Material Handler

Rea Magnet Wire; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental Insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Rea Magnet Wire is seeking an experienced forklift operator for our Fort Wayne facility. You will move stock wire, finished product, and packaging materials, supporting production and shipping workflows with precision.

The role requires standing on a 12-hour night shift, operating a stand-up forklift, and maintaining accurate inventory while complying with safety policies. Opportunities for growth exist within a cell-based manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing experience required: at least 2 years in production settings.
• Knowledge of safety, distribution, and manufacturing best practices.
• Mechanical and hands-on experience with basic hand tools and measuring devices.

Responsibilities

• Use forklift to deliver stock wire and finished wire to production lines.
• Arrange pallets and reels in high-bay racking system; assist with shipping/receiving.
• Receive items, process paperwork, and deliver to appropriate areas.

Skills

Forklift operation

Safety awareness

Quality-minded

Education

High School Diploma - GED

Tools

Stand-up forklift

Hand tools

Job description

• Training Schedule: Monday–Friday, 1st shift, 40 hours/week.

Job Description

At Rea Magnet Wire, we don’t just produce magnet wire – we are PO WERING WHAT'S NEXT. If you’re experienced in operating safely, quality production, and driving process improvements, we want you on our team!

New Start Pay

• $22.00/hour
• $22.50/hour at 90 days
• $22.85 /hour at 1 year

Position Summary

Uses forklift to deliver and remove supply and finished wire, packaging materials, scrap boxes, and other items used in the production process. Perform shipping and receiving operations, including delivery of items to appropriate areas and placing pallets and reels into a high-bay racking system.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Assure machines are properly supplied with stock wire by delivering on a timely basis
• Use forklift to remove finished wire; weigh, label, palletize and band as needed; place into racking system as needed
• Use stand-up forklift as needed
• Manually move and turn reels as needed
• Remove scrap to appropriate areas; weigh and label as needed/empty trash dumpsters
• Receive items, process paperwork, and deliver to appropriate areas
• Maintain packaging inventories in plant
• Pull orders from inventory, including manually moving individual reels from pallet to pallet
• Verify loads to be shipped against paperwork

Minimum Qualifications

• Manufacturing Experience: At least 2 years of recent mfg. experience and a total of 3 years of related experience in total
• High School Diploma - GED
• Knowledge of safety, distribution, and manufacturing best practices
• Mechanical and hands‑on experience with basic hand tools and measuring devices, verified through work history and references.
• We are looking for candidates with a strong work ethic, reliability, and a demonstrated commitment to professional growth in a manufacturing setting

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference for candidates demonstrating consistent work history
• Preference for candidates with warehouse/forklift certification

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Vet/Disability Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $22.85 per hour

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental Insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule

• 12-hr shift
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Physical Demands And Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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.

• Frequent sitting to operate forklift in a manufacturing environment on uneven concrete floor
• Frequent climbing on and off forklifts
• Frequent standing to operate stand-up lift
• Frequent bending at waist to band and palletize
• Moderate lifting of up to 50 pounds
• Frequent rolling of reels weighing up to 300# from one pallet to another

Training Schedule: Monday–Friday, 1st shift, 40 hours/week.