Inventory & Materials Handler – Forklift Certified

MICA Steelworks; Kaufman (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

MICA Steelworks is seeking an Inventory Handler to store, move, handle and distribute materials on a structured shop floor and yard environment in Kaufman, TX. The role involves loading and unloading, ensuring safety standards, and aligning with production schedules.

Responsibilities include operating forklifts and overhead cranes, maintaining accurate inventory, and supporting fabrication and production activities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in steel industry or inventory is a plus.
• Ability to be forklift and overhead crane certified and operate a forklift and overhead crane. (Forklift experience required).
• Ability to work in a fastpaced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English.
• Outstanding work ethic, punctuality, desire to constantly improve skills.
• Ability to prioritize work with minimal direction.
• Strong organizational skills, with attention to detail and time management skills.
• Successfully pass a background check, including criminal history, drug screen, physical, audiogram, and vision test.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily operations and forklift safety checks, including battery, seat belt, brakes, life control and fire extinguisher.
• Identifies many types of raw material, in process or finished product, equipment, or processing materials.
• Checks identification of materials to be moved. Crossreferences with production schedule or shipping schedule to ensure accuracy.
• Proceeds safely to assigned area to pull load and move materials to correct work area.
• Reports inconsistencies or problems to supervisors
• Receive, document, store, stage and issue all job related material to satisfy production requirements.
• Support assembly / fabrication requirements, as necessary.
• Assist operators in delivering Fabrication parts in order to maximize department efficiency.
• Remove and distribute empty pallets and buckets as needed.
• Select, prepare & update paperwork and schedules both on paper and computer.
• Package, create and band equipment, parts, materials, products and accessories to minimize damage during shipment or staging and to create a safe work environment.
• Apply labels, stickers, and stencils as required for identification and ease of storage or shipping.
• Comply with all safety requirements including proper use of personal protective equipment and operation of equipment in a safe and competent manner. Understand and meet all departmental safety objectives and goals. Keep assigned workarea clean, organized, and orderly per 5S standards.
• Operates overhead hoists and forklifts to move material and necessary equipment to perform machine operations. Will arrange parts as needed for production and deliver raw stock, partially completed work, and completed jobs to appropriate storage or production areas.
• Maintain accurate inventory, reporting shortages/overages and supply needs to supervisor. Ability to grind burrs from holes on various parts; and ability to grind sharp corners from material.
• Ability to assist fellow employees, as directed; and ability to perform other workrelated duties as assigned.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Experience in steel industry or inventory

Forklift and overhead crane certification and operation

Job description

MICA Steelworks is seeking an Inventory Handler to store, move, handle and distribute materials on a structured shop floor and yard environment in Kaufman, TX. The role involves loading and unloading, ensuring safety standards, and aligning with production schedules.

Responsibilities include operating forklifts and overhead cranes, maintaining accurate inventory, and supporting fabrication and production activities.