills of lading, invoices, or storage receipts. Attaches identification data onto article. Records factors causing goods to be returned. Examines articles for defects and sorts articles according to extent of defect.
• Conveys materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas. Assigns tagged material to appropriate bin locations.
• Sorts and places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Fills requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distributes items to production workers or assembly line.
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves or conveys orders to packing station or shipping department.
• Arranges stock parts in specified sequence for assembly by other workers.
• Prepares periodic, special, or perpetual inventory of stock. Uses computer to enter records and maintains computer generated inventory records.
• Participates in cycle count program. Counts parts and verifies inventory on the cycle counts that are within the warehouse locations.
• Drives vehicle to transport stored items from warehouse to plant, picks up items from several locations for shipment, and deliver material as directed.
• Maintains loading dock in good order;
  Operates forklift, pallet jacks, and other power tools.
• Assists in inspection quarantine of non-conforming material ("NCM") from all departments, determines defective issues, prepares appropriate records for purchasing, and maintains control of quarantined NCM through disposition. Assists in education of other employees regarding NCM.
• Follows all Company personnel policies and process procedures.
• Maintains friendly, cooperative relations with customers, company personnel and management.
• Ensure that all internal company communications, financial information, pricing…