Material Handler - 2nd Shift

Unique Industries, Inc.; Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Unique Industries, Inc. in Louisville, KY, is seeking a Material Handler to organize storage areas, move pallets, and fulfill pallet orders using stand-up reach trucks and sit-down forklifts.

You will load trucks, unload raw materials, and help maintain accurate inventory levels in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. The ideal candidate has a High School diploma or GED, at least two years in manufacturing, and hands-on experience with forklifts, clamp trucks, reach trucks, and barcode scanners.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum two years in manufacturing in a similar role.
• 2+ years forklift, clamp, and deep reach truck experience.
• Experience using a barcode scanner.

Responsibilities

• Check incoming deliveries for accuracy and material quality.
• Load and unload pallets and rolls.
• Organize stock using reach trucks, forklifts and clamp trucks.
• Scan material movements with handheld RF scanner.
• Pull and stage material to fulfill orders.
• Wrap orders and load onto trucks for delivery.
• Monitor inventory levels and suggest storage improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Clamp truck

Reach truck

Barcode scanner

Job description

Unique Industries is a family-owned business with over 60 years of industry experience. When you work for Unique, you get all the perks of larger corporations, such as 401K, multiple choices of healthcare plans, generous paid time off, and more. However, the difference between us and a larger corporation is that here at Unique, we are family. Your CEO and management team are involved in day-to-day operations and make sure that each location sees how much they are appreciated through annual company picnics and holiday luncheons. So if you're looking for a job that is exciting, rewarding, and team-focused - then

About Our Opportunity

We are seeking a Material Handler for our Louisville manufacturing facility. A Material Handler will help organize storage areas and maintain inventory. Your job will include moving pallets from our finished goods conveyor to storage locations, moving material from location to location to maintain organization, and fulfilling predominantly full pallet orders from storage locations. All this activity is done using a stand-up reach truck. Your job will also include loading trucks using a sit-down forklift and unloading and moving raw material using a sit-down clamp truck.

Responsibilities

• Check incoming deliveries to ensure accuracy and material quality.
• Load and unload pallets and rolls
• Organize stock in the most efficient way using reach trucks, forklifts, and clamp trucks, etc.
• Scan all material movements using a handheld RF scanner.
• Pull and stage material to fulfil orders properly.
• Wrap orders and place them on trucks for delivery.
• Monitor inventory levels and suggest new storage methods when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or High School Equivalency Diploma
• Two years in a manufacturing environment in a similar role
• 2+ yearsForklift, clamp truck, and deep reach truck experience.
• Experience using a barcode scanner.

Unique Industries, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all applicants and employees for all positions without regards to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected under local, state or federal laws.