Material Handler - Portland, OR

Mygrant Glass Company; Portland, Northern (OR, KY); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life insurance

FSA plans

Holiday, sick, and vacation days

Job summary

Mygrant Glass Company in Portland, OR is hiring a Material Handler/Glass Handling Specialist to manage and move glass products with care. You will operate lifting equipment, stock inventory, and ensure orders are accurate and ready for customer pickup or delivery.

The role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and adherence to KPI-driven goals, with non-exempt overtime as needed. Competitive benefits are included.

Qualifications

• Experience in a warehouse environment.
• Familiar with modern warehouse software with basic computer skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail- and safety-oriented with accuracy.
• Excellent time management and punctual attendance.
• Coachable mindset and openness to feedback.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Team player, able to take direction in changing conditions.
• Able to work flexible shifts or overtime.

Responsibilities

• Operate material handling equipment to select, stock, and organize product.
• Ensure shipments are accurate, inspected, and properly documented.
• Receive, process, and store incoming auto glass shipments.
• Break down boxes, stock accessories, and organize inventory.
• Assist with loading, deliveries, and returns.
• Maintain safety and follow policies.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Clear written and verbal communication

Detail and safety oriented

Time management

Team player

Education

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

CMV DOT Medical Card

Forklift certification

Tools

Modern warehouse software

Job description

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Portland - OR, Portland, OR, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 3421

Now Hiring! Material Handler/Glass Handling Specialist!

Location: Portland, OR | Schedule: Monday–Friday + Rotating Half-Day Saturdays

Master the art of warehouse precision. At Mygrant Glass, we’re looking for a skilled and safety-conscious Material Handler/Glass Handling Specialist to join our Portland team. If you know your way around material handling equipment—especially cherry pickers—and take pride in moving products with care and efficiency, this is your chance to become the maestro of our warehouse. You’ll play a vital role in orchestrating the flow of glass products, ensuring orders are accurate, safely handled, and ready to meet our customers’ needs.

Why Join Mygrant Glass?

We’re the largest independent auto glass distributor in the United States—but we operate with the values of a family-owned company. We value safety, teamwork, and providing opportunities for growth.

We also value fair and competitive pay rates.

Where a pay band is provided, actual pay may be above the listed range based on the individual's experience, education, certifications, knowledge, skills, and geography/work location. The listed range reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this opportunity at the time of posting.

Non-exempt employees will be paid overtime in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law. Base pay does not include other forms of compensation. Mygrant Glass is proud to offer its employees a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical
• Vision
• Life insurance
• FSA plans
• Holiday, sick, and vacation days

Nonexempt

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Glass Handling Specialist is an essential job function to the success of Mygrant Glass. Glass Handling Specialists operate material handling equipment to select, stock, and organize product as well as hand-handle materials to stage at appropriate load sites. Glass Handling Specialists are responsible for timely and accurately selecting and stocking product to best achieve key performance indicators, directly impacting our customer service oriented goals.

• Select incoming pick tickets according using RFID technology to accurately fulfill customer orders.
• Prepares, packs, and scans (as appropriate), and stages products for transfer and customer pick-up and delivery in accordance with established standards.
• Quickly and accurately receive, process and store incoming auto glass product shipments.
• Ensures shipments are inspected and damages or shortages are documented and recorded. Initiates freight claim procedure when necessary.
• Checks incoming delivery contents against packing list to verify accurate and full delivery.
• Verifies vendor part number and MGC stock number for all incoming products.
• Prepares receiving reports and notes any shortages, damages or overages. Promptly reports any discrepancies to supervisors.
• Stores incoming products in proper location according to bin number or product sequence.
• Determines proper bin number and/or location of incoming products.
• Verifies actual counts of stock against CORE inventory. Investigates and reports discrepancies.
• Operates hand trucks, pallet jacks, forklifts, order pickers, and OR other equipment safely and in accordance with organizational procedures.
• Monitors equipment and promptly reports any safety or maintenance concerns to supervisors.
• Maintains required hazardous materials, forklift, and other internal and external certifications.
• Break down boxes, stock accessories and organize inventory as directed.
• Adhere to health & safety policies and quality standards.
• Assist in maintaining appearance of branch as needed. Clean warehouse, counter area, etc.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Aid in prepping, inspecting, labeling and loading safely maintain KPI objectives and limit breakage.
• Loads delivery vehicles and assists customers with will call pickups.
• Drive company vehicles for customer deliveries, transfers or assigned maintenance.
• Processes customer returns. Ensures returns are in sellable condition per company policy.
• Verifies that warranty paperwork has been properly and neatly filled out. Initiates warranty return process, and stages product in warranty area.
• Processes documentation necessary to ship transfers and customer orders, including bills of lading, packing lists, small parcel manifests and other necessary documents.
• Performs cycle counting on assigned items in order to keep accurate records of inventory.
• Perform other job tasks as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience in a warehouse environment
• Familiar with modern warehouse software with basic computer skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Detail and Safety oriented with a mind for accuracy
• Exceptional time management skills, punctual with stellar attendance
• A beginner’s mindset that is coachable and open to feedback
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work cohesively as part of a team, and or take direction in an ever-changing working condition
• Ability to work flexible shifts or overtime as needed

EDUCATION AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Valid driver’s license preferred
• CMV DOT Medical Card preferred
• Pass and maintain Forklift certification
• 2+ years warehouse or equivalent experience

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This position is considered as safety sensitive position. It requires close visual acuity to perform activities such as: viewing a computer terminal/mobile device; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts; Ability to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels, and making fine discriminations in sound; Exerting up to 75 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Must have finger grip strength to properly handle glass. Must be able to remain in a stationary position and/or upright, for prolonged periods of time, traverse stairs, maneuver in tight spaces, reach overhead, squat, bend, kneel, stoop, and crouch occasionally during 8-10-hour work shift.

OTHER:

Mygrant Glass Company is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. Mygrant Glass Company will provide reasonable accommodation(s) to all qualified applicants and employees with disabilities, where their disability affects the performance of their essential job functions, except when doing so would result in undue hardship.

We do not accept resumes or applications submitted through recruitment agencies. All applications should be submitted directly by the candidate themselves. Additionally, if we were not aware of your agency involvement prior to receiving the resume or application, please understand that we will not be bound by any agency terms or condition

This job description is subject to change at any time by Mygrant Glass Company.