Material Handling Specialist

I-5 Design Build; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability benefits

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off after 1 year

Growth opportunities

Job summary

I-5 Design Build in Lacey, WA is seeking a Material Handling Specialist to support in-shop production by moving materials safely and efficiently. This hands-on role requires organization, dependability, safety-conscious approach, and ability to work in a busy production environment.

You will receive, store, stage, track, and make materials available for production teams. Forklift experience is required, and you may lift up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• Experience in material handling, warehousing, shipping and receiving, manufacturing, construction, or related environment.
• Ability to operate a forklift and obtain required certification.
• Experience using inventory/clerical software or similar systems.
• Ability to organize and track multiple materials and components accurately.
• Ability to work safely in an active production facility.
• Dependable attendance and consistent follow-through.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to adapt as production priorities change.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physical work.

Responsibilities

• Receive incoming materials and verify shipments against documentation.
• Inspect deliveries for damage, shortages, or discrepancies.
• Organize and store materials in designated shop and warehouse areas.
• Stage materials, parts, and components for production teams.
• Safely operate a forklift to load, unload, move, and organize materials.
• Move materials safely throughout the production facility.
• Help prepare, protect, and organize completed components for shipment.
• Maintain accurate material, inventory, and movement records.
• Communicate shortages, damaged materials, and delivery concerns promptly.
• Keep storage, loading, and production-support areas clean and organized.
• Follow company safety procedures and proper material-handling practices.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Reliability

Adaptability

Safety-conscious

Tools

Forklift

Job description

I-5 Design Build

Material Handling Specialist

Location: Lacey, WA

Work arrangement: Full-time, in-person position at the I-5 production facility

Pay: $35 - $40 per hour, depending on experience

Keep Materials Moving and Help Unique Projects Come Together

I-5 Design Build is a national design-build firm with more than 40 years of experience creating casino, hospitality, entertainment, food and beverage, and high-end commercial environments. Our integrated team manages architecture, design, custom fabrication, construction, and installation, allowing us to deliver complex projects efficiently and maintain control over quality from concept through completion.

About The Role

The Material Handling Specialist supports I-5's in-shop production operation by helping materials, components, and finished products move safely and efficiently through the facility. This is a hands-on position for someone who is organized, dependable, safety-conscious, and comfortable working in an active production environment. You will help ensure materials are received, stored, staged, tracked, and available when production teams need them.

Because I-5 fabricates customized architectural and decorative components, the materials handled may vary considerably from one project to the next. The ideal candidate can stay organized, communicate clearly, and adjust priorities as project needs change.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive incoming materials and verify shipments against applicable documentation
• Inspect deliveries for visible damage, shortages, or discrepancies
• Organize and store materials in designated shop and warehouse areas
• Stage materials, parts, and components for production teams
• Safely operate a forklift to load, unload, move, and organize materials throughout the facility
• Move materials safely throughout the production facility
• Help prepare, protect, and organize completed components for shipment
• Maintain accurate material, inventory, and movement records using company tracking and clerical software
• Communicate shortages, damaged materials, and delivery concerns promptly
• Keep storage, loading, and production-support areas clean and organized
• Follow company safety procedures and proper material-handling practices

Required Qualifications

• Previous experience in material handling, warehousing, shipping and receiving, manufacturing, construction, or a related environment
• Forklift operating experience required; ability to obtain any company-required forklift operator certification or authorization.
• Experience using modern clerical, inventory, tracking, or similar computer software
• Ability to organize and track multiple materials and components accurately
• Ability to work safely in an active production facility
• Dependable attendance and consistent follow-through
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to adapt as production and project priorities change
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including regularly lifting and moving materials weighing up to 50 pounds, standing and walking for extended periods, bending, reaching, climbing, and performing physical work throughout the shift, with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting construction, fabrication, millwork, manufacturing, or custom production
• Experience with inventory-control or material-tracking systems
• Experience preparing large, fragile, or custom-fabricated components for shipment

Pay And Benefits

• Full-time, W-2, in-person position
• Pay: $35 - $40 per hour, depending on experience
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Seven paid holidays
• Paid sick leave accrued according to applicable state law
• One week of PTO after one year of eligible employment
• Two weeks of PTO after two to four years of eligible employment
• Three weeks of PTO after five or more years of eligible employment
• Eligible for discretionary performance bonuses based on individual and company performance.
• Opportunities for long-term growth within I-5 Design Build

Why Join I-5 Design Build?

At I-5, material handling directly supports the creation of distinctive commercial environments across the country. You will work alongside production, fabrication, project, and installation professionals in a collaborative facility where communication matters. The company's hands‑on leadership, established history, and integrated approach provide both stability and opportunities to learn. Your organization and reliability will have a visible impact on the work produced by the entire team.

I-5 Design Build is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodations are available during the application and interview process.