Material Handler

Material Handler 1

Company:
Mac Fasteners Inc

Primary

Location:

1110

E. Enterprise Street, Ottawa, KS 66067 USA

Workplace Type:
On-site

Employment Type:

Hourly | Full-Time

Function:
Manufacturing Production / Distribution

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

JOB SUMMARY:

Responsible for the safe and efficient movement, storage, receipt, and shipment of raw materials, work-in-process (WIP), and finished goods throughout the facility. Ensures accurate inventory transactions, product traceability, and timely delivery of materials to support production schedules.

• Receive incoming materials, products, and supplies from internal departments, customers, and external vendors.
• Verify incoming shipments against packing slips, purchase orders, work orders, and receiving documentation.
• Inspect incoming containers for damage and report discrepancies or concerns to management.
• Maintain product identification, lot traceability, and proper labeling requirements.
• Move raw materials, work-in-process (WIP), and finished goods to designated staging and storage locations.
• Deliver materials to production departments to support daily manufacturing requirements.
• Return completed products to designated departments or locations.
• Coordinate movement of product to and from outside processing vendors.
• Receive and process returned products from outside processing vendors.
• Provide weight and shipment information required for outside processing and freight activities.
• Prepare material for shipment, including packaging, labeling, palletizing, and documentation.
• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks, and other material handling equipment safely and efficiently.
• Perform inventory transactions and maintain inventory accuracy.
• Assist with cycle counts and physical inventory activities.
• Monitor inventory levels in production staging areas and replenish materials as needed.
• Maintain FIFO (First In, First Out) inventory practices where applicable.
• Ensure products are stored and handled in a manner that prevents damage or contamination.
• Assist with loading and unloading trucks and delivery vehicles.
• File and maintain shipping, receiving, inventory, and vendor documentation.
• Communicate material shortages, damaged materials, inventory discrepancies, and delivery issues to supervisors.
• Support production departments by responding to material requests in a timely manner.
• Assist with scrap collection, sorting, and movement to designated areas as required.
• Follow all company safety policies, PPE requirements, and housekeeping standards.
• Participate in continuous improvement, 5S, and safety initiatives.
• Assist during audits, inventory reconciliations, and quality inspections as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

• Review material requirements and production needs at the beginning of each shift.
• Verify and deliver materials to production departments.
• Move completed product between departments and staging locations.
• Check inventory levels of wire.
• Maintain accurate inventory and location records.
• Conduct routine forklift and material handling equipment inspections.
• Keep aisles, storage locations, and work areas clean and organized.
• Ensure all containers are properly identified and labeled.
• Monitor staging areas for material shortages or excess inventory.
• Support production personnel with material requests throughout the shift.
• Reconcile receiving paperwork and vendor documentation.
• Assist with any cycle counts and inventory accuracy checks.

This role is required to be on-site 5 days at the Ottawa, KS location.

OTHER

COMPETENCIES:

• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively communicate in one-on-one situations to employees.
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Manufacturing software;
  Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
• Education and/or
  
  Experience:
  
  High school diploma or general education degree (GED). A minimum of one (1) year similar experience or training in an office environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is typical of a machine shop.

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