Forklift Material Handler

Express Employment Professionals; Washington; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals is seeking a Material Handler to move materials within the plant using forklifts, assemble and reassemble racks, and prepare labels for parts. The role includes inventory counts for buyers or planners and packing actuators as needed.

The ideal candidate will have forklift experience (certification preferred), reading/writing skills for labels, and basic weighing/counting abilities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Forklift experience; certification preferred.
• Ability to read and write for labeling tasks.
• Knowledge of weighing scales and weigh counts.

Responsibilities

• Move material in and out of pallet racks using forklifts.
• Move needed materials on time to assemblers while using a forklift.
• Make labels for sub-assemblies parts using MS Word label program.
• Take waste cardboard and lumber to dumpsters.
• Assemble and reassemble pallet racks and shelves as needed.
• Take special inventory counts for the buyer or planner.
• Pack actuators when needed

Skills

Forklift operation

Label reading/writing

Organizational skills

Weighing/counting

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MS Word

Job description

Job Description

Summary

The Material Handler is responsible for moving material around the plant using forklifts, making labels for receiving, removing waste cardboard, assembling and reassembling racks, taking inventory counts for the buyer or the planner, and packing actuators as needed.

What You'll Do

• Successful completion of assigned duties will be measured by the following:
• Moving material in and out of palette racks using forklifts.
• Moving needed materials on time to assemblers while using a forklift.
• Making labels for sub-assemblies parts using MS Word label program .
• Taking waste cardboard and lumber to dumpsters.
• Assembling and reassembling pallet racks and shelves as needed.
• Taking special inventory counts for the buyer or planner.
• Packing actuators when needed

Who You Are

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Knowledge of weighing scales.
• Knowledge to do weigh counts.
• Forklifting experience (Certification preferred)
• Reading and writing language skills necessary for making & reading labels.
• Organization skills to get proper parts to assemblers on time.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.