Materials Handler

ManpowerGroup; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

Dental Plan

Supplemental Life Insurance

Short Term Disability Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Materials Handler in Houston, TX to join the shipping and order fulfillment area, supporting daily customer shipment processing. The ideal candidate will have attention to detail, clear communication, and a dependable, safety-minded work style that aligns with the organization.

Responsibilities include processing shipments, reviewing order holds, checking inventory, releasing orders to pick status, and coordinating freight schedules.

Qualifications

• Ability to review orders, identify issues (including HOLDs), and follow through with the right next steps.
• Comfort working with inventory and shipment details, including location and quantity checks.
• Strong communication to coordinate with inventory personnel, buyers, planners and carriers.
• Organizational skills to maintain accurate shipping documentation and records.
• Willingness to assist with material handling and work overtime as required.

Responsibilities

• Process customer shipments and manual shipments (B-tickets) to support on-time delivery.
• Analyze order HOLDs and communicate updates to customer service to keep orders moving.
• Analyze inventory availability for shipments, including location and quantity verification.
• Release sales orders to pick status and monitor orders that are picked but not shipped.
• Maintain shipping records per the Emerson record retention policy and coordinate freight schedules.
• Support material handling responsibilities as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Safety minded

Organizational skills

Inventory awareness

Overtime readiness

Job description

Our client, an industrial and logistics-focused organization, is seeking a Materials Handler to join their team. As a Materials Handler, you will be part of the shipping and order fulfillment area supporting daily customer shipment processing. The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail, clear communication, and a dependable, safety-minded work style that will align successfully in the organization.

Job Title: Materials Handler

Location: Houston, TX

Pay Range: $17.89

Shift: Evenings (17:39-18:20)

What's the Job?

• Process customer shipments and manual shipments (B-tickets) to support on-time delivery.

• Analyze order HOLDs and communicate updates to customer service to keep orders moving.

• Analyze inventory availability for shipments, including location and quantity verification.

• Release sales orders to pick status and monitor orders that are picked but not shipped.

• Maintain shipping records per the Emerson record retention policy and coordinate freight schedules (small package will call, LTL, and TL).

What's Needed?

• Ability to review orders, identify issues (including HOLDs), and follow through with the right next steps.

• Comfort working with inventory and shipment details, including location and quantity checks.

• Strong communication skills to coordinate with inventory personnel, materials buyers and planners, expediters, master scheduler, quality control, management staff, carriers, and corporate personnel.

• Organizational skills to maintain accurate shipping documentation and records.

• Willingness to assist with material handling responsibilities as needed and work overtime as required.

What's in it for me?

• Work that directly supports customer orders and shipment accuracy.

• A role with daily collaboration across inventory, planning, quality, carriers, and customer service.

• Clear expectations around order processing, documentation, and record retention.

• Opportunity to build consistency and reliability in a fast-paced shipping environment.

• Supportive teamwork where you act as a liaison between customer service and shipping activities.

Upon completion of waiting period associates are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

• Dental Plan

• Supplemental Life Insurance

• Short Term Disability Insurance

• 401(k)

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

Manpower® is a global leader in contingent staffing and permanent resourcing, providing companies with strategic and operational flexibility and creating talent at scale. Our specialized recruiting teams assess and guide talent into meaningful, sustainable employment, while our PowerSuite technology enables deeper insight and smarter matching, helping candidates find opportunities that align with their strengths, experience, and career goals.

In this constantly shifting world, our flexible workforce solutions provide companies with the business agility needed to succeed. Manpower is part of the ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN) family of brands, which also includes Experis, Talent Solutions and Jefferson Wells. For more information about Manpower, follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Instagram.

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