2nd Shift Shipping Material Handler

Position Summary

Daifuku, the nation’s leading independent, U.S.

-based provider of intelligent material handling systems, invites a full-time Material Handler to perform receiving tasks, including receiving and unloading items, verifying shipment condition, and keeping computer records.

• Handle, move, load and unload materials by hand or using a variety of materials handling equipment including tow motors and/or forklifts.
• Perform other material handling activities such as counting, weighing, sorting, packing and unpacking.
• Load and unload materials onto and off trucks and loading docks.
• Operate industrial trucks, tractors, loaders, forklifts and other equipment to transport materials to and from transportation vehicles and loading docks and to store and retrieve materials.
• Connect hoses or pipes and operate equipment to load and unload chemicals used on premises.
• Operate equipment to dump materials such as scrap metal or to remove materials from forklifts.
• Operate the floor sweeper and washer.
• May perform other activities, such as opening containers and crates, filling orders, assisting in taking inventory and weighing and checking materials.
• Employees are responsible to comply with all requirements of Daifuku’s QMS policies and procedures.
• Employees are to ensure sustainable process outputs that drive continuous improvement to provide leading industry performance and exceptional customer satisfaction.

• Work areas are often noisy and lack climate control.
• Requires working around moving machinery and in some areas with minimum light.
• Routinely exposed to safety hazards such as moving machinery parts, electricity, and falls and trips.
• Physical demands include lifting, pulling, walking, carrying, pushing, kneeling, standing, sitting, reaching, squatting, climbing, twisting, speaking, hearing, sight, and finger dexterity.
• Must observe policy and regulations regarding safety and security.
• Must practice Lock-Out/Tag-Out procedures for repair and maintenance of equipment.
• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment required to complete tasks safely.

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of related experience preferred.

• Good communication skills; attention to detail and organized.
• Ability to work with people regardless of race, gender, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or job type.
• Ability to effectively build relationships with co-workers.
• Ability to work under pressure with time constraints.
• Ability to complete assigned training in a timely manner.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

• Medium work:
  Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Climbing:
  Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Stooping:
  Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Kneeling:
  Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching:
  Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching:
  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing:
  Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking:
  Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing:
  Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling:
  Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting:
  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Fingering:
  Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping:
  Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word;…