Material Handler

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Philadelphia Gear, a brand of Timken Gears and Services, is seeking a Materials Handler for its New Castle Delaware regional service center. This position is responsible for accurately receiving all components that come into the facility, guaranteeing all documents, parts, and components match POs, and all system work required to receive all items in our system. This position is also responsible for effectively preserving, packaging, and shipping all parts and products in accordance with the policies and procedures outlined in the Shipping/Receiving Department SOP’s.  The Materials Handler reports to the Operations Manager.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Receive and ship all materials to and from the Service Center facility

• Ensure timeliness, proper preservation, and satisfactory packaging or boxing of all materials to be shipped


• Verify satisfactory completion of all customer-required details such as markings, documents, and carriers


• Maintain customer satisfaction for timeliness of delivery


• Ensure all work methods conform with company rules and regulations, attendance policies, variations, and safety procedures


• Meet required levels of productivity, quality, and through-put


• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent


• Must be able to use tools such as band saws jig saws, nail guns, and other hand tools required to perform shipment of large items that may require palletizing or crating

• Must be able to build wooden crate for shipping


• Computer literate and will need to learn company specific programs (Epicor)


• Operate powered industrial lift (fork truck)


• Operate an overhead crane

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.