Material Handler

Title:

Material Handler :  Date Posted:
Nov 3, 2026 Date to Apply By: N/A Reports To or Hiring Manager:
Alexis Rodriguez Department: 3186

Shift: Monday - Friday, 6:00am - 2:30pm Grade Level: 4

Employment Type:

Full Time Non-Exempt

Location:

Lakeland, FL Proposed Salary Range: N/A

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Material Handler

By managing resources responsibly, caring for our people, and uniting around our values, we lead our industry and are proud to be recognized for our continuous action and progress in the following areas:
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• Over 4,000 Full-Time Associates across the Supply Chain
• 14.5M square feet of small parcel, personalization, furniture, and manufacturing space in the domestic US, Williams-Sonoma has developed an agile and capable distribution network consisting of the following:
  • Large package / furniture distribution centers located in Southern California, Northern California, Texas, Georgia, and New Jersey totaling 9.2M square feet plus another 1.2M square feet of standalone final-mile furniture hubs.
• Small package eCommerce distribution centers located in Mississippi and Arizona totaling 3.2M square feet, consisting of over 1,000 full-time associates and 1,500 seasonal/temporary associates in Mississippi
  • Sutter Street Manufacturing upholstery factories located in North Carolina and Mississippi totaling with over 1,400 full-time employees producing approximately $900 million to $1 billion in sales of upholstered furniture
• Transportation Department for Ocean, Air, Trucking, and Rail consisting of over 30 transportation professionals located in Memphis, TN
• 700 associates in our Sourcing offices in 10 countries in Asia and Europe including China, Vietnam, Singapore, India, Italy, and Turkey

The Material Handler works with Hub operations management, leads, and team to ensure accurate receipt, audit, record keeping, training and inventory integrity throughout the receiving, picking, and put-away process.

The Material Handler position is located in Lakeland, FL.

• Utilize warehouse management system for putaway and picking transactions
• Effectively utilize MHE to complete receiving and picking functions
• Conduct dock searches for cartons as needed
• Must be able to systemically account for all cartons that are moved in assigned areas
• Work with lead to prioritize any hot orders
• Physically and systemically load/unload trailers using RF equipment
• Warehouse management system receiving and labeling of inbound product, including verification of overages, shortages, and damaged product versus inbound paperwork for shipments
• Daily put away duties to include putting away of product on all types of MHE and loading of product to trailers as needed
• Picking and putaway of product from crossdock trailers and racks
• Verify product is on correct lanes
• Inspect all merchandise for damages and count discrepancies
• Safely and efficiently operate material handling tools and equipment
• Keep work area safe, organized and clean according to general warehousing practices and OSHA requirements daily
• Other duties as deemed necessary

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• This is an onsite and in office role
• Excellent attendance and willingness to be part of a team – performing whatever duties are necessary
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to multitask and be extremely detailed while performing all tasks
• Abil…