Material Handler

Schindler Group; Kentucky; On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, Dental and Vision Plans

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Schindler Group in Kentucky is seeking a dedicated Material Handler to join their team, responsible for ensuring safety and quality in all work processes. The role promotes a proactive safety culture and requires skills in inventory management, lifting, and operating within set guidelines.

Employees benefit from a comprehensive 401(k), competitive medical plans, and significant vacation time. Join us in enhancing urban life while driving innovation and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Willingness to work overtime as needed.
• Operator certification within 60 days.

Responsibilities

• Work safely and contribute to a safer work environment.
• Check quality of materials and ensure quality of work.
• Receive, identify, and verify incoming shipments.
• Participate in inventory control processes including cycle counting.

Skills

Safety awareness

Inventory Management Experience

SAP/MRP/ERP Knowledge

Education

High School Graduate

Job description

We Elevate... Quality of urban life

Our elevators, escalators, and moving walks safely transport more than two billion of us up and down buildings and across transportation hubs every day. As part of the Schindler team, you’ll discover meaningful work that enhances quality of life for communities, and contribute to making places more accessible, inclusive, and sustainable for all. By joining us, you don’t just become part of our success story; you help shape the future and continue our rich legacy that started back in 1874.

Material Handler

Your main responsibilities

Safety

• Work safely and proactively contribute to a safer work environment.
• Observe and actively participate in all company rules and safety practices.

Quality

• Demonstrate work duties which an employee should know and understand to produce quality, defect‑free pieces, or quality mistake‑free work output.
• Check quality of material and verify conformance to standards.
• Responsible for quality of work.

Costing

• Complete and maintain all necessary records and reports associated with receiving, stores, issuing and shipment as required.
• Indicate short or damaged goods and obtain driver's signature where required.

Production

• Work from manufacturing information, material lists, requisitions, written and/or oral instructions.
• Receive, identify, and verify incoming shipments.
• Store productive and contract materials, supplies, tools, and equipment.
• Issue items from stores and storage areas as required.
• Assign bin locations or storage areas as required.
• Prepare for shipment completed equipment, accessory and service parts and assure parts on products are properly labeled and loaded for shipment.
• Load, unload, move, stack, consolidate, and band materials to pallet or put materials in crates or cartons as required.
• Complete and maintain all necessary records and reports associated with receiving, stores, issuing, and shipments as required.
• May be required to successfully pass certification for licensing of forklifts depending on specific department requirements.
• Maintain tools and equipment.
• Keep work areas in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Participate in any/all inventory control processes including cycle counting of parts.
• All other duties as assigned.

Leadership

• Guide and assist other personnel as directed.
• Provide suggestions and ideas toward continuous improvement.

What you bring

• High School Graduate.
• May be required to drive company truck between Holland and Maumee facilities based on business demand.
• Willingness to work overtime as needed.
• Able to lift to 50 lbs.
• Operator certification within 60 days (varies based on business need).
• SAP/MRP/ERP Knowledge.
• Inventory Management Experience (Cycle Counting).

What’s in it for you?

• Fully vested 401(k) match, up to 7% of total eligible compensation.
• Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans – Effective from first day of hire.
• 3 weeks’ vacation which increases with tenure, 7 sick days, 3 floating holidays and 8 company observed holidays.
• Tuition Reimbursement – Eligible after 6 months of service.
• Parental Leave – 100% base pay for 6 consecutive weeks within first year of a child’s birth or adoption.
• A wide range of development opportunities to boost your professional and leadership growth.

Become part of our team, help us enhance quality of life and drive innovation while raising the bar for safety and sustainability. We value your diverse skills and perspectives as together we shape the sustainable cities of today and tomorrow.

Core Values

• Safety: Uphold the highest safety standards for all.
• Integrity and Trust: Foster honest, ethical relationships.
• Create Value for the Customer: Deliver innovative, reliable solutions.
• Quality: Ensure excellence in every product and service.
• Commitment to People Development: Nurture our people, they are the heart of our success.

At Schindler Group we value inclusion and diversity, and practice equity to create equal opportunities for all. We endeavor that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, ethnic background, color, religious affiliation, union affiliation, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, nationality, genetics and health, disability or veteran status.

Any unsolicited application from Recruitment Agencies is deemed to be rejected and does not constitute in any manner an offer from a Recruitment Agency.