McClure Woodmill Material Handler - 1st Shift

Job Title

Material Handler

We have amazing benefits! Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, wellness, 401K, holidays employee assistance program, vacation days, disability, and much more.

The AMES Companies, headquartered in Lake Nona-Orlando, FL has a rich American history. The AMES story goes back to 1774, when Captain John Ames began making America's first shovels. AMES® brand is the third oldest consumer brand in the country, and its tools helped build America for more than two hundred years. Our business lines include home organization, lawn and garden tools, outdoor living, and cleaning tools.

Our leading global brands are sold to homeowners and professionals involved in new construction, remodeling, and maintenance activities.

Our Material Handler drives powered industrial truck equipment with lifting devices such as forklifts to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials within or near plant, yard, or work site for the production of lawn and garden tools.

Our woodmill is located in McClure, PA.

Demonstrate the understanding of all required paperwork to include but not limited to, the Bill of Materials (BOM), Hour x Hour sheet, basic tool prints, communication boards, standard work documents, quality visuals.

Demonstrate the capability to meet or exceed established production rates and standards.

Follow basic work instructions on a daily basis with reasonable supervision.

Position forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials, and transports load to designated area.

Maintain production materials in work cells as assigned by supervisor.

Accurately perform inventory and labor transactions.

Load and unload materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand.

Convey materials from storage or work sites to designated area.

Perform daily inspection of material handling and associated equipment; notify appropriate support people if unable to resolve problem themselves.

Correctly identify and tag both finished goods and raw components utilizing the current systems.

Ability to direct load trailers with finished goods or components.

Unload inbound shipments and move product to storage locations.

Pull and prepare product for shipment, ensuring the exact number and types of product is loaded.

Move trailers to and from the shipping docks to the yard.

Verify incoming material counts and inspects incoming components to assure they meet ATT Specifications.

Maintain a clean and organized material storage area.

Address rework as required.

Initiate and participate in continuous improvement through cost savings and kaizen or other related activities.

Train others as needed.

Complete paperwork timely and accurately.

Ability to regularly perform job duties in conjunction with others in assembly area, while routinely being closely supervised.

Work and communicate in a professional manner with all business associates.

Follow all safety policies and procedures; including, but not limited to wearing all required personal protective equipment (PPE).

Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand on concrete floor with/without floor mats; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms (which may include above and/or below shoulders); bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to use left and/or right hand for simple grasping;

fine work, pushing/pulling and fast paced assembly. The employee is occasionally required to walk, climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50/55 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

The AMES Companies will only employ those who…