Material Handler: Forklift & Inventory in Forging

Meadville-Forging-Company; Meadville (Crawford County); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision and Dental Insurance

401K with company match program

13 paid holidays

Paid Vacation

Life Insurance

Job summary

Meadville Forging Company in Meadville, PA, is seeking a skilled forklift operator to manage the material flow in the press room. You will help ensure safe, efficient handling of billets and finished goods, with emphasis on accuracy and housekeeping.

The role involves loading billets, scanning and entering inventory, assisting with press setup, and communicating with shipping on stock levels. This is a physical, day-shift position with opportunities for growth within a metal forging environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Forklift experience preferred.
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred, but not required.
• Knowledge of material tracking system preferred.

Responsibilities

• Safe operation of a 6,000 ton capacity fork truck 4-5 hours per day.
• Transport billets from the steel yard into the press room and load billets into the press hopper.
• Scan and enter inventory/work orders into presses and make finished good tags with the barcoding system, visual manufacturing.
• Removing scrap, trim and re-run billets: requires pushing tub to dump 10-20 times per day.
• Replenish graphite and general housekeeping.
• Assist with the setup of mechanical forging presses.
• Inform shipping department of low dunnage or stock.
• Replace gas tanks on the fork truck which weigh 40-45 lbs.
• Leveling hot forged products in bins using a metal rake.
• All other duties required by supervision.

Skills

Forklift operation

Material tracking system

Manufacturing experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Barcoding system

Job description

Meadville Forging Company in Meadville, PA, is seeking a skilled forklift operator to manage the material flow in the press room. You will help ensure safe, efficient handling of billets and finished goods, with emphasis on accuracy and housekeeping.

The role involves loading billets, scanning and entering inventory, assisting with press setup, and communicating with shipping on stock levels. This is a physical, day-shift position with opportunities for growth within a metal forging environment.