Material Mover - Weekend Shift

Federal Signal Corporation; Crystal (MN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Health benefits after 30 days

Life Insurance

Job summary

Federal Signal Corporation in Lake Crystal, MN is seeking a warehouse associate to move raw and finished goods, load/unload trucks, kit components, and maintain accurate records like lot and serial numbers. This on-site role requires frequent lifting up to 50 lbs and occasional 100 lbs with overhead hoists, and a strong focus on safety and teamwork.

You will work three 12-hour shifts on-site, with bi-weekly pay, and benefits starting after 30 days.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license and complete forklift training.
• Attention to detail is essential for reading, counting, labeling and handling serial numbers.
• Ability to read shipping documents, write legibly and document quantities.
• Must rotate jobs to meet schedule and safety guidelines.
• Must follow PPE usage and report hazards to coworkers and management.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload trucks, verify quantities and store materials.
• Kit components for shipments as needed.
• Receive and adjust POs and track discrepancies with expediter input.
• Enter serial numbers and lot/trace data accurately.
• Perform cycle counts and rotate stock to reduce obsolescence.
• Identify and communicate quality problems to the relevant personnel.
• Support continuous process improvement and lean initiatives as part of the team.

Skills

Valid Driver’s License

Attention to detail

Team player

Safety procedures

Forklift operator

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for meeting customer needs by tracking and moving raw or finished parts or materials throughout the company, including:

• Loading and unloading trucks, verifying quantities, and putting materials/parts away
• Kitting or Packaging Components as needed for shipments
• Receiving and adjusting PO’s and advising expediter of discrepancies
• Completing serial number entry and lot & trace number entry
• Performing accurate cycle counts and reducing and rotating stock
• Setting aside noticeable quality problems and communicating problems to appropriate personnel
• Assisting with continuous process improvement and lean initiatives by following process flow, remaining flexible to complete tasks as part of the team, maintaining a clean work environment and offering suggestions for improvements, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

Tools Used

Forklift trucks, overhead hoists, hand carts, computer, banding machine, measuring devices, hand tools, packaging materials, etc.

Safety

Equipment: Safety glasses, safety shoes with metatarsal guards, earplugs, gloves, etc.

Environment: Exposure to outdoor elements such as snow, rain, heat and cold when loading. Exposure to grease, oil, dust, heat, humidity, cramped quarters, mechanical hazards, heights, moving objects, and occasionally electrical hazards on production floor

Essential Functions / Competency

• Valid Driver’s License with a good driving record and passing forklift program is required.
• Attention to detail is vital. This includes ability to accurately read, count, and kit component parts, rotate materials, document work, perform basic math skills, and write legibly working with serial numbers, quantities, shipping documents, job specifications, parts descriptions, measuring devices, and instructions.
• Ability to work with the business operating system to obtain information, produce reports, and locate job assignments. Must be able to regularly rotate jobs to meet job schedule, team needs or to meet any safety recommendations.
• Must be a team player working with co-workers, other departments and/or other TBEI facilities. The focus is on meeting company goals and initiatives.
• Must work in a safe manner following safety procedures, including: wearing PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), completing maintenance requests and communicating hazards to co-workers and management.
• Completing and complying with annual Hazardous Waste Management Training for waste management, storage, transport and record keeping.

Physical Demands

• Prompt and reliable attendance is necessary to meet our customer needs.
• Ability to manually move product and materials up to 50 lbs. through regular heavy physical exertion, including but not limited to lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling and bending. Using the overhead hoists requires ability to push and pull up to 100 lbs.
• Ability to learn multiple operations within a job area and must be able to regularly rotate jobs to meet job schedule, team needs or to meet any safety recommendations.
• Must work at a reasonable pace (measured by production efficiency) and within our quality standards to insure timely completion of tasks and must work overtime as required to meet customer needs.
• Ability to walk, stand and work on concrete for hours at a time

Additional Job Information

• Wage Expectations: $17.00 to $23.00 per hour
• Pay: This is a non-exempt, hourly position and employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis
• Typical Schedule: 3, 12-hour Shifts, Employee is paid for 40 hours but works 36 hours.
• Location: On Site – 52182 Ember Road, Lake Crystal MN 56055
• Travel: Very minimal to none

Employees are eligible on the 1 st of the month following the completion of 30 days of employment for:

• Medical
• Vision
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Health Care Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• PTO / Holidays
• Company Paid Life Insurance Policy for each full-time employee in the amount of $20,000.00.
• Voluntary Life Insurance for Employees, their spouse (or domestic partner), and their children
• Company Paid Short-term disability (STD) & Long-term disability (LTD)

Employees are eligible for the following benefits as of their first day of employment:

• 401(k) with partial company match
• 100% vested immediately.

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