Material Yard Handler

Crest Industries; Pineville (LA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Crest Industries in Pineville, LA is seeking a manufacturing/warehouse professional focused on safety, accurate shipping/receiving, and efficient material handling. You will contribute to reliable operations by moving materials and supporting continuous improvement initiatives on the shop floor.

Ideal candidates have experience in manufacturing environments, proficiency with MS Word/Excel, and familiarity with ERP systems like Epicor. Regular attendance and forklift familiarity are preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with three years of manufacturing or directly relatable experience is the minimum requirement; five plus years of direct experience is preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of shipping processes and procedures is required.
• Must be capable of receiving, moving, storing, counting, tracking, and issuing a variety of production parts, materials, and supplies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel are required.
• ERP system experience, specifically in Epicor, experience is preferred.
• Certifications or prior experience using moving machinery, such as forklifts, preferred.
• Working knowledge of material handling, banding, palletizing, and loading on to truck preferred.
• Regular, reliable attendance is required.

Responsibilities

• Safety: Works with business unit leadership and team members to ensure the highest level of safety and promotes a safety-based culture to drive the implementation of expectations and standards to team members. Develops and manages processes and requirements that are designed to systematically achieve conformance, reliability, and continuous improvement in performance. This individual oversees and promotes programs that will ensure compliance in order to reduce and manage risk.
• Shipping and Receiving: Ensures Dis-Tran Steel’s shipping and receiving processes are effective and consistently reliable to internal and customers’ expectations and standards while sending, accepting, and recording the movement of products and materials. Ensures Traceability by Attaching identifying tags to material, and also Reads work orders or receives oral instructions to determine material/equipment needs.
• Productivity: Strives to consistently achieve excellence in all tasks and goals, individually or through plant leadership. Maintains focus and perseverance in the face of obstacles. Uses time efficiently and responds quickly and constructively when confronted with new opportunities and challenges.
• Operations / Process (Continuous Improvement): Works with the leadership team to fully optimize Dis-Tran Steel’s operations and effectively drives systems and processes to meet key performance measures for Dis-Tran Steel. Encourages continuous improvement of these key measures and effectively communicates results to Dis-Tran Steel and Crest Leadership.
• Material Handling: Sorts cargo before loading and unloading. Moves steel or other materials to and from production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, or containers, by hand or using trucks, cranes, or other equipment.

Skills

Customer Focus

Decision Quality

Business Insight

Drives Results

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Courage

Instills Trust

Manages Ambiguity

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Epicor ERP

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

COMPETENCIES

• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Business Insight
• Drives Results
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Courage
• Instills Trust
• Manages Ambiguity

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Safety: Works with business unit leadership and team members to ensure the highest level of safety and promotes a safety-based culture to drive the implementation of expectations and standards to team members. Develops and manages processes and requirements that are designed to systematically achieve conformance, reliability, and continuous improvement in performance. This individual oversees and promotes programs that will ensure compliance in order to reduce and manage risk.

• Shipping and Receiving: Ensures Dis-Tran Steel’s shipping and receiving processes are effective and consistently reliable to internal and customers’ expectations and standards while sending, accepting, and recording the movement of products and materials. Ensures Traceability by Attaching identifying tags to material, and also Reads work orders or receives oral instructions to determine material/equipment needs.

• Productivity: Strives to consistently achieve excellence in all tasks and goals, individually or through plant leadership. Maintains focus and perseverance in the face of obstacles. Uses time efficiently and responds quickly and constructively when confronted with new opportunities and challenges.

• Operations / Process (Continuous Improvement): Works with the leadership team to fully optimize Dis-Tran Steel’s operations and effectively drives systems and processes to meet key performance measures for Dis-Tran Steel. Encourages continuous improvement of these key measures and effectively communicates results to Dis-Tran Steel and Crest Leadership.

• Material Handling: Sorts cargo before loading and unloading. Moves steel or other materials to and from production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, or containers, by hand or using trucks, cranes, or other equipment.

REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or equivalent with three years of manufacturing or directly relatable experience is the minimum requirement; five plus years of direct experience is preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of shipping processes and procedures is required.
• Must be capable of receiving, moving, storing, counting, tracking, and issuing a variety of production parts, materials, and supplies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel are required.
• ERP system experience, specifically in Epicor, experience is preferred.
• Certifications or prior experience using moving machinery, such as forklifts, preferred.
• Working knowledge of material handling, banding, palletizing, and loading on to truck preferred.
• Regular, reliable attendance is required.