Material Handler - Receiving

Overview:

This position will rotate from area-to-area within the distribution center as workload dictates.

This is a full-time position. Work schedule is Monday-Friday from 7:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Full-time employees are eligible for enrollment in our comprehensive benefits plans including healthcare, vacation and sick time, holiday pay, care days, 401(k) plan, and more.

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Responsibilities:

• Safe operation of material handling equipment to perform a variety of functions within the distribution center:
• Unload all inbound/outbound products from tractor trailers, containers and conveyors.
• Put away product in the narrow aisle bulk rack storage system.
• Pick for replenishment, customer orders and assembly components; place product in assigned shipping/staging area.
• Scan to verify the product and assigned location is accurate.
• Sort, build and shrink wrap products to pallets in compliance with established standards.
• Perform pre/post operation inspection of assigned material handling equipment.
• Clean work area removing pallets, boxes, paper, plastic and banding.
• Perform other distribution work functions as workload dictates.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, or GED, preferred
• 3 years Warehousing, shipping, logistics industry related
• 1 year experience operating material handling equipment
• Ability to operate material handling equipment (e.g. order picker, turret, forklift, manual/electric pallet jack, etc.) - Advanced
• Ability to work at extended heights - Intermediate
• Mathematical skills - Intermediate
• Interpersonal skills - Intermediate
• Ability to adapt to changes in systems, processes and technology - Intermediate
• Attention to detail and accuracy - Intermediate
• Problem solving skills - Intermediate
• Accurately follow directions, both written and verbal - intermediate

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to repeatedly lift up to 50lbs with a range from a floor level to above shoulder height walking and standing on concrete floors for a period of up to two hours; pushing and pulling rolling carts or pallet jacks bearing loads of up to 500 pounds; free range of motion including twisting, bending, stooping, including climbing on step ladders.
• Ability to work overtime, as needed.
• Ability to read and write in the English language.
• Flexibility to work cross functionally in other areas/teams as assigned.