Material Handler

Eaton; La Grange (NC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton in LaGrange, NC is seeking a Material Handler to issue material from stock, kit parts for daily release, and move goods across the shop floor using a forklift. You will manage pallets, staging, labeling, and ensure accurate SAP transactions throughout the shift.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED and a valid driver’s license, with eligibility constraints and no sponsorship or relocation offered. This is a full-time, on-site role with standard benefits.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver's license.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• U.S. export control compliance and eligibility.
• Must reside within 50 miles of LaGrange, NC.
• No sponsorship or relocation offered.

Responsibilities

• Issue material from stock locations and kit material from daily release and pick lists.
• Prepare kits for transportation, deliver to dock area, and prepare packing lists.
• Move finished parts between areas and maintain SAP transactions.
• Unload materials using a forklift and record receiving paperwork.
• Receive, locate, and issue daily release parts to maintain inventory.
• Dispose of scrap and maintain stock area cleanliness.

Skills

Driver's license

Forklift operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Job description

Eaton’s EPG CHD EP Americas division is currently seeking a Material Handler.

The hourly rate for this position is $19.78 per hour.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You’ll Do

• Issue material from stock location and kits material from daily release and pick list.
• Prepare kits for transportation, deliver to dock area, and prepare appropriate packing list.
• Deliver finished fabricated parts from machine area to the welding area, kitting area, interplant shipping docks, tagging pallets appropriately and staging them in the proper areas with pallet ID tags.
• Deliver finished product out of fabrication and locates the material in internal customer Warehouse storage racks, maintaining proper SAP transactions and escalating issues around stock area cleanliness and remedying any nonconformance.
• Move pallets of in-process work to where they are accessible to various machines, marking these items appropriately with pallet ID tags.
• Keep department provided with pallets and dispose of unusable pallets.
• Stack work-in-process or component parts in storage racks.
• Use 5k lbs. forklift to unload bar stock and sheet steel from trucks. Locate material with proper identification attached and turn receiving paperwork in at the receiving desk for quality inspection. Unload and locates it into the proper cradle, marking it appropriately.
• Receive, locate, and issue “daily release” parts daily to ensure proper inventory.
• Dispose of all scrap steel into dumpsters outside of building. When dumpsters are ready to be shipped, make out scrap tickets and notify dispatcher, by telephone, at the scrap salvage company which dumpster to pick up.
• Dispose of all scrap wood and interfaces with external vendors to always maintain empty hoppers for scrap wood disposal.
• Move from raw material receiving and locating to WIP and finished goods receiving, locating, tagging, and movement throughout the day without interruption.
• Deliver stand-up stackers and walkers for battery changes during the shift.

Qualifications

Basic (Required) Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate area of LaGrange, NC (50 miles) will be considered for this position.
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C.
• 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C.
• 1158.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a material handler in a manufacturing environment

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