Material Handler

The Suddath Companies; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company matching

Weekly pay for hourly-paid employees

Biweekly pay for salaried employees

PTO and paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

The Suddath Companies in Jacksonville, FL is hiring for a warehouse associate to receive, store, and ship goods efficiently while maintaining safety and inventory control. You will handle order picking, packing, labeling, and basic assembly, using RF scanners and forklifts as needed.

Join a stable, 100-year company that values teamwork, offers competitive wages, benefits, PTO, and opportunities for education.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1–3 months related experience preferred.
• Ability to read simple instructions and labels.

Responsibilities

• Pick and pack orders and light assembly.
• Repack or re-box cases per customer instructions.
• Unload inbound shipments safely.
• Operate forklift and stack/store merchandise.
• Perform labeling, sorting, wrapping, and packing as needed.
• Assist in inventories and cycle counts.
• Maintain a clean, safe work area.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Basic math

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

RF Scanner

Forklift

Pallet jack

Job description

Why Choose Suddath to "Move" your Career to the Next Level?

At Suddath, you can be part of something special and inclusive! Join a team that has a 100+ year reputation for excellence as an innovative, growing and financially stable company that is dedicated to promoting a culture that thrives on inclusion and diversity. From numerous awards to being recognized as one of the best places to work, Suddath offers a caring, family environment while providing relocation and logistics services to people and companies all around the world.

What We Offer!

• A competitive wage with a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company matching
• Weekly pay for hourly-paid employees.
• Biweekly pay for salaried employees.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays
• A tuition reimbursement plan where employees are encouraged to continue their education and development
• For more information on our benefit offerings, please visit https://suddath.com/about/careers/ and scroll down to view our employee benefits.

MAJOR GOAL

This position is responsible for accurate receiving, storing, shipping, repackaging, and palletizing of product to meet company standards of sanitation, safety, security and productivity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Pick and pack (order picking and/or assembly of products in less than full case lots), light assembly (assembly of light mechanical or electrical component parts or sub-assemblies that may require the use of hand tools) and record storage.
• Repack or re-box cases per customer instructions.
• Repair and recoup damaged goods as required.
• Count all product, compare to manifest and check all shipments for damage, infestation and production code dates.
• Report shortages, damages and miss-shipments on appropriate forms.
• Sign for inbound shipments when necessary.
• Unload inbound shipments safely and move product to storage locations.
• Efficiently stack and store merchandise.
• Ensure that the correct number and type of product is picked.
• Compare quantity, labeling and address with order to ensure outgoing shipments are complete and correct.
• Transport orders to shipping locations or delivery platforms with material handling equipment.
• Stencil, tag or mark orders as required.
• Perform labeling, sorting, wrapping, packing, and repacking as needed.
• Accept signature for outbound as necessary.
• Efficiently move product into trailers, rail cars or containers.
• Assist in physical inventories and cycle counts.
• Ensure proper stock rotation.
• Operate shrink-wrap machine.
• Charge forklift battery/gas tanks as needed; repair pallets when necessary; clean railcars, trailers, and truck bays as requested
• Maintain a clean neat and orderly work area

QUALIFICATONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Immediate supervision - receives close supervision related to specific work activities, assignments, methods, etc. usually receive frequent surveillance over job activities; instructions are detailed and assignments are typical shortterm.

Other Duties & Responsibilities

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Education & Experience

High school or G.E.D. degree; or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Operations

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to learn and effectively use software applications such as move management, timekeeping, HRIS and other software systems used in the performance of job duties.

RF Scanner Planning/Organization

• Prioritize tasks.
• Handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations

n/a

Working Conditions

• Outdoors and indoor shop environment with adequate ventilation.
• Exposure to vibration, improperly illuminated or awkward and confining work spaces.
• Working above ground level where the possibility of falling exists.
• Frequent lifting and carrying of items.
• Loud noises typical

Physical/Environmental Demands

• Activity: Stand - Over 2/3 Time
• Walk - Over 2/3 Time
• Sit - 1/3 to 2/3 Time
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel - Over 2/3 Time
• Reach with hands and arms – Over 2/3 Time
• Climb or balance – Over 2/3 Time
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl – Over 2/3 Time
• Talk or hear – Over 2/3 time
• Taste or smell – Under1/3 time
• Other - None

Physical Activity Level

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, 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 must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unassisted. The employee must be able to carry and climb a ladder. Must be capable of standing and walking for extended periods (at least 2 hours straight, four times in an 8-hour day) Must be able to twist, stoop, squat, reach above shoulder level and crouch on a frequent basis. Must be able to use hands and feet simultaneously and for repetitive movements.

Manual Dexterity

Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceives attributes of objects and materials.

Special Vision Requirements

• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
• Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
• Depth perception (three dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)
• Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

The Suddath Companies is a multifaceted group of companies that specialize in worldwide corporate employee relocations, household moving, warehouse and logistics management and specialized transportation services.

The Suddath Companies moves people and businesses together with our group of privately-owned companies and family of brands, including Perdue and Phase Integration.

Our mission is to serve our customers, communities and each other with the highest level of care, making lives easier by delivering in the moments that matter.

Since our inception more than 100 years ago, our values have been and continue to be at the foundation of everything we do. They are:

• Trust We foster an environment of trust through our integrity, dependability and accountability. We fulfill our promises to each other and our customers.
• Innovation We look for ways to continuously improve our customer and employee experience by challenging the status quo, taking smart risks and learning from mistakes.
• Teamwork We collaborate through common goals as one team, welcoming the diversity of ideas, encouraging and supporting one another and celebrating contributions.
• Caring We show empathy in all that we do, operating with compassion and understanding. We promote a safe and healthy work environment.
• Agility We overcome challenges by being nimble and resilient, quickly accepting, driving and adapting to change.

The Suddath Companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

The Suddath Companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER VETERANS/DISABLED