Material Handler

Great Oaks; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Oaks is seeking a warehouse associate to unload delivery trucks, inspect shipments, and route items to correct locations within the facility. The role includes data entry into our manufacturing software, cycle counting, and assisting with stock room activities to ensure accuracy and timely processing of receipts.

Ideal candidates will have a High School diploma or GED and 1–3 years of related warehouse experience, including forklift operation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1–3 years related experience and/or training preferred.
• Experience with warehouse inventory and receiving processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Unloads delivery trucks and disassembles crates or containers.
• Compares items against records and documents discrepancies.
• Maintains inventory by labeling and storing items correctly.

Skills

Warehousing

Inventory control

Data entry

Forklift operation

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Forklift

Inventory software

Job description

Summary

Unloads delivery trucks with incoming shipments, distributes shipments to appropriate areas, inspects and puts parts in locations, processes necessary paperwork, pulls/kits parts for production, enters data into manufacturing software.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
• Unpacks and examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages, and corresponds with buyer to rectify damages and shortages.
• Unloads delivery trucks and disassembles crates or containers of goods received.
• Performs visual inspections on all items received.
• Maintains inventory by identifying, labeling, and placing materials and supplies in stock; recording location of inventory.
• Rotates stock, check for outdated materials.
• Optimize warehouse space for organization, utilization and protection of materials.
• Updates business system via computer data entry with receipts and returns.
• Upon receipt of goods processes paperwork in a timely manner.
• Notifies buyer in a timely manner of any deficiencies concerning receipts of goods or qualify of goods.
• Efficient in recognizing problems and creative in resolving problems.
• Keeps Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager apprised of the status of received parts.
• Performs cycle counts and randomly checks stock levels.
• Assists in physical inventory count as required.
• Uses appropriate safety devices where necessary.
• Keeps work area free of debris.
• Operates lift truck or uses hand truck to move, convey, or hoist shipments from receiving platform to storage or work area.
• Maintains material-handling equipment by completing pre-use inspections; making operator repairs.
• Assists as needed with stock room activities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Requirements

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.