Material Handler; Welding - 2nd Shift

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Material Handler (Welding) – 2nd Shift to join our team on Badger Dr. in Waukesha, WI.

The hourly rate for this position is $19.75 per hour plus a $2.50 per hour shift premium. Core hours are 3 pm – 11 pm. Overtime may exceed these hours and be mandatory at times.

This position offers a sign‑on bonus of $2,000, paid in two installments, less applicable withholding.

• Health benefits and vacation time available to use on day one of your employment
• Paid holidays – up to 12
• Weekly pay
• Shift premiums – $2.50/hr for off shifts and opportunities for overtime
• Career progression opportunities to cross‑train in different departments and increase compensation
• Retirement benefits, paid parental leave, educational assistance program, wellness reimbursement, and more

Material Handlers are responsible for the smooth, efficient flow of raw material and fabricated material into, throughout, and out of the department.

• Issue material from stock locations and pick material from daily release and pick lists
• Prepare kits for transportation and deliver to the dock area, preparing appropriate packing lists
• Deliver finished fabricated parts from the machine area to the welding area, kitting area, interplant shipping docks, tagging pallets appropriately and staging them in the proper areas with pallet
• Deliver finished product out of fabrication and locate the material in internal customer warehouse storage racks, maintaining proper SAP transactions and escalating issues around stock area cleanliness and remedying any non‑conformance
• Move pallets of in‑process work to where they are accessible to various machines, marking these items appropriately with pallet
• Keep the department provided with pallets and dispose of unusable pallets
• Stack work‑in‑process or component parts in storage racks
• Use a 5‑ton crane to unload bar stock and sheet steel from trucks, locate material with proper identification attached and turn receiving paperwork in at the receiving desk for quality inspection. Unload coil steel for the Georg and locate it into the proper cradle, marking it appropriately
• Receive, locate, and issue daily release parts daily to assure proper inventory
• Dispose of all scrap steel into dumpsters outside of the building. When dumpsters are ready to be shipped, make out scrap tickets and notify dispatcher by telephone at the scrap salvage company which dumpster to pick up
• Dispose of all scrap wood and interface with external vendors to maintain empty hoppers at all times for scrap wood disposal
• Move raw material from receiving and locating to WIP and finished goods receiving, locating, tagging, and movement throughout the day without interruption
• Deliver stand‑up stackers and walkers for battery changes during the shift

• Eaton will not consider applicants for immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F‑1 to H‑1B, H‑1B cap registration, O‑1, E‑3, TN status, I‑485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation is being offered for this role. All candidates considered must live within 50 miles of the Waukesha, WI facility. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.

• Ability to work overtime as needed
• Must be able to understand standard shop specifications (shop drawings, process sheets, and measuring equipment, etc.)
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs; bend, twist, grab, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, use both hands to lift and lower materials, and perform all other essential duties with or without reasonable accommodations.

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.