2nd Shift Material Handler

Huntington Steel & Supply Co.; Huntington (WV); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Steel & Supply Co. is seeking a Material Handler for the second shift at the Huntington location. You will receive, inventory, and load metal shapes and plates, and assist in safe truck loading for delivery.

Responsibilities include operating forklifts or cranes, reading micrometers, and setting up saws and shears, while maintaining safety and accuracy across paperwork and measurements.

Qualifications

• Must have a High School Diploma or GED.
• Follows safety rules and is safety conscious at all times.
• Good hygiene, work ethic, punctuality, and ability to work independently.
• Works in teams to produce quality quantities meeting customer needs.
• Possess good math and measuring skills including reading feet/inches/fractions to 1/32.

Responsibilities

• Receive and inventory metal shapes and plates.
• Load trucks to ensure safe delivery of products.
• Interact professionally with customers and vendors.
• Load/unload trucks and racks with forklift or overhead crane.
• Read micrometers and identify materials by type, size, and grade.
• Set up saws and shears for processing.
• Keep equipment and work areas clean and safe.
• Bundle products for processing or shipment per procedures.
• Examine products to verify conformance to company standards.

Skills

Micrometer reading

Forklift operation

Overhead crane operation

Saws setup

Shears setup

Timekeeping

Paperwork accuracy

Math skills

Quality awareness

Teamwork

Safety focus

Manual dexterity

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Material Handler: Second Shift - Huntington Location

SUMMARY:

Receive, place into inventory a variety of metal shapes and plates. Loads trucks to allow safe delivery of products.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Interact professionally with customers/vendors.
• Working knowledge in modern office hardware and software.
• Load customer vehicles safely.
• Able to grind/clean parts to a satisfactory condition.
• Able to load plates safely on burn tables.
• Able to read micrometers.
• Able to set up saws.
• Able to set up shears.
• Load and unload trucks and racks with forklift or overhead crane.
• Clean equipment, machinery, and work areas.
• Tie product in bundles for further processing or shipment, following prescribed procedure.
• Examine product to verify conformance to company standards.
• Able to mark correct information on material to properly identify it per current process.
• Read and understand work orders, work instructions, and other types of paperwork.
• Able to identify materials by type, size, and grade.
• Ability to correctly use the timekeeping system.
• Capable of completing various types of paperwork with 95 % accuracy.
• Efficiency evaluation of at least 90 %.
• Quality evaluation of at least 90 %.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

High School Diploma or general education degree (GED)

JOB-RELATED CHARACTERISTICS:

• Follows safety rules/practices and is safety conscious at all times.
• Maintains good attitude with customers and company employees.
• Must have good hygiene, work ethic, understand punctuality and ability to work independently.
• Works in teams to produce quality and appropriate quantities of products to meet customer needs.
• Possess an energetic, enthusiastic and self-starting attitude.
• Possess good math skills.
• Possess excellent measuring skills, with ability to read and understand foot/inch/fractions down to 1/32 of an inch.
• Maintain a good attitude toward fast paced change, lean manufacturing and multi-tasking.
• Possess good communication skills.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Dependable and regular attendance necessary.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

• Climb ladders.
• Able to stand for long periods of time.
• Factory setting; hot and cold temperatures; noisy conditions.
• Able to lift 80 lbs.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Individuals must be able to perform each essential duty at a minimum satisfactory level.

Individuals must possess the required education/experience, job related characteristics and specialized skills/certifications.