Operator - Pick and Pack

United Performance Metals; South Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

United Performance Metals, Inc. is seeking an organized warehouse associate responsible for organizing the shipping area, preparing outbound orders, and ensuring accurate documentation. You will weigh, package, and label materials, and handle loading equipment to move items safely.

This role supports inventory accuracy and cycle counts in a manufacturing environment. Applicants should have experience in material handling and forklift operation, with basic computer literacy for inventory systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in material handling, shipping/receiving, or warehouse operations preferred.
• Forklift operation experience required; certification preferred.
• Ability to lift, move, and handle materials safely.
• Basic computer skills for inventory and transaction entry.
• Experience with metal cutting machinery or bandsaws is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Organize the shipping floor and stage daily outbound shipments.
• Package materials according to company and customer specifications.
• Prepare orders for shipment, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Attach packing slips, certifications, and required documentation.
• Weigh and measure materials to verify shipping requirements.
• Return unprocessed or unused materials to inventory.
• Safely operate forklifts to move, load, and unload materials.
• Use lifting equipment such as hoists, pallet jacks, and cranes.
• Maintain accurate material transactions and location updates in the operating system.
• Track material movement and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Ensure proper labeling, documentation, and traceability of materials.
• Support cycle counts and inventory audits when required.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe shipping and production area.
• Perform housekeeping tasks including sweeping, debris removal, and general upkeep.

Skills

Material handling

Forklift operation

Inventory control

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Tools

Bandsaws

Hoists

Cranes

Job description

• Organize the shipping floor and stage daily outbound shipments.
• Package materials according to company and customer specifications.
• Prepare orders for shipment, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Attach packing slips, certifications, and required documentation.
• Weigh and measure materials to verify shipping requirements.
• Return unprocessed or unused materials to inventory.
• Part-time driving responsibilities
• Safely operate forklifts to move, load, and unload materials.
• Use lifting equipment such as hoists, pallet jacks, and cranes.
• Maintain accurate material transactions and location updates in the operating system.
• Set up and operate metal cutting machinery.
• Run bandsaws and other cutting equipment as needed.

Key Responsibilities

Shipping & Receiving

• Organize the shipping floor and stage daily outbound shipments.
• Package materials according to company and customer specifications.
• Prepare orders for shipment, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Attach packing slips, certifications, and required documentation.
• Weigh and measure materials to verify shipping requirements.
• Return unprocessed or unused materials to inventory.
• Part-time driving responsibilities

Material Handling & Equipment Operation

• Safely operate forklifts to move, load, and unload materials.
• Use lifting equipment such as hoists, pallet jacks, and cranes.
• Maintain accurate material transactions and location updates in the operating system.
• Set up and operate metal cutting machinery.
• Run bandsaws and other cutting equipment as needed.

Inventory & Documentation

• Track material movement and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Ensure proper labeling, documentation, and traceability of materials.
• Support cycle counts and inventory audits when required.

Workplace Maintenance

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe shipping and production area.
• Perform housekeeping tasks including sweeping, debris removal, and general upkeep.

Qualifications

• Experience in material handling, shipping/receiving, or warehouse operations preferred.
• Forklift operation experience required; certification preferred.
• Ability to lift, move, and handle materials safely.
• Basic computer skills for inventory and transaction entry.
• Experience with metal cutting machinery or bandsaws is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow instructions.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, lift, bend, and move materials throughout the shift.
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing or warehouse environment.