Material Handler

Columbus McKinnon Corporation; Wadesboro (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus McKinnon Corporation is seeking an Inventory Control Associate responsible for maintaining and reporting the flow of materials at the plants, including WIP, semi-finished, and finished goods. You will transfer empty containers to staging areas and support production staff with material handling needs at the assigned plant.

The role requires weighing using scales, recording transactions in the CMBIS system, locating items, and maintaining paperwork.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as work instructions, prints, and NMRs.
• Must be able to verbally communicate with other employees, lead persons and supervisors.
• Ability to review production schedule reports and label products during weigh-counting operations.

Responsibilities

• Using dead weights, check scale accuracy every morning.
• Weigh, tag and record inventory transactions for all production, warehouse, and outside processing functions.
• Record inventory movements in CMBIS modules to ensure accurate inventory records.
• Locate store items in proper rack locations.
• Maintain required paperwork.
• Must perform TPM for equipment used in this position.
• Maintain a clean, orderly and safe working area.
• Inspect forklift daily.
• Perform other duties as required or requested.

Skills

Reading and interpreting documents

Verbal communication

Schedule analysis

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

CMBIS modules

Forklift operation

Job description

Job Summary/Overview

This position is responsible for maintaining and accurately reporting the flow of material at both plants including Work-in-Process, Semi-finished Goods and Finished Goods. The employee transfers empty material handling containers to departmental staging areas and services the material handling needs of the production employees at their assigned plant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Using dead weights, check scale accuracy every morning.
• Weigh, tag and record inventory transactions for all production, warehouse, and outside processing functions.
• Record inventory movements in CMBIS modules to ensure accurate inventory records.
• Locate store items in proper rack locations.
• Maintain required paperwork.
• Must be able to perform the TPM required for all equipment used in this position.
• Maintain a clean orderly and safe working area.
• Inspect forklift daily
• Perform other duties as required or requested.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as Work Instructions, Manufacturing Prints, ABC prints, work-order packets, and Non-Conforming Material Reports (NMR's). Must be able to verbally communicate with other employees, lead persons and supervisors.
• Ability to review production schedule reports to identify and label products during the -weigh-counting operation. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Must be able to operate weight-counting scales.

Required Qualifications

• High school graduate, GED, or equivalent.
• Employees will be required to complete training in the operation of the weight counting scales.
• Must have and maintain a valid forklift license.
• Knowledge of Kanban cards, pull systems, and computer data entry is required.
• Ability to safely lift/lower/push/pull up to 40 lbs.