Material Handler

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Wayland Township (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East in Byron Center, MI seeks a Material Handler to support a leading distributor of specialty building products. The role requires unloading, verifying, sorting and stocking materials, and using sit-down forklifts and hand scanners.

You will pull orders, prepare shipments, load outbound goods, and possibly operate chop saws or chainsaws. Expect outdoor work in a yard setting with opportunities for overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• Sit-down forklift experience required.
• Ability to accurately pull orders and load/unload trucks.
• Strong communication skills are essential.
• Dependable and reliable candidate.
• Follow safe working practices at all times.
• Naturally detail-oriented and precise.
• Prior warehouse or lumberyard experience preferred.
• Able to work outside in varying weather conditions.
• Capable of maneuvering up to 75 pounds (push/pull/lift).

Responsibilities

• Unload incoming freight and verify against packing lists.
• Sort material and put away inventory.
• Operate sit-down forklift and hand scanners.
• Pull customer orders and prepare for shipment.
• Load outbound deliveries (flatbed and tarps).
• May operate chop saws or chainsaws as needed.
• Assist in yard/warehouse cleaning and maintenance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Work outdoors in the yard with building materials.

Skills

Sit-down forklift

Order pulling

Communication skills

Dependable

Safety practices

Detail orientation

Warehouse/lumberyard experience

Working outdoors

Lifting to 75 lbs

Tools

Hand scanners

Chop saw

Chainsaw

Job description

Material Handler Job Summary:

The leading distributor of specialty building products in Wayland is looking for material handlers to join their growing team that aspires to be recognized as the most reliable, trusted, and knowledgeable professionals in the business.

Material Handler Responsibilities:

• Unloading incoming freight, verifying product against enclosed packing lists, sorting material, and putting away inventory
• Using sit-down forklifts and hand scanners
• Loading outbound flatbed and tarp side semis
• Accurately pulling customer orders and preparing material for shipment
• Willing to operate chop saws and/or chainsaws
• Assisting in cleaning and maintenance of the yard/warehouse
• Performing other tasks as assigned
• Working outside in the yard with building materials

Schedule & Pay:

• 7:00am-4:30pm,
• Overtime as needed, 1-2hours after shift
• $20-22/HR, based on experience

Material HandlerQualifications:

• Sit-down forklift experience
• Ability to accurately pull orders and load/unload trucks
• Strong communication skills
• Dependable and reliable
• Safe working practices
• Natural detail-orientation
• Prior warehouse or lumberyard experience
• Working outside
• Maneuvering up to 75 pounds (push/pull/lift)

Location:Byron Center, MI

Position Type:Full-time; Temporary/Contract