2nd Shift Material Handler Trainee; Dept

Job Description

Milwaukee Valve Company is looking for a 2nd Shift Material Handler Trainee to join our Prairie Du Sac, WI team in Department 530. This position has a starting hourly wage of $19.78, plus an additional 3.5% shift premium.

* This position is eligible for a $2,000 sign-on bonus. The first half ($1,000) is payable after successful completion of the orientation period and the second half ($1,000) is payable after one year of employment.*

The regularly scheduled hours for this position are 2:30PM-11:00PM, Monday through Friday. Overtime may become a possibility or even required. When working overtime, the regularly scheduled shift is adjusted by 1-2 hours at either the beginning or end of the regularly scheduled shift. Overtime may also be requested or mandatory on Saturday as well.

All offers of employment made by Milwaukee Valve are contingent upon successfully completing our required drug screen and physical capabilities tests.

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Established in 1901, Milwaukee Valve manufactures valves for a variety of industries including Industrial, Commercial, Fire Protection, Marine and the dry bulk hauling industries. Our products have been installed on every U.S. Navy ship built for the last 50 years.

Our heritage, our people, and our passion is to be the best, and Milwaukee Valve is proud of its engineering excellence and its employees who take pride and dedication in their work. In return, Milwaukee Valve offers an excellent benefit package, competitive wages, and promotional opportunities including Health, Dental, Life and Disability Insurance options, Flex Spending, 401K with employer match, tuition assistance, paid time off, and shift premiums.

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Summary - The Material Handler Trainee will be responsible for learning the safe operation of material handling equipment, the transporting of various materials and containers that will be in a variety of sizes, shapes, weights, conditions and degree of difficulty for transporting. Individual will demonstrate accuracy in work and record keeping. Other primary responsibilities may include but not limited to the operation of:
Parts Washers, Chip Processing, Production Saw, Floor Scrubber/Sweeper and other processing equipment. Use of mobile stairs, scales, hoist and working at heights may be required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities to which competency will be measured include the following and are required for possible advancement:

• Demonstrates safe operation of material handling equipment.
• Ability to comprehend verbal/written instructions.
• Demonstrates accuracy in work and record keeping.
• Demonstrates attention to detail.
• Demonstrates good organizational skills.
• Must be able to adapt to changing work conditions.
• Maintaining cleanliness of work area and equipment in a prescribed manner.
• Required to work scheduled annual inventory days.
• All work subject to final inspection.
• These skill sets will be assessed on or after 90 days for advancement or release.

Other duties may be assigned.

Additional Requirements - To perform the job successfully, an individual will demonstrate the following requirements and competencies.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness;
Looks for ways to improve and promote quality;
Applies feedback to improve performance;
Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Quantity - Meets productivity standards;
Completes work in allotted time;
Strives to increase productivity;
Works quickly.

Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures;
Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines;
Reports potentially unsafe conditions;
Uses equipment and materials properly.

Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and ready to begin working at his/her workstation at their scheduled time.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction;
Takes responsibility for own actions.

Qualifications - To perform this job successfully, an…