Material Handler 1

Key Technology; Walla Walla (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Key Technology, based in eastern Walla Walla, Washington, seeks a Material Handler to ensure safe and timely delivery of parts to production and shipping. You will maintain accurate inventory records and support cycle counts in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role requires forklift operation, attention to safety, reading production schedules, and use of RFSmart, AX2012, and KVP systems. This is a full-time position with competitive benefits and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Highschool diploma or GED required or equivalent experience.
• Experience with RFSmart is a plus.
• Ability to learn AX2012, RFSmart, and KVP.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety is priority in all tasks (essential).
• Select inventory to satisfy production requirements and fill requisitions.
• Replenish locations and perform cycle counts; maintain accurate records.
• Read schedules and move items to production, storage, or shipping areas.
• Label materials and use computer systems to check quantities and locations.

Skills

Safety awareness

Team coordination

Reading production schedules

Education

Highschool diploma or GED

Tools

RFSmart

AX2012

KVP

Job description

About Key Technology

Key Technology has been providing innovative solutions to the food industry since 1948. We are a global leader in the design and manufacture of food processing technology. Our products range from conveying, digital sorting, and process automation technologies. Our ongoing innovations provide increased control, continuous processing, and longer machine life–in processed fruits and vegetables, nuts, dried fruit, fresh-cut produce and more. Corporate headquarters are in beautiful eastern Walla Walla, Washington. Here we continually strive to find and fulfill our customers’ growing needs.

Qualifications

Key Technology has been providing innovative solutions to the food industry since 1948. We are a global leader in the design and manufacture of food processing technology. Our products range from conveying, digital sorting, and process automation technologies. Our ongoing innovations provide increased control, continuous processing, and longer machine life–in processed fruits and vegetables, nuts, dried fruit, fresh-cut produce and more. Corporate headquarters are in beautiful eastern Walla Walla, Washington. Here we continually strive to find and fulfill our customers’ growing needs.

Summary

The Material Handler is responsible for the safe and effective handling of materials, ensuring timely delivery of parts, tools, or equipment to production and shipping departments. Responsible for maintaining accurate inventory records.

Essential Responsibilities

• At all times ensures safety is the top priority while performing any part of the job.
• Ensure that all established safety and company policies are being followed. Communicate any issues with the Supervisor.
• Selects inventory to satisfy production requirements.
• Fills requisitions, work orders, tools, or other stock items and distributes them to production.
• Replenishes picking locations by transferring and moving inventory from overflow locations.
• Perform cycle counts as assigned. Records amounts of materials or items received or distributed.
• Receive and put away inventory. Sorts and places materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Reads production schedule, customer order, work order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.
• Conveys materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.
• Fills customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves or conveys orders to shipping department.
• Label materials with identifying information.
• Use of computer systems to check inventory quantities, locations, etc.
• Observes safety and security procedures; Uses equipment and materials properly; Reports potentially unsafe conditions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education And/or Experience

• Highschool diploma or GED; six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be willing to operate a forklift, stock picker, pallet jack and hand truck as necessary.
• Experience using RFSmart software is considered a plus.
• Ability to learn AX2012, RFSmart, and KVP.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Enviroment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Why Join Key Technology?

Key Technology offers a competitive benefits package for all full-time employees, including the following:

• Medical coverage through your choice of a high deductible health plan or a PPO plan. All plans include prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts, when allowed by tax laws
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA), when allowed by tax laws. Our HSA includes a 2x match, up to $1,000 annually
• Dental and Vision Coverage
• Paid life insurance and disability insurance, and options to purchase additional coverage
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Optional coverages include Long-term Care, Accident Insurance, and Critical Illness Insurance
• 401k plan with a 100% match on the first 3% of employee contributions, and 50% on the next 2% of contributions (4% match if you contribute 5% of pay)
• Educational Assistance reimbursement
• Accrued paid time off (PTO) – 3 weeks per year
• 10 paid holidays annually