Material Handler

Handy Distribution; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Handy Distribution is seeking a Warehouse Associate to perform shipping, receiving, order picking, and material handling in a fast-paced environment using a state-of-the-art WMS.

Responsibilities include unloading inbound deliveries, verifying items, palletizing, loading trailers, and maintaining accurate inventories while following safety practices.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• 6 months material handling experience preferred.
• Forklift training or experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Follows instructions to move materials within warehouse or yard.
• Operates forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks, and carts.
• Loads/unloads materials and assists in loading trailers.
• Performs receiving: unloads deliveries, checks items and quantities.
• Picks orders, palletizes and shrink-wraps as needed.
• Maintains accurate inventory, documents discrepancies.
• Ensures safety practices and housekeeping standards.
• Uses WMS for receiving, picking, and shipping activities.

Skills

Organizational skills

Reading and analyzing information

Multitasking

Time management

Process improvement mindset

Inventory control

Basic math

Data entry

Basic computer proficiency

WMS experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

WMS

Job description

Description

SUMMARY

Performs shipping, receiving, order picking, loads, unloads, and moves materials within warehouse, yard, or work site area by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Other duties may be assigned)

• Follows oral, written, and visual instructions moving materials contained in cartons, boxes, bundles, skids or containers.


• Operates sit down forklifts, standup electric lifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks, carts, to assist in loading, unloading, or moving materials and products.


• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, carts, racks, and shelves by hand.


• Performs receiving processes unloading inbound delivery trucks, checking shipment for damage, accurately verifying items, quantities, and stocking in proper assigned locations.


• Performs order picking process pulling multiple line items by hand or proper lift, palletizing, shrink wrapping, loading, or staging orders in designated area.


• Loads materials into trailers securing load using runners, boards, ratchet straps, chains, binders around items to secure cargo during transit.


• Operates slid side curtain trailers.


• Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet when applicable.


• Attaches identifying tags or bar code labels to materials or marks information on cases, cartons, boxes bales, bundles, or other containers.


• Observes all company safety practices, policies, and procedures.


• Attends mandatory monthly safety meetings.


• Palletizes materials on to pallets maintaining proper weight distribution and shrink wraps or bands material securely on pallet.


• Frequently lifts heavy objects by hand and/or proper forklift when required.


• Ensures products are safely handled in accordance to established policies and procedures.


• Maintains a high standard of housekeeping duties keeping all product, materials, floors, aisles, stocking locations organized, clean and free of debris.


• Controls and accounts for materials to minimize loss and damage.


• All shipping, receiving, order picking and moving of material is performed using state of the art WMS radio frequency bar code scanning technology software and hardware.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None required.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); 6 months material handling experience preferred.

CERTIFICATION, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Forklift training.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Organizational skills.


• Ability to read and analyze Information.


• Adept at handling multiple complex tasks simultaneously.


• Proficiency with prioritizing and meeting multiple deadlines.


• Excellent time management.


• Process improvement mindset.


• Knowledge of inventory control.


• Basic mathematical skills. Proficient understanding of units of measure.


• Data entry skills.


• Basic computer proficiency. Experience with WMS is preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to use sense of smell.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes of airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The warehouse space is not climate controlled.

FLSA: Non-Exempt