Material Handler - Forklift Operator - Loader 1st Shift

Stowgroup; Adairsville (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & holidays

Medical/Dental/Vision

Disability insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

401K with match

Tuition reimbursement

Tobacco-free campus

Job summary

stow is seeking a Material Handler Loader to organize and execute loading schedules, ensuring accurate, efficient preparation of orders in a structured warehouse environment.

You will follow instructions, use scanning equipment, manage pick locations, and support inventory activities while maintaining safety and cleanliness across the site.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of warehouse layout and locations.
• Product knowledge.
• Ability to use scanning equipment.
• Ability to operate a pallet stacker.
• Ability to estimate order volume to select appropriate packaging.
• Knowledge of packaging requirements.
• Forklift license (certification or authorization).
• Ability to use a scale.
• Ability to replenish pick locations.

Responsibilities

• Receive loading instructions from supervisor and organize work by priority.
• Follow SOPs and SharePoint records to prepare orders.
• Ensure overseas packaging meets standards.
• Maintain orderliness and cleanliness; 5S audits.
• Assist with inventory and cycle counts.
• Communicate issues to supervisors for performance reporting.

Skills

Warehouse knowledge

Product knowledge

Scanning equipment

Scale operation

Pallet stacker operation

Packaging requirements

Replenish pick locations

Tools

Forklift license

Job description

Responsibilities

• The Material Handler Loader receives instructions from the supervisor or warehouse support regarding the loading schedule.
• Based on the orders to be prepared, they organize work according to priority, while following oral and/or written instructions (recorded in SharePoint).
• Follows scan/SAP instructions indicating replenishment needs
• Follows management instructions to improve work methods and prevent complaints or damages
• Gives instructions to order pickers and takes initiative to improve productivity and avoid complaints
• Checks prepared orders
• Stores completed orders in stock
• Ensures overseas packaging complies with required standards
• Adapts to changes in work priorities
• Maintains order and cleanliness and ensures regular cleaning by order pickers
• Respects environmental guidelines
• Ensures compliance with safety rules and monitors safety practices
• Reports all relevant information to supervisors to enable performance reporting to management by completing the end-of-shift report (documenting activities performed during the shift)
• Assists colleagues when needed
• Requests creation of new storage locations to avoid order splits
• Checks open transfer orders (TOs) daily to ensure orders are completed before loading begins
• Transmits location data to the supervisor to ensure correct master data updates
• Assists with inventory and cycle counting
• Ensures best practices among order pickers and proposes improvement initiatives
• Performs the same tasks as order pickers, according to their job description, when availability allows
• Conducts 5S audits according to instructions

Requirements

• Knowledge of warehouse layout and locations (Hall A & B, powder warehouse, picking area)
• Product knowledge
• Warehouse procedures
• Ability to use scanning equipment
• Ability to operate a pallet stacker
• Ability to estimate order volume to select appropriate packaging
• Knowledge of packaging requirements
• Forklift license (certification or authorization)
• Ability to use a scale
• Ability to replenish pick locations

What do we offer you?

• PTO, days paid sick leave, 11 US paid holidays
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401K with employer match, currently 4%
• Partial Tuition Reimbursement after 12 months
• Tobacco Free Campus

Quality, Safety, Health, Environment, Compliance

Company values

Every employee at stow contributes to a safe and compliant work environment. We set the example and motivate each other to work safely, efficiently, and in a qualitative way. stow's standards, policies, instructions, and local legislations are there to guide our decisions.

EEO

stow provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. stow prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, age, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.