Material Handler

Merchants Metals; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Merchants Metals in Houston, TX is seeking a Material Handler to load trucks, prepare materials, and help locate items in the warehouse for next-day orders. The role requires the ability to work with cardboard, wood, and pallet restrapping and may include bilingual capabilities and reliable transportation as needed.

You will perform forklift loading/unloading, conduct equipment inspections, prep products for safe loading, and maintain housekeeping in assigned areas.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate a forklift and assist with loading and unloading.
• Willingness to learn locating materials in the warehouse for next-day orders.
• Bilingual capabilities and reliable transportation as needed.

Responsibilities

• Operate a forklift loading and unloading flatbed.
• Perform and sustain equipment daily inspections (if assigned).
• Prepping products to meet safety loading guidelines.
• Housekeeping in areas assigned.
• Assist and participate in Physical Inventory as needed.
• Perform material handling activities such as counting, banding and labeling.
• Manipulate and maintain power tools like banding machines and carts.
• Repair fabric rolls as needed and indicated by production.
• Assist Housekeeping in other department areas as needed.

Skills

Bilingual

Reliable transportation

Forklift operation

Inventory assistance

Tools

Forklift

Banding machines

Job description

Description

POSITION SUMMARY: ? As a material handler the main responsibility will include but are not limited to loading the truck when they arrive, this position must have the ability to support preparing the material with carboard, wood and re-strapping the pallets to secure the material. You'll also need to learn how to ubicate our materials in the warehouses to support picking up orders for the next day as needed. ?

Note: can we add bilingual and reliable source of transportation as needed competencies

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operate a forklift loading and unloading flatbed
• Perform and sustain equipment daily inspections (if assigned). Forklifts, banding machines, banding carts, etc.
• Prepping products to meet the safety loading guidelines.
• Housekeeping in areas assigned
• Assist and participate in Physical Inventory as needed.
• Perform material handling activities such as counting, banding and labeling product as needed.
• Manipulate and maintain all power tools needed to perform their daily task such as banding machines, banding cart, etc.
• Repair fabric rolls as needed and indicated by production.
• Assist Housekeeping in other department areas as needed.