Material Handler

Hourly Laborers & Helpers Fort Wayne, IN, US 1 Attachments

Salary Range: $22.00 To $22.85 Hourly

Join Our Team as a Material Handler

Schedule: 2-2-3 D shift (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM) .

At Rea Magnet Wire, we don't just produce magnet wire - we are PO WERING WHAT'S NEXT. If you're experienced in operating safely, quality production, and driving process improvements, we want you on our team!

Ready to take the next step?

New Start Pay:

• $22.00/hour
• $22.50/hour at 90 days
• $22.85 /hour at 1 year

Uses forklift to deliver and remove supply and finished wire, packaging materials, scrap boxes, and other items used in the production process. Perform shipping and receiving operations, including delivery of items to appropriate areas and placing pallets and reels into a high-bay racking system.

• Assure machines are properly supplied with stock wire by delivering on a timely basis
• Use forklift to remove finished wire; weigh, label, palletize and band as needed; place into racking system as needed
• Use stand-up forklift as needed
• Manually move and turn reels as needed
• Remove scrap to appropriate areas; weigh and label as needed/empty trash dumpsters
• Receive items, process paperwork, and deliver to appropriate areas
• Maintain packaging inventories in plant
• Pull orders from inventory, including manually moving individual reels from pallet to pallet
• Verify loads to be shipped against paperwork

• Manufacturing
  
  Experience:
  
  At least 2 years of recent mfg. experience and a total of 3 years of related experience in total
• High School Diploma - GED
• Knowledge of safety, distribution, and manufacturing best practices
• Mechanical and hands-on experience with basic hand tools and measuring devices, verified through work history and references.
• We are looking for candidates with a strong work ethic, reliability, and a demonstrated commitment to professional growth in a manufacturing setting

• Preference for candidates demonstrating consistent work history
• Preference for candidates with warehouse/forklift certification

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Vet/Disability Employer

Job Type:Full-time

Pay:$19.00 - $22.85 per hour

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Employee discount
• Tuition reimbursement

• 12-hr shift
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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.

• Frequent sitting to operate forklift in a manufacturing environment on uneven concrete floor
• Frequent climbing on and off forklifts
• Frequent standing to operate stand-up lift
• Frequent bending at waist to band and palletize
• Moderate lifting of up to 50 pounds
• Frequent rolling of reels weighing up to 300# from one pallet to another