Material Handler

regalrexnord; Union Grove (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Regal Rexnord is hiring a Material Handler/Forklift Operator at our Union Grove, WI facility. This fully onsite role requires operating powered industrial lift trucks, moving and staging parts, and maintaining accurate inventory records.

You will follow safety procedures, assist with cycle counts, and support production teams to ensure timely material flow. Ideal candidates have basic math and computer skills, good communication, the ability to read drawings, and the capacity to work

Qualifications

• Basic computer skills and data entry.
• Attention to detail for all transactions and material movement.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, charts, and diagrams.
• Ability to communicate effectively via email and instant messaging.

Responsibilities

• Operate a variety of material handling equipment including powered industrial lift trucks.
• Unload, receive, move, and store product and raw materials.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and participate in cycle counts.
• Communicate status of incoming parts and outside processes to team members.
• Follow SOPs and safety rules; support production throughput.

Skills

Forklift operation

Inventory control

Attention to detail

Reading drawings

Basic math

Communication

English literacy

Tools

Powered industrial lift trucks

Job description

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

Regal Rexnord Corporation ("Regal Rexnord") is a leading manufacturer of electric motors, electrical motion controls, power generation and mechanical power transmission products and sub-systems, serving customers around the world in the general industrial, consumer, commercial construction, food & beverage, and alternative energy end markets, among others. Regal Rexnord sells its products and solutions to OEMs, through distributors, and directly to end-users. With the announcement of the acquisition of Altra Industrial Motion, a ~$2B global business with 9,000 associates, focused on Power Transmission and Factory Automation products, Regal Rexnord will become a $7.3B company with 36,000 associates globally.

You may not know it, but Regal Rexnord impacts your life every day. The company's products enable the fans in HVAC systems that keep us comfortable; the power source that keeps smart buildings running; the agricultural and food service equipment that keeps us fed; and the conveyer systems that keep e-commerce flowing, to name a few of the applications where our products are used.

Regal Rexnord's business purpose is to create a better tomorrow by energy-efficiently converting power into motion. This means creating innovative solutions while focusing on both customer needs and the company's commitment to sustainability. The company's industrial powertrain and automation solutions offerings are an important part of the company's growth strategy. The company's strategy includes leveraging 80/20 to prioritize all activities, including product excellence, operational excellence and commercial excellence (i) driving organic sales growth through the introduction of innovative new products, with a particular focus on improving energy efficiency, (ii) establishing and maintaining new customers, as well as developing new opportunities with existing customers, (iii) participating in higher growth end markets and geographies, and (iv) identifying and consummating strategic, value creating acquisitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for operating within all areas of the plant by receiving products, moving products, and maintaining inventory accuracy by ensuring accurate transacting at each step

Essential Responsibilities

• Safely operate a variety of material handling equipment including powered industrial lift trucks
• Unload product from trailers
• Receive product and move to correct storage location
• Receive product from outside operations and move to the next operation
• Pull, move, and issue raw material to work orders as well as move in-process work to the next operation
• Receive finished parts into storage locations
• Consolidate inventory as needed
• Cycle counting
• Move material through the waste stream of products for disposal or recycling
• Daily inspection of the material handling equipment per checklists
• Maintain/close baskets and ensure they are in proper location
• Check tools and equipment for correct operation and report any missing items, quality concerns, or equipment malfunctions
• Maintain all records of products including filing
• Communicate with team members regarding the status of incoming parts/outside processes
• Timely completion/communication of any necessary corrections
• Serve as a lead during Physical Inventory (vacation will not be allowed at this time)
• Adhere to all Standard Operating Procedures
• Follow all safety rules and expectations
• Other duties including training as assigned by management
• Work overtime to meet business needs as determined by management

Minimum Requirements

• Computer skills required, PC and terminal use, as well as basic data entry skills
• Attention to detail for all transactions and material movement
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally, through email, and instant messaging
• Ability to perform to verbal instructions
• Ability to read/write English and comprehend instructions
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, charts, and diagrams
• Ability to use basic math
• Ability to work independently and follow prioritization based on business need

Physical Requirements

• Lifting up to a maximum of 35 lbs.
• Frequent bending, stooping and reaching above and below waist.
• Twisting frequently at waist and shoulder levels.
• Frequently sitting on powered forklift.
• Capable of wearing safety glasses with permanent side shields at all times.
• Capable of wearing steel-toed safety shoes at all times.
• Capable of wearing other PPE as required.
• Sufficient visual acuity to read instructions, safely operate equipment (including forklift), and ensure work meets standards.
• Sufficient manual dexterity to safely operate forklift and properly perform work.

Working Conditions

Typical manufacturing setting with moveable, mechanical parts and/or equipment. In addition to normal manufacturing shop elements regarding temperatures (no air conditioning so warmer in summer months and cooler in wi