Material Handler

Specific Duties:

• Moves and stores a variety of materials, parts, or products.


• Checks incoming materials and reports shortages or damaged materials.


• Operates standard manual and automatic equipment, included, but not limited are electronic scales, banding machine, and shrink wrapper.


• Stacks shipments on skids as required and take shipments to loading dock.


• Receives and unpacks materials and supplies.


• Fills orders from storage areas and delivers to designated departments.


• Checks receipt against purchase order for proper shipment, shortages, damages, or defects.


• Operates material handling equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks or dollies to move stock or reorganize storage. Follows equipment instructions, specifications and manuals.


• Performs such individual assignments as the supervisor may direct; establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the company, facility and department.


• Must carry out duties per ISO/TS16949 and ISO 14001 requirements.

Required Training, Knowledge and Experience:

• Possesses substantial knowledge of the plant’s processes, techniques, tools, materials, machines and equipment.


• Possesses strong interpersonal skills.


• High school diploma with two years experience in material handling that includes the operation of powered material handling equipment.

Essential Functions:

• Regular and predictable attendance.


• Performs those tasks necessary to produce/assemble/manufacture and inspect the company’s products using assigned equipment and processes.


• Maintains equipment operating records, works from within instructions from within the standards manual.


• Maintains all work areas in a clean, safe and orderly manner.      

Critical Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Occasionally employees will lift to 60 pounds and frequently carry up to 40 pounds.


• Maneuvers in, around, under, and about factory and/or laboratory equipment and machinery on a regular and continuous basis.


• Majority of work time is spent standing, walking, lifting and bending.


• May work with telephone answering equipment and PC.


• May work with Excel and MS Work.


• Climb ladders and stairs regularly.


• Works within an automotive component manufacturing and is exposed to heat, cold, wet, and fumes/chemicals.