Material Handler/Forklift Operator

Cannon Industries; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Cannon Industries in Rochester, New York, is seeking an entry-level candidate for expediting duties. Primary responsibilities include providing material support, pulling raw materials, staging job materials, and ensuring conformance to quality standards.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, at least one year of manufacturing experience, and must be Forklift Certified. This role requires effective communication skills in English and a commitment to quality control.

Qualifications

• Entry level, high school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 1-year manufacturing knowledge and/or production control experience.
• QA inspection experience helpful.
• Fluent in verbal and written English.
• Must be Forklift Certified.

Responsibilities

• Provide material support to work center.
• Pull kits of raw materials for work orders and issue them to work centers.
• Stage job materials to be shipped for outside operation.
• Move in-process materials between work centers, QA and shipping/receiving.
• Assure conformance to materials handling and storage policies.
• Assist in maintaining accurate inventory records.
• Assist in performing inventory transactions on the computer system.
• Assist in performing shipping and receiving activities and paperwork.
• Recommend continuous improvement actions for production processes.

Skills

Manufacturing knowledge

Production control experience

QA inspection

Forklift certification

English fluency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Cannon Industries

A global company with headquarters in Rochester, New York, Cannon Industries has grown to become one of the leading sheet metal and custom weld fabricators in the contract manufacturing industry. Our quality standards are unsurpassed in the industry because we know that our customers’ standards grow with each passing year. Computer controlled processes, operators and technicians with decades of experience, and strict procedures for quality control have led Cannon Industries to step ahead of the competition, by earning QS:9000, ISO:9002, and TS:16949 certifications. Cannon Industries, Inc. is a drug, smoke and alcohol-free working environment.

General Job Description

Performs duties of an expediting nature, including close follow-up in operational details to assure timely processing and shipment of parts and production with established schedules and priorities. Keeps supervision informed at all times of work in process, status. Contacts clerical engineering and supervisory personnel as required or as assigned to provide assistance in resolving problems and ensuring timely action with respect to such things as material procurement, parts scheduling, dispatching, assembly, inspection and shipment of products.

Minimum Qualifications

• Entry level, high school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 1-year manufacturing knowledge and/or production control experience
• QA inspection experience helpful
• Fluent in verbal and written English
• Must be Forklift Certified

Specific Duties

1. Provide material support to work center
2. Pull kits of raw materials for work orders and issue them to work centers
3. Stage job materials to be shipped for outside operation
4. Move in-process materials between work centers, QA and shipping/receiving to efficiently facilitate production and finished goods availability
5. Assure conformance to all materials handling, identification and storage policies
6. Assist in maintaining accurate inventory records
7. Assist in performing all inventory transactions on the computer system
8. Assist in performing shipping and receiving activities and preparation of related paperwork
9. Recommend continuous improvement actions for improving work processes