Material Handler

GH Metal Solutions; Fort Payne (AL); On-site; USD 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

GH Metal Solutions in Fort Payne, Alabama is seeking a dependable forklift operator to support daily production goals. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and timely material handling to keep OEM partners satisfied.

You will load/unload, inspect, and stage materials, move finished goods, and maintain a clean, organized work area. Basic blueprint reading is preferred, and in-house training may develop these skills.

Qualifications

• Forklift experience or training may be required.
• Ability to read blueprints and interpret work orders is preferred and developed via in-house training.

Responsibilities

• Operates forklift during routine duties and maintains a safety-first culture.
• Loads/Unloads, inspects, and stages materials, scrap, packaging, metal, and other supplies as needed to maintain production processes.
• Removes finished products from the production areas ensuring proper identification, banding, and labeling to meet customer specifications.
• Responsible for replenishing supplies in assigned areas or at the direction of support personnel.
• Ensures finished goods are properly documented for shipment and/or verifying that received goods are correct in product and count.
• Ensures operation of equipment by following preventative maintenance policies and procedures and timely reporting of needed changes and repairs.
• Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet.
• Ensures materials to be moved are within stated guidelines for forklift capacity.
• Meet established production standards for the department.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean and orderly work area.
• Performs all work in accordance with established safety standards and adheres to all safety policies, rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Performing other duties or functions as requested by management.

Skills

Forklift operation

Blueprint reading

Job description

Location/Org Data : Logo

Job Summary

The Fabrication job family ensures an environment of continuous improvement exists in the organizations production processes, operating procedures and work flows in order to achieve internal and external customer satisfaction. General areas of responsibility include producing products for OEM partners; developing quality objectives; documenting procedures; implementing and measuring quality measurements; delivering training; and leading the organization through industry quality certification processes.

POSITION PURPOSE:This position is accountable for performing tasks and providing services to support production goals, overall business plans and objectives as directed.

Physical Requirements

Stand or Sit(Stationary position), Walk(Move, Traverse), Climb (stairs/ladders) or balance (Ascend/Descend, Work atop, Traverse), Stoop, kneel, crouch, or Crawl(Position self(to), Move), Talk/hear(Communicate, Detect, Converse with, Discern, Convey, Express oneself, Exchange information), See (Detect, Determine, Perceive, Identify, Recognize, Judge, Observe, Inspect, Estimate, Assess), Pushing or Pulling, Use hand/fingers to handle or feel (Operate, Activate, Use, Prepare, Inspect, Place, Detect, Position), Reaching, Repetitive Motion

Function in the Job

Medium/Heavy work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Job Function

• Operates forklift during routine duties and maintains excellence of a safety-first culture.
• Loads/Unloads, receives, inspects, and stages materials, scrap, packaging, metal, and other supplies as needed to maintain production processes.
• Removes finished products from the production areas ensuring proper identification, banding, and labeling to meet customer specifications.
• Responsible for replenishing supplies in assigned areas or at the direction of support personnel.
• Ensures finished goods are properly documented for shipment and/or verifying that received goods are correct in product and count.
• Ensures operation of equipment by following preventative maintenance policies and procedures and timely reporting of needed changes and repairs.
• Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet.
• Ensures materials to be moved are within stated guidelines for forklift capacity.
• Meet established production standards for the department.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean and orderly work area.
• Performs all work in accordance with established safety standards and adheres to all safety policies, rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Performing other duties or functions as requested by management.

Required Skills

• 1 year of experience as a forklift operator a plus.
• Ability to read and comprehend blueprints, work orders, and use various measuring instruments is preferred. Development for these skills provided through in-house training.