Inventory-Material Handler (Day Shift)

Hexa Containment; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

HEXA Containment is seeking a Material Handler to support our La Porte, TX manufacturing operations. You will receive, store, and move materials to production workstations, ensuring inventory accuracy and on-time fulfillment in a fast-paced environment.

You will operate material-handling equipment, monitor stock levels, and coordinate with production teams to prevent downtime. A high school diploma is preferred, and safety PPE and steel-toed shoes are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receive, identify, organize, and store incoming materials.
• Monitor workstation needs and replenish materials to prevent downtime.
• Load and unload trucks carrying materials, supplies, equipment, and shipments.
• Verify incoming materials and report shortages, damage, and discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate inventory locations and assist with cycle counts.
• Transport materials safely using approved material-handling equipment.
• Follow safety procedures, PPE requirements, and attend training as needed.

Education

High school diploma

Job description

HEXA Containment is a technology-enabled solutions company serving some of the most demanding industrial markets in the country: equipment rental, energy, aerospace, environmental services, and beyond. We manufacture and deliver containment and environmental protection products, including berms, spill kits, and absorbents, from our plant in La Porte and five distribution centers across the country. Our largest customers are national equipment rental companies.

We're a team that keeps score. We celebrate wins loudly and learn from losses fast. We move fast, we build things, and we grow people who want to grow. We aren't a legacy industrial company. We're out in front of the market.

Our promise to every customer: Fast. Easy. Always Available.

HEXA CONTAINMENT

OFFICIAL JOB DESCRIPTION

Material Handler

Reports to: Inventory Manager

$16/hr

7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

KEEP PRODUCTION MOVING.

The right materials. In the right place. At the right time.

As a Material Handler at HEXA Containment, you help keep our manufacturing operation moving. You ensure raw materials, consumables, and finished goods are received, organized, inventoried, and delivered to the workstations that need them. Your work directly supports production efficiency, inventory accuracy, and on-time fulfillment.

What You'll Do

You will support the daily flow of materials across the manufacturing facility. Responsibilities include:

• Receive, identify, organize, and store incoming raw materials and consumable supplies.
• Monitor workstation needs and proactively replenish materials to prevent downtime.
• Load and unload trucks carrying materials, supplies, equipment, and outgoing shipments.
• Verify incoming materials and report shortages, damage, and discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate inventory locations; assist with cycle counts and reconciliation.
• Keep raw-material and consumable storage areas clean, safe, and organized.
• Transport materials safely using approved material-handling equipment.
• Coordinate with production technicians, leadership, and neighboring workstations.
• Identify opportunities to improve material flow, replenishment, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Follow safety procedures, use required PPE, attend training and production meetings, and report hazards promptly.
• Perform other duties as assigned based on operational needs.

A Day on the Manufacturing Floor

You will be on your feet throughout the workday, moving between inventory areas, receiving and shipping, and production workstations. Priorities can change quickly. You will need to stay organized, respond to material shortages before they interrupt production, and balance speed with accuracy and safety.

What Success Looks Like

• Production workstations have the materials they need without avoidable delays.
• Inventory and storage locations are accurate, clean, and organized.
• You communicate issues early and follow assigned work through to completion.
• You work with urgency, follow safety rules, and support the broader team.
• You actively learn the operation and suggest practical improvements.

Who You Are

• Dependable, punctual, and comfortable in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to follow established instructions and processes.
• Able to communicate effectively and work both independently and as part of a team.
• Willing to learn multiple aspects of inventory, material handling, and production support.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Warehouse, manufacturing, inventory, shipping/receiving, or material-handling experience preferred but not required.
• Forklift or other material-handling equipment experience preferred.

Physical & Safety Requirements

This role requires regular standing, walking, bending, reaching, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling. Materials must be moved safely, with assistance or approved equipment when appropriate. Steel-toed shoes are required and must be provided by the employee at their own cost. Additional PPE will be provided or required depending on the task.

The Details

• Department: Manufacturing / Inventory
• Reports to: Inventory Manager

Join the team that keeps HEXA manufacturing moving.