Material Handler

About the Role

Performs duties involving the shipping & receiving of product by accurately picking, packing & processing customer orders in a timely manner .

Responsibilities

• Receive all in-bound product
• Put-away product into appropriate locations
• Operate equipment, including reach truck, order picker, speed cart, and dock trucks
• Operate radio frequency units (RF’s)
• Count and multiply product accurately
• Physically move product – repeated heavy (up to 50lbs) lifting is sometimes required
• Work in team environment
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must have high school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Previous warehouse work including picking and packing product preferred
• Basic computer proficiency

Physical demands and work environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to lift up to 50 pounds, occasionally required to assist in dual lifts of up to 150 pounds with another employee.
• The employee will commonly lift and/or carry objects weighing 30-40 pounds.
• The employee will be frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to handle product, reach with hands and arms, frequently be required to sit and stoop.
• Rarely will the employee be required to climb.
• The employee will frequently be required to talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee will occasionally be required to operate equipment from heights of up to 25ft.

Work environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to heat, humidity, cold temperatures and dust.
• The employee will frequently work on or around moving equipment.
• The noise level in the work environment is low to moderate.
• The employee will frequently work with deadlines under pressure and will occasionally be required to work alone.

Additional comments

The essential functions have been provided as examples of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The Company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.