Material Handler

valeo; Winchester (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Employee assistance program

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Valeo is seeking a Material Handler to join our production team in Kentucky. You will operate forklift equipment and perform material handling tasks according to detailed manufacturing instructions while ensuring quality and safety.

The role requires reading comprehension, basic math, reliability, and teamwork, with overtime possible. Join a global automotive supplier focused on greener, smarter mobility and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and understand manufacturing instructions.
• Able to perform basic math operations (add/subtract/multiply/divide).
• Reliable, proactive, quality focused with good initiative.
• Strong command of English, both written and verbal.
• Flexible for overtime and varied shifts as needed.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift and other material handling equipment.
• Follow detailed manufacturing instructions and fixtures/test equipment.
• Maintain production records and test results; ensure quality and safety.
• Identify discrepancies and communicate issues to supervisors.
• Keep work area clean and organized; work in a team environment.

Skills

Reading instructions

Basic math

Teamwork

Reliability

English proficiency

Overtime flexibility

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Ready to tackle the challenges of the vehicle of the future? Join Valeo and revolutionize the conditions of driving for both drivers and passengers!

What you will win:

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to Dare.Care.Share. You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value.

About Valeo:

Valeo is an automotive supplier, partner to all automakers worldwide. As a technology company, Valeo proposes innovative products and systems that contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and to the development of intuitive driving. In 2019, the Group generated sales of 19.2 billion euros and invested 13% of its original equipment sales in Research and Development. At December 31, 2019, Valeo had 191 plants, 20 research centers, 39 development centers and 15 distribution platforms, and employed 114,700 people in 33 countries worldwide. Valeo is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.

About the Role:

Material Handler Responsibilities:

• Operating of ForkTruck
• Tasks require a high level of skill with a variety of hand tools, precision measuring equipment, and machinery
• Typically involves a variety of operations, including troubleshooting and rework, requiring a sufficient understanding of the functional operation of the items assembled as well as the finished product
• Must be able to work from complex and detailed manufacturing documentation and/or verbal and written instructions and specialized fixtures/test equipment
• Operators are also responsible for quality activities, including self-inspection, and stop scrap activities
• Updates production records and test results
• Communicates problems to appropriate personnel
• Identify discrepant materials/components both in writing and verbally to supervisor
• Complete tasks as directed by manufacturing schedules and within standard times
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area
• Develop versatility and competence in all related job tasks and operations
• Wear all necessary PPE
• Operation of handheld technology and basis computer skills
• Working within a limited climate control environment

What You Should Have:

• High School diploma or equivalent, or evidence of exceptional ability
• Flexible work availability and comfortable with overtime as needed
• Open minded to working in an assigned production department
• Ability to read and understand manufacturing instructions
• Must have strong command of the English language, both written and verbal
• Must have ability to use basic math skills (adding, subtracting, multiplying and basic division)
• Must be reliable, have good initiative, committed, and quality focused
• Ability to perform repetitive duties while standing for long periods of time
• Ability to lift 20-50 lbs on a daily basis
• Ability to maintain a safe working environment
• Cooperate and function in a team based environment

Shift: 7:00a-3:30p

Overtime as needed

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• Pet Insurance

Join us! Thanks to its strategy focused on innovation, Valeo aims at reducing CO² emissions and developing intuitive driving to propose greener, safer, and smarter mobility. The fantastic (r)evolution towards the vehicle of the future provides amazing career opportunities and challenging jobs!

Diversity by nature

At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talents. You are looking for new technological and human adventures? Join Valeo and its more than 100.000 employees across the globe! More information about valeo : https://www.valeo.com

Job Details

• Production Operator Organization:
• Physical Flows - J Schedule:
• Full time Employee Status:
• Regular Job Type:
• Permanent contract Job Posting Date:
• 2026-09-01 Join Us !

Being part of our team, you will join:

• one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
• a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
• more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
• a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainab