Material Handler - Provo, UT

Overview of the Position

Perform various aspects of warehouse functions including counting, pick, put away, auto packing, shipping, and cycle counts of aviation components for accurate customer order processing. Accurately interpret customer packaging instructions and specifications by pulling stock and packaging products in a timely manner.

• Process customer orders efficiently and accurately to prepare for shipping, meeting or exceeding departmental goals for production and quality.
• Operate material handling equipment, scales, counters, packing, bagging and sealing equipment, computers, and mechanized label identification machines.
• Inspect product and paperwork to ensure accuracy of customer shipments.
• Help maintain cycle count, inventory spreadsheets, databases, and quality charts.
• Make appropriate inventory adjustments through our data entry system.
• Ensure product is kept neat and orderly per 5S methods.
• Assist and perform daily picking, packing, and counting of products for shipments.
• Use warehouse equipment, including potential forklift use and certification.
• Maintain warehouse housekeeping and adequate stock levels of necessary supplies.
• Prepare orders for shipment by packaging to customer specification and requirements indicated on the order ticket using correct ship method codes, and ship customer orders using the proper carrier and method to the correct destination.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Capable of working well independently and within attendance guidelines.
• Computer and/or keyboarding skills helpful.
• Ability to work occasional overtime.
• Knowledge of warehouse/distribution areas of shipping, order filling and material control; aviation component experience strongly desired.
• Capable of learning how to operate and maintain packaging machinery.
• Knowledge of good commercial packaging requirements, government specifications, and barcoding preferred; familiar with safe use of hand and power tools.

High School Diploma or G.E.D. Experience with general warehouse equipment forklift, pallet jack, wrap (forklift certification preferred). Equivalent required with three months related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

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.

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.

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Required to stand, walk, sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; talk or hear.
• Regularly required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; lift up to 50–100 pounds.
• Required to have clear vision at 20 inches or less, or up to 20 feet or more; peripheral vision; depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Works in loud noise levels.
• Minimal travel required.