Material Handler - Forklift Operator - Production Support 2nd Shift

Stowgroup; Adairsville (GA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Sick leave

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

401K with employer match

Tuition Reimbursement after 12 months

Tobacco free campus

Job summary

stow in Adairsville, GA is seeking an experienced Warehouse Associate to safely operate forklifts, reach trucks, and pallet jacks while supporting order picking and inventory control. You will follow SAP and scan instructions, assist with cycle counts, ensure packaging compliance, and help maintain 5S and safety standards.

Minimum 2+ years of forklift and order-picking experience required. The position offers PTO, holidays, health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, and a 401(k) with

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recent experience operating forklifts, reach trucks, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment, with a valid license preferred.
• 2+ years of order picking or similar warehouse experience required.
• Knowledge of warehouse layout (Hall A & B, powder warehouse, picking area).
• Ability to use scanning equipment.
• Knowledge of packaging requirements and ability to estimate order volume.

Responsibilities

• Safely operates warehouse equipment such as forklifts, reach trucks and hand jacks to facilitate order picking and inventory management
• Assists with inventory and cycle counting
• Follows scan/SAP instructions indicating replenishment needs
• Follows management instructions to improve work methods and prevent complaints or damages
• 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 and 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
• Assists colleagues when needed
• Requests creation of new storage locations to avoid order splits
• Checks open transfer orders daily to ensure orders are completed before loading begins
• Transmits location data to the supervisor to ensure correct master data updates
• Ensures best practices among order pickers and proposes improvement initiatives
• Conducts 5S audits according to instructions

Skills

Forklift operation

Order picking

Inventory management

Safety compliance

Scanning equipment

Tools

SAP

RF scanners

Job description

Responsibilities

• Safely operates warehouse equipment such as forklifts, reach trucks and hand jacks to facilitate order picking and inventory management
• Assists with inventory and cycle counting
• Follows scan/SAP instructions indicating replenishment needs
• Follows management instructions to improve work methods and prevent complaints or damages
• 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 and 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
• Ensures best practices among order pickers and proposes improvement initiatives
• Conducts 5S audits according to instructions

Requirements

• 2+ years of recent experience operating forklifts, reach trucks, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment, with a valid license preferred
• 2+ years of order picking or similar warehouse experience required
• Knowledge of warehouse layout and locations (Hall A & B, powder warehouse, picking area)
• Product knowledge
• Warehouse procedures
• Ability to use scanning equipment
• Ability to estimate order volume to select appropriate packaging
• Knowledge of packaging requirements
• Ability to use a scale
• Ability to replenish pick locations
• Good physical strength and stamina are necessary, as the role involves lifting heavy objects and staying on feet for extended periods

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

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.