Material Handler/Kitter (Avery Creek) - 2nd Shift

Eaton Corporation; Royal Pines (NC); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is seeking a Material Handler/Kitter for Avery Creek, NC, on the 2nd shift. The role involves sorting, distributing and packaging materials with focus on 5S and rack maintenance. Candidates should have a high school diploma and forklift experience.

The position requires the ability to lift 35 pounds, operate within a manufacturing environment, and work overtime as needed. Health and welfare programs are offered, with salary guidelines based on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Forklift experience within the last 3 years preferred.
• Experience as a Material Handler and familiarity with Kanban are assets.

Responsibilities

• Sort, distribute, supply and package materials as the primary function.
• Maintain storage racks, labels, and 5S practices.
• Load/unload trucks and move material throughout fabrication.
• Keep pallet bins full and assist in breaking out steel when needed.
• Weigh scrap and record data in spreadsheets.

Skills

Forklift experience

Material handling

Kanban

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Career Opportunities: Material Handler/Kitter (Avery Creek) - 2nd Shift (76555)

Requisition ID76555-Posted10/28/2026

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCADdivision is currently seeking aMaterial Handler/Kitter (Avery Creek) - 2nd Shift.

The hourly rate for this position is$21per hour.

The core hours are 4pm-2:30am.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

The primary function of the Material Handler/Kitter is to sort, distribute, supply and package materials.

• Ownership of storage racks including daily review of Racks, 5S+, Rack Labels, etc
• Load and unload steel trucks and/or copper truck as required
• Move material throughout the Fabrication as needed including keeping brakes staged with unbent parts, delivering bent parts to the paint line, and delivering completed fabricated components as required to rack locations.
• Keep pallet bins full of pallets.
• Assist in breaking out steel from Amada skeletons when necessary
• Weigh and empty scrap bins and record weight in spreadsheet.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• High school diploma or G.E.D from an accredited institution
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year forklift experience within the last 3 years
• Previous experience as Material Handler
• Previous experience with Kanban

Position Criteria:

• Able to lift 35 pounds – waist, shoulder, overhead
• Ability to climb ladders
• Proven history of safe work habits
• Must be able to work effectively without direct supervision
• Computer skills – Microsoft Office, Internet, Excel, etc.
• Must be able to work overtime – weekdays and weekends

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.