1st Shift Inventory Material Handler

Daifuku; Hobart (IN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Daifuku is a leading material handling solutions provider seeking a Material Handler in Hobart, IN for 1st shift (5:00 AM - 1:30 PM). You will perform receiving and unloading, verify shipment condition, and maintain records using a range of handling equipment.

Responsibilities include counting, weighing, sorting, packing, and loading/unloading materials. Adhere to Daifuku's QA policies and continuous improvement goals; HS diploma and 1 year related experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of related experience preferred.
• Good communications, attention to detail, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Handle, move, load and unload materials by hand or with equipment.
• Operate forklifts, tow motors, and other material handling equipment.
• Perform receiving, unloading, counting, weighing, sorting, packing and unpacking.
• Load/unload materials onto trucks and loading docks.
• Assist in inventory, weigh, and check materials.
• Adhere to safety policies and lock-out/tag-out procedures.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Organized

People skills

Pressure handling

Training completion

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Manufacturing Company with Career Development Opportunities!

Full Time | 1st Shift | Monday - Friday | 5:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Comprehensive Benefits Package!

About Us

Daifuku is the nation's leading independent, U.S.‐based provider of intelligent material handling systems. With hundreds of engineers in‐house, the company designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs the full spectrum of intra-logistics solutions. We provide leading‐edge conveyor and sortation systems, voice and light‐directed order fulfillment equipment, controls and software, robotics, mezzanines, and structures.

If you want to join a team of industry leading experts and who want to create an impact on the future of material handling solutions, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Position Summary

The Material Handler will perform receiving tasks, including receiving and unloading items, verifying shipment condition, and keeping computer records.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• The primary goal is to handle, move, load and unload materials by hand or using a variety of materials handling equipment including tow motors and/or forklifts
• Performing other material handling activities such as counting, weighing, sorting, packing and unpacking.
• Loading and unloading materials onto and off trucks and loading docks.
• Operating industrial trucks, tractors, loaders, forklifts and other equipment to transport materials to and from transportation vehicles and loading docks and to store and retrieve materials.
• Connecting hoses or pipes and operate equipment to load and unload chemicals used on premises.
• Operating equipment to dump materials such as scrap metal or to remove materials from forklifts.
• Operating the floor sweeper and washer.
• May perform other activities, such as opening containers and crates, filling orders, assisting in taking inventory and weighing and checking materials.

Employees are responsible to comply with all requirements of Daifuku's QMS policies and procedures.

Employees are to ensure sustainable process outputs that drive continuous improvement to provide leading industry performance and exceptional customer satisfaction.

Work Environment:

Work areas are often noisy and lack climate control.

Requires working around moving machinery and in some areas with minimum light.

Routinely exposed to safety hazards such as moving machinery parts,electricity, and falls and trips.

Physical Demands include Lifting, pulling, walking, carrying, pushing, kneeling, standing, sitting,reaching, squatting, climbing, twisting, speaking, hearing, sight, finger dexterity.

Must observe policy and regulations regarding safety and security.

Must practice Lock-Out/Tag-Out procedures for repair and maintenance of equipment.

Must wear Personal Protective Equipment required to complete tasks safely.

Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements:

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

Minimum 1 year of related experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements:

• Good communications skills; attention to detail and organized
• Ability to work with people regardless of race, gender, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexualorientation, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or job type.
• Ability to effectively build relationships with co-workers.
• Ability to work under pressure with time constraints.
• Ability to complete assigned training in a timely manner.

ADA Requirements:

• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and re