Material Handler (Fabrication) - 1st Shift

Eaton; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 44,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vacation time – day 1

Weekly pay

Shift premium $2.50/hr

Overtime opportunities

Retirement benefits

Paid parental leave

Educational assistance program

Wellness reimbursement

Job summary

Eaton's ES AMER ESS division seeks a Fabrication Material Handler for 1st shift in Waukesha, WI. This role handles raw and fabricated materials, operates forklifts and cranes, and ensures timely, accurate movement of parts through fabrication and shipping processes.

The position offers benefits from day one, weekly pay, and shift premiums. Candidates should be able to work overtime and meet safety standards.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must live within 50 miles of the Waukesha, WI facility.
• High school diploma or GED required or equivalent.
• Experience operating material handling equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Issue material from stock and kit material from daily release and pick lists.
• Prepare kits for transport, deliver to dock, and prepare packing lists.
• Move finished parts from fabrication to welding, interplant docks, and staging areas.
• Maintain SAP transactions and ensure stock area cleanliness and remediation of non-conformances.
• Move pallets to accessible positions for machines and label with pallet IDs.
• Receive, locate, and issue daily release parts to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Unload, store, and track scrap steel and wood, coordinating disposal.
• Support daily material flow from receiving to finished goods without interruption.

Skills

Overtime flexibility

Lift up to 50 lbs

Read shop drawings

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

Material handling cranes

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Material Handler (Fabrication) - 1st Shift to join our team on Badger Dr. in Waukesha, WI!

The hourly rate for this position is $21.45 per hour.

The core hours are 7 am - 3 pm. Overtime may exceed these hours and be mandatory at times.

Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Why work at Eaton? Below are a few of the outstanding benefits we offer:

• Health benefits and vacation time - available to use on day one of your employment!
• Paid holidays - up to 12!
• Weekly pay
• Shift premiums - $2.50/hr for off shifts & Opportunities for overtime.
• Career progression opportunities to cross-train in different departments and increase compensation.
• Retirement benefits, Paid Parental Leave, Educational Assistance Program, Wellness Reimbursement, and more!

What You’ll Do

Material Handlers are responsible for the smooth, efficient flow of all raw material and fabricated material into, throughout, and out of the department. Uses forklifts (stand up and sit down), walk along, and 5 to 30-ton cranes.

In This Function, You Will

• Issue material from stock location and kits material from daily release and pick list.
• Prepare kits for transportation, delivers to dock area, and prepares appropriate packing list.
• Deliver finished fabricated parts from machine area to the welding area, kitting area, interplant shipping docks, tagging pallets appropriately and staging them in the proper areas with pallet ID tags.
• Deliver finished product out of fabrication and locates the material in internal customer Warehouse storage racks, maintaining proper SAP transactions and escalating issues around stock area cleanliness and remedying any non-conformance
• Move pallets of in-process work to where they are accessible to various machines, marking these items appropriately with pallet ID tags.
• Keep department provided with pallets and disposes of unusable pallets.
• Stack work-in-process or component parts in storage racks.
• Use 5-ton crane to unload bar stock and sheet steel from trucks. Locates material with proper identification attached and turns receiving paperwork in at the receiving desk for quality inspection. Unload coil steel for the Georg and locate it into the proper cradle, marking it appropriately.
• Receive, locate, and issue “daily release” parts daily to assure proper inventory.
• Disposes of all scrap steel into dumpsters outside of building. When dumpsters are ready to be shipped, makes out scrap tickets and notifies dispatcher, by telephone, at the scrap salvage company which dumpster to pick up.
• Dispose of all scrap wood and interfaces with external vendors to maintain empty hoppers at all times for scrap wood disposal
• Move raw material from receiving and locating to WIP and finished goods receiving, locating, tagging, and movement throughout the day without interruption
• Deliver stand-up stackers and walkers for battery changes during the shift.

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future.
• No relocation is being offered for this role. All candidates considered must live within 50 miles of the Waukesha, WI facility. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED (General Education Degree) from an accredited institution.
• Previous experience operating material handling equipment.

Skills

• Ability to work overtime as needed
• Must be able to understand standard shop specifications (shop drawings, process sheets, and measuring equipment, etc.)
• Ability to lift up to 50 LBS; bend, twist, grab, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, use both hands to lift and lower materials, and perform all other essential duties with or without reasonable accommodations.

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