1st Shift Material Handler

The Vollrath Company; Kiel (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vollrath Company in Kiel, Wisconsin, is seeking a dependable Material Handler to support production with accurate picking, storage, and transportation of parts and materials. You will maintain inventory flow, prevent shortages, and collaborate across departments to meet schedules.

Responsibilities include forklift operation, shipment preparation, cycle counts, and safe, efficient material handling in a manufacturing environment. Training provided.

Qualifications

• Material handling
• Warehouse or stockroom operations
• Manufacturing or production
• Shipping and receiving
• Forklift operation
• Inventory control
• Parts distribution
• Logistics
• Delivery or transportation
• A related field

Responsibilities

• Pick parts and materials from stockroom or warehouse based on production needs and work orders.
• Deliver and transport parts to designated production areas in a timely manner.
• Maintain proper material and inventory flow to prevent shortages and delays.
• Monitor material levels and replenish production areas as needed.
• Ensure accuracy of picked materials (part numbers, descriptions, quantities).
• Receive, store, organize, package, and distribute materials as required.
• Locate parts using packets, locator files, sales orders, and inventory records.
• Issue or deliver materials to production and communicate shortages or discrepancies.
• Load and unload company vehicles as required.
• Prepare and package materials for shipment.
• Complete and maintain stockroom, inventory, shipping, and receiving records.
• Assist with physical inventory activities.
• Follow procedures for receiving, storage, handling, and shipment of hazardous materials.
• Retrieve certifications from company systems when required.
• Drive company vehicles to make pickups and deliveries when required.
• Work independently and provide assistance at remote storage facilities.
• Maintain safe, clean, organized work environment.
• Communicate material needs with team leaders and other departments.
• Follow all company policies and safety requirements.

Skills

Material handling

Warehouse operations

Manufacturing

Shipping and receiving

Forklift operation

Inventory control

Parts distribution

Logistics

Delivery or transportation

Related field

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Pick parts and materials from the stockroom or warehouse based on production needs, work orders, pull lists, or other instructions.
• Deliver and transport parts and materials to designated production and company areas in a timely manner.
• Maintain proper material and inventory flow to help prevent shortages and production delays.
• Monitor material levels and proactively replenish production areas as needed.
• Ensure accuracy of picked materials, including part numbers, descriptions, and quantities.
• Receive, store, organize, package, and distribute materials as required.
• Select appropriate storage locations and accurately place materials into stock.
• Locate parts and materials using job packets, locator files, sales orders, computer terminals, inventory records, and other stockroom information.
• Issue or deliver materials to production and communicate shortages, discrepancies, or questionable items to the appropriate personnel.
• Load and unload commercial and company vehicles.
• Perform efficient interdepartmental material handling and transportation.
• Prepare and package materials and equipment for shipment.
• Accurately complete and maintain stockroom, inventory, shipping, receiving, and other required records.
• Assist with physical inventory activities.
• Assist with MRO requisitioning and other material-related processes as assigned.
• Inspect RGA material and complete required documentation and processing when applicable.
• Follow established procedures for the receiving, storage, handling, and shipment of hazardous materials.
• Retrieve customer and supplier certifications from designated company systems when required.
• Drive company vehicles to make pickups and deliveries when required.
• Work independently and provide direction or assistance when working at remote storage facilities.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
• Communicate effectively with team leaders, supervisors, production employees, and other departments regarding material needs or issues.
• Follow all company policies, procedures, and safety requirements.
• Perform other duties and activities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Material handling
• Warehouse or stockroom operations
• Manufacturing or production
• Shipping and receiving
• Forklift operation
• Inventory control
• Parts distribution
• Logistics
• Delivery or transportation
• A related field

Additional Qualifications Include

• Ability to accurately identify, count, organize, and move parts and materials.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to learn new processes, equipment, and responsibilities.
• Must become certified in forklift operation through Vollrath and safely operate forklifts and other material-handling equipment as required.
• Must maintain a valid driver's license and good driving record when required to operate company vehicles.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, and move throughout the work shift.
• Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to safely operate material-handling equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, carts, and other equipment as required.
• Ability to repeatedly move parts and materials between warehouse, stockroom, and production areas.
• Ability to work safely in a manufacturing and warehouse environment.
• Ability to maintain awareness of surroundings while working around moving equipment, vehicles, and production operations.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate is dependable, safety-conscious, organized, detail-oriented, and willing to learn. We recognize that candidates may come from different backgrounds, and experience in every aspect of material handling is not required. Whether your background is in warehouse operations, manufacturing, shipping and receiving, forklift operation, inventory, logistics, material handling, or another related area, we encourage you to apply. This is an opportunity to develop a broad range of material-handling skills while supporting the day-to-day operations of a manufacturing facility.