Material Handler

Gregory Industries; Athens (AL); On-site; USD 30,307 - 31,684; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401k with company match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Uniforms provided

Job summary

Gregory Industries in Athens, AL, is seeking a reliable Material Handler to safely operate forklifts and move materials to production lines. This role keeps lines loaded and finished goods staged to meet daily schedules.

Responsibilities include unloading, inspecting and staging raw materials, banding and labeling for customer specs, performing pre-shift checks, following SOPs, and logging data in the computer. Prior forklift experience in a fast-paced setting is required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of forklift experience in a fast-paced production setting.
• Ability to input and retrieve information from computer systems.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklifts during routine duties.
• Unload, receive, inspect, and stage raw materials, scrap dunnage, packaging materials, chemicals, and other supplies.
• Remove finished products from production areas and ensure proper identification, banding, and labeling per customer specs.
• Conduct daily pre-shift inspection of equipment and identify routine maintenance needs.
• Comply with safety practices, policies and procedures as directed.
• Access, input, and retrieve information from the computer.
• Perform housekeeping to prevent trip hazards.
• Follow all SOPs for area of responsibility.
• Use banders, stretch wrappers, and other packaging processes as required.

Skills

Forklift operation

Job description

For more than 125 years, Gregory Industries has built a legacy that goes beyond metals and manufacturing steel products. Through a commitment to quality and constant drive to improve, we lead the industry with people and processes that exceed expectations. Learn how our roll-formed steel products can help support your business needs.

Material Handler

Summary

Safely operate forklifts to keep production lines loaded with material and finished goods unloaded & staged.

Job Core Responsibilities:

• Operate forklifts during routine performance of duties.
• Unload, receive, inspect, and stage raw materials, scrap dunnage, packaging materials, chemicals, and other supplies.
• Remove finished products from the production areas, ensuring proper identification, banding, and labeling to meet customer specifications.
• Conduct daily pre-shift inspection of and identifies routine preventative maintenance on assigned equipment.
• Comply with established job safety practices, policies and procedures, as specified in plant and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment.
• Access, input, and retrieve information from the computer.
• Perform housekeeping duties to prevent trip hazards.
• Initiate, review and follow all standard operating procedures (SOPs) for your area of responsibility.
• The use of banders, stretch wrappers, and other packaging processes as required
• This position requires performing manual labor during down time. This includes stacking and banding material as it’s produced.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience driving forklifts in a fast-paced production setting

Benefits offered include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
• 401k with company match.
• Company paid life insurance, short term disability & long-term disability.
• Company provided uniforms.

Gregory Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Please note that the hourly range information is only applicable to Ohio. Compensation is based on a variety of factors, candidate experience, qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations. Pay Range: $21.94-$22.97