Material Handler / 3rd Shift

Danfoss; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid vacation

401k with company match

Personal insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Danfoss is seeking a Material Handler for the 3rd shift in Ames, IA. This on-site role supports shipping, receiving, and distribution of materials, with emphasis on safety, accuracy, and timely delivery.

The position requires basic education and experience with RF scanners, ERP systems, and office software; you’ll work in a lean, quality-driven environment and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent experience.
• Follows safety standards, uses PPE, and maintains inventory accuracy.
• Proficient with RF scanners and ERP systems in warehouse operations.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift safely to move materials and load shipments.
• Pick, pack, and transport goods to staging areas for shipment.
• Use MS Office and ERP systems for daily tasks and documentation.
• Read and interpret safety rules and operating instructions.
• Maintain quality standards and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Forklift operation

Safety awareness

RF scanners

ERP systems (SRP)

MS Office

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

SRP ERP

Job description

Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment

Job Category: Supply Chain and Operations

Work Location Type: On-site

Job Experience Level: Hourly Paid

Material Handler / 3rd Shift

Req ID: 52170
Job Location: Ames, IA, US
Employment Type: Full Time
Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment
Job Category: Supply Chain and Operations
Work Location Type: On-site
Job Experience Level: Hourly Paid

The Impact You'll Make

A Material Handler performs any of the functions associated with shipping, receiving and distribution of raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods.
Specific activities include receiving and inspecting incoming materials and transporting these materials to warehouse storage, stockroom, production area or other designated locations. This position also picks, packs, and transports goods to staging area for shipment.
This position may track and unload incoming material and/or check goods received against purchase order, bill of lading, etc. Material Handlers may be certified to operate fork trucks or other material handling power equipment to accommodate storage of products throughout the warehouse, stockroom or facility.
This is a 3rd Shift position, working 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Ability to operate a forklift safely is required.
• Safety record will be considered when selecting employees for Material Handler positions.
• Ability to operate a pushcart to pick parts from shelving units and deliver to area of need.
• Ability to Pack Parcel – maneuver completed packages to the appropriate skid.
• Regularly work with Microsoft Office products such as Outlook, Word and Excel as well as ERP systems such as SRP.
• Regularly read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Regularly add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Compute rate, ratio, and percent and draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Regularly expected to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Expected to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations andapply a strong quality mindset when receiving, evaluating, handlingand delivering materials for production.
• Continually assess and prioritize the needs of their customers to provide timely delivery, as well asoperations processes to define and document work standards and suggest improvements.
• Leverage lean concepts, creative problem solving, and out-of-the box thinking when faced with opportunities for improvement.

What We're Looking For

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three months of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Additional Requirements and Skills:
Safety : Follows safety & housekeeping standards and procedures, uses appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), looks after the safety of others.
Attendance: R arely absent or late, pre-schedules and pre-approves absences
Quality : Uses RF scanners for bar coding of shipments. Responsible for following all department control plans and procedures to ensure inventory accuracy. Follows standard work procedures, self acknowledges and corrects mistakes, works to avoid errors and get it right the first time.
Productivity : Ability to meet or exceed productivity goals, manages time wisely, stays on task requiring little supervision to get the job done

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands or fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee frequently is required to walk and talk or hear, and is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to tenpounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), depth perception (three-dimensional vision - ability to judge distances and spatial relationships).

What You'll Get from Us

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
• You’ll receive benefits including paid time off, paid vacation, 401k retirement plan with company match, personal insurance, tuition reimbursement and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories.