Material Handler

EK Machine; Fall River (WI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401K

Paid Holidays

Birthday Off

Vacation

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

EK Machine is seeking a material handler in the Welding Department to move and stage materials, perform forklift operations, and ensure accurate inventory handling. The role requires reading work orders, inspecting equipment, and maintaining a clean, organized work area.

Responsibilities include loading/unloading with a forklift, tagging and tracking components, and updating locations in the computer system while following supervisor instructions and safety procedures.

Qualifications

• Reads work orders or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials to be moved.
• Performs daily safety inspection of department forklift and completes required paperwork.
• Counts, weighs, or measures products coming in and going out of the department.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, and shelves by hand or forklift.
• Uses the job traveler to select the move ticket for subsequent operations.

Responsibilities

• Stage jobs according to supervisor’s instruction.
• Safely operate industrial forklift truck or electric hoist to move materials in Welding Department.
• Retrieve components and fixtures from inventory and verify counts.
• Locate components and enter locations in computer.
• Keep work area clean and organized.

Skills

Forklift operation

Reading work orders

Safety inspections

Material handling

Inventory counts

Tools

Forklift truck

Job description

SUMMARY

Loads, unloads, and moves materials within the Welding Department by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Stage jobs according to supervisor’s instruction.
• Performs daily safety inspection of department forklift and completes required paperwork.
• Reads work orders or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.
• Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures products coming in and going out of the department.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand or forklift.
• Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases and other containers.
• Uses the job traveler to select the appropriate move ticket for subsequent operations.
• Safely operates industrial forklift truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products in the Welding Department.
• Retrieves components and fixtures from inventory according to job traveler, issues components, and verifies counts.
• Locates components and enters locations in computer.
• Cleans and organizes work area.

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; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and may occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and outside weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is regularly moderate.

BENEFITS

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• 401K with company match
• 6 Paid Holidays
• Birthday Off Paid
• Vacation - Two weeks in your FIRST year!
• Paid Parental Leave