Material Handler

McLaughlin Body Company, Inc.; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaughlin Body Company, Inc. is seeking a Material Handler to move freight, stock, and other materials within the production environment. The role requires reading work orders, tagging products, and using a handheld scanner to track movements.

The candidate should be comfortable operating powered industrial vehicles and adhering to safety procedures while maintaining accurate production records and inventory controls.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be able to read work orders and instructions.
• Must be able to operate handheld scanner and handheld tools.

Responsibilities

• Move freight, stock, and other materials to and from storage and production areas using hand or powered industrial vehicles.
• Read work orders or receive instructions to determine work assignments and material needs.
• Record quantities moved on production sheets or tickets and attach identifying tags to products.

Skills

Control Precision

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Finger Dexterity

Dynamic Flexibility

Manual Dexterity

Trunk Strength

Near Vision

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Written Comprehension

Problem Sensitivity

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Handheld scanner

Job description

Material Handler

SUMMARY

Qualified individual will move freight, stock, or other materials.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Must be personally responsible and committed to the quality of one's own work.
• Must be able to work above production standards.
• Move freight, stock, and other materials to and from storage and production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, by hand or using powered industrial vehicles.
• Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments and material and equipment needs.
• Record numbers of units handled and moved, using daily production sheets or work tickets.
• Attach identifying tags to product or mark them with identifying information.
• Must be able to use handheld scanner.
• Sort cargo before loading and unloading.
• Ensure accuracy in maintaining production records such as quantities and types produced. (Example: travelers, timecards). Must be able to check parts to Quality Control Documents.
• Must participate in all required training programs to maintain skill levels for continuous improvement and successfully complete training program.
• Must be able to operate required powered industrial vehicle within the guidelines of the McLaughlin Body Powered Industrial Vehicle Program.
• Must maintain good housekeeping practices in the work area and comply with all safety rules and procedures.
• Must wear and maintain the required protective clothing and equipment including safety glasses, steel toe safety shoes, and hearing protection.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Control Precision - The ability to adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle quickly and repeatedly to exact positions.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Dynamic Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs quickly and repeatedly.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Trunk Strength - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Must be capable of occasional horizontal lift up to 75 pounds.
• Must be capable of frequent horizontal lift up to 25 pounds.
• Must be capable of occasional floor to waist lift to 50 pounds.
• Must be capable of occasional waist to crown lift up to 50 pounds.
• Willing and able to climb to make repairs with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Willing and able to perform tasks which include repetitive bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, twisting, sitting, standing, and walking with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to stand for the duration of the shift. Work schedule may be over 8 hours a day.
• Must be capable of pushing/pulling up to 75 pounds.
• May be required to kneel, bend, crouch, forward bend, stand in order to complete job assignment.
• Must be able to work overhead.
• Must be able to work during hot or cold temperatures. Summertime temperatures can reach or exceed 100 degrees.