Outdoor Warehouse Material Handler | Forklift & Yard Pro

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Wayland Township (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East in Byron Center, MI seeks a Material Handler to support a leading distributor of specialty building products. The role requires unloading, verifying, sorting and stocking materials, and using sit-down forklifts and hand scanners.

You will pull orders, prepare shipments, load outbound goods, and possibly operate chop saws or chainsaws. Expect outdoor work in a yard setting with opportunities for overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• Sit-down forklift experience required.
• Ability to accurately pull orders and load/unload trucks.
• Strong communication skills are essential.
• Dependable and reliable candidate.
• Follow safe working practices at all times.
• Naturally detail-oriented and precise.
• Prior warehouse or lumberyard experience preferred.
• Able to work outside in varying weather conditions.
• Capable of maneuvering up to 75 pounds (push/pull/lift).

Responsibilities

• Unload incoming freight and verify against packing lists.
• Sort material and put away inventory.
• Operate sit-down forklift and hand scanners.
• Pull customer orders and prepare for shipment.
• Load outbound deliveries (flatbed and tarps).
• May operate chop saws or chainsaws as needed.
• Assist in yard/warehouse cleaning and maintenance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Work outdoors in the yard with building materials.

Skills

Sit-down forklift

Order pulling

Communication skills

Dependable

Safety practices

Detail orientation

Warehouse/lumberyard experience

Working outdoors

Lifting to 75 lbs

Tools

Hand scanners

Chop saw

Chainsaw

Job description

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East in Byron Center, MI seeks a Material Handler to support a leading distributor of specialty building products. The role requires unloading, verifying, sorting and stocking materials, and using sit-down forklifts and hand scanners.

You will pull orders, prepare shipments, load outbound goods, and possibly operate chop saws or chainsaws. Expect outdoor work in a yard setting with opportunities for overtime as needed.