Material Handler

PARKER HANNIFIN CORP; Minnesota; On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Warehouse Technician in Minnesota to operate forklifts and move parts, ensuring accurate inventory and timely availability for production. You will load/unload, pull components, and maintain safety and organization in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

The role requires a High School Diploma or GED, forklift experience, and basic computer and math skills. A collaborative team atmosphere and reliable, safety‑minded approach are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Prior forklift experience is required.
• Basic computer skills are required.
• Basic math and blueprint understanding are required.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate forklifts to dump chip hoppers, load and unload trucks.
• Move parts and update location data in the computer.
• Pull components for production (WIP) and final assembly.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and know inventory locations.
• Ensure inventory items are available when needed.
• Transport parts and materials between locations as needed.
• Receive finished goods from production and transport to shipping department.
• Assist with other job functions (paint, assembly) as needed.
• Maintain a clean work area and assist in housekeeping.
• Comply with Safety Procedures and Company Policies

Skills

Forklift experience

Basic computer skills

Basic math skills

Blueprint understanding

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Responsibilities

Are you ready to shape a brighter future? At Parker, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. We are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, including in the clean tech space, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges. We believe that the future belongs to those with vision. That’s why we’re seeking team players who share our purpose of enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Is that you? Working at Parker means belonging to a passionate, dynamic and innovative team, empowered to make a difference.

Your responsibilities

• Safely operate forklifts to dump chip hoppers, load and unload trucks, etc.
• Move parts and updates the location data in the computer.
• Pull components for production (WIP) and final assembly.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and knowledge of inventory locations.
• Ensure that inventory items are available when needed.
• Transport parts and materials between locations and departments as needed and in accordance with product router tickets.
• Receive finished goods from production and transport to shipping department.
• Assist with other job functions (paint, assembly, etc) as needed.
• Maintain a clean work area and assist in departmental housekeeping.
• Comply with Safety Procedures and Company Policies

Who we are looking for

• High School Diploma or G.E.D
• Must have prior forklift experience
• Basic computer skills required
• Basic math skills required
• Basic blueprint understanding required

Ideally, you will also have

• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions to complete tasks
• Must demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with others and be a participative team player
• Good work ethic and strong motivation

What we offer

• Solid employer present on the market for over 100 years.
• Career growth and opportunities: we hire from within!
• Collaborative and empowered work environment where team spirit is at the center of our success.
• Company values that encourage trust, respect, collaboration and professional growth.
• Open environment: we are excited to hear your ideas!
• Attractive compensation packages designed to hire and retain the best talents in the industry.

Have we sparked your interest?

Closing Statement

Physical Demands/Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to hear and speak. The employee must regularly stand, walk, sit and use hands to grasp and handle. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 40 lbs. The employee will regularly bend, stoop, and stretch handling parts/objects in various situations. Specific vision requirements include close vision, ability to focus, and depth perception. This position may be exposed to oils, dirt, fumes and moving equipment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Additional Comments

The essential functions have been provided as examples of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The Company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an all inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. It is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

Conditions of Employment

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affliative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations. ( “Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor” )

Drug Tests

Drug-Free Workplace

In accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.