Materials Handler

Lear Corporation; Kenansville (NC); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Lear Corporation is seeking a Lift Operator & Material Handler in Kenansville, NC. You will store and retrieve finished fabric, load trailers, and support shipping with a focus on safety and accuracy.

Responsibilities include operating a lift truck, recording bin locations with handheld scanners, and assisting with warehouse duties as needed. Prior warehouse experience and literacy in English are valued.

Qualifications

• Read, write, and speak English to comprehend specifications and procedures.
• Accurately perform basic arithmetic for measurements and documentation.
• Communicate clearly with co-workers and supervisors; work with minimal supervision.
• Proficient with computers and basic office programs.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety standards and unload trucks.
• Store finished fabric using lift truck and record locations with scanners.
• Move pallets and cartons; assist shipping as needed.
• Retrieve finished fabric from bins to staging area.
• Unitize cartons with pallets and hand strapping.
• Assist with manual handling of rolls and warehouse tasks.

Skills

English literacy

Team player

Attention to detail

Basic math

Computer skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Title: Lift Operator & Material Handler

SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Materials Specialist, this person is responsible for store/retrieve finished fabric, and load trailers for shipment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

This is a representative sample -- not to imply a complete listing of all responsibilities and tasks.

• Follow all safety standards
• Unload trucks
• Maintain Creel area clean
• Load return pallets on Supplier trailer
• Bring yarn to creel when needed
• Locate yarn in production storage are once truck is unloaded
• Assist shipping department as needed
• Dispose of scrap material/dunnage/packing material from production and warehouse area.
• Store finished fabric- Use lift truck to move cartons or wrapped rolls from packing storage in warehouse, use portable computer/scanners to record bin locations
• Retrieve finished fabric- get pull sheet and use lift truck to move fabric from bins to staging area
• Use Pallets and hand Strapper to unitize cartons as required
• Use lift truck to move finished fabric from staging area to over-the road trailer
• Assist with manual handling of individual rolls
• Perform other duties assigned by the Materials Specialist
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

ABILITY TO

• Read, write, and speak and understand in English, in order to interpret documents such as specifications, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, reports, business correspondence, regulatory and procedure manuals
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to record numbers on required paperwork
• Communicate clearly and effectively with co-workers, Supervisors and Managements. Work independently with little or no supervision and be a team player
• Meet behaviors established in Company performance management and development process.
• Effectively organize, set priorities, schedule assigned work; oversee multiple and rapidly changing priorities
• Pay attention to detail
• Effectively execute tasks
• Ability to use a computer and Microsoft Office programs

Lear For You

We work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams and foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. Because we want to be more for you.

A path to a better career. A better future.

Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we’re named one of the World’s Most Admired Companies.

They’re the secret to our success—empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we win together.

Are you ready for a better career? A better future?

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.

We provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. For assistance during the application process, contact your recruiter directly.

Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and six months to one-year position-related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Required physical demands are as follows:

• Frequent hand, finger and wrist movement to handle or feel objects, tools or controls
• Requires standing (80%) and walking (10%)
• The employee frequently is required to talk, listen/use hearing, stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch, and/or use repetitive hand motions
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance
• Constantly lift up to 10 pounds, may frequently lift up to 20 pounds, and occasionally lifts up to 50 pounds

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job

• Constantly work under tight time constraints
• Occasionally work mandatory overtime
• May occasionally have exposures to extreme wet and/or humid conditions, heat/cold temperatures, and loud machine/equipment
• The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration, fumes or airborne particles

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Eye protection
• Hearing Protection
• Reflective Vest (where applicable)

NOTICE

The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. Other job duties may be assigned as needed. All employees with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department to review and discuss the essential and nonessential functions of the job. The employee with a disability can evaluate the job in greater detail to determine if she/he can safely perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

DISCLAIMER

Job profiles are not intended, nor should they be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, tasks, skills, efforts, working conditions or similar behaviors, attributes or requirements associated with a job. A job profile is not a comprehensive job description. It is intended for the sole purpose of acquainting a person who is unfamiliar with such position with a brief overview of the position's general direction and scope.

Lear Corporation is an EEO/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status in accordance with law.