Shipping & Receiving / Material Handler

QuikCut LLC; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

First shift

Weekly pay

Unlimited PTO (from day one)

Paid holidays after 90 days

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance

Uniforms provided

401(k) with company match

EAP

Job summary

QuikCut, LLC is seeking a safety-focused Shipping & Receiving / Material Handler to join our team at our Fort Wayne, Indiana location. This role supports a heavy industrial environment and ensures timely, accurate shipments of steel products.

Experience operating a forklift and handling large steel items is required. You will inspect, stage, transport, and load materials, coordinate with other departments, and maintain safe handling practices to keep production on schedule.

Qualifications

• Forklift experience required; certification is a plus.
• Experience handling steel, metal, oversized materials, or other large/heavy products.
• Ability to read shipping documents, packing lists, and work orders.
• Basic computer skills; ERP experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Receive incoming raw steel, materials, supplies, and other shipments.
• Inspect incoming materials for quantity, damage, and discrepancies.
• Safely unload steel and other materials from delivery trucks using forklifts.
• Move and stage large and heavy steel products throughout the facility.
• Transport raw and work-in-process materials to welding, paint, and other departments.
• Stage finished steel products for shipment according to orders.
• Load finished products onto trucks for shipment.
• Verify quantities, part numbers, dimensions, and shipping info before loading.
• Assist with shipping/receiving paperwork and documentation.
• Record material movements using warehouse/inventory software.

Skills

Forklift operation

Shipping documents

ERP systems

Steel handling

Truck loading/unloading

Safety awareness

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Description

QuikCut, LLC is seeking an experienced, safety-focused Shipping & Receiving / Material Handler to join our team at our newest location in the east/southeast industrial corridor of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

If you have experience operating a forklift, working around large steel products, and keeping materials and finished products moving safely and efficiently, we'd love to meet you. This is a hands-on position in a heavy industrial environment. This role plays an essential part in keeping our manufacturing operation running and ensuring customer orders are shipped accurately and on time. You'll work with a variety of materials throughout the manufacturing process, including raw steel, material in fabrication, painted products, and completed steel products.

What You'll Do

As a Shipping & Receiving / Material Handler, you will safely receive, inspect, stage, transport, load, and unload steel materials and products throughout the facility. You'll work closely with all departments to keep materials flowing efficiently from receiving through finished goods.

• Receive incoming raw steel, materials, supplies, and other shipments.
• Inspect incoming materials for quantity, damage, and obvious discrepancies.
• Safely unload steel and other materials from delivery trucks using forklifts and other material handling equipment.
• Move and stage large and heavy steel products throughout the facility and between production areas.
• Transport raw and work-in-process materials to welding, paint, and other production departments as needed.
• Stage finished steel products for shipment according to customer orders and production schedules.
• Load finished products safely and securely onto trucks for shipment.
• Verify quantities, part numbers, dimensions, and other shipping information before loading.
• Assist with shipping and receiving paperwork, bills of lading, packing lists, and other documentation.
• Record material movements and transactions using inventory or warehouse management software.

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Material Handler, Shipping & Receiving Clerk, Forklift Operator, or similar role in a heavy industrial manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Forklift experience required; previous forklift certification is a plus.
• Experience handling steel, metal, oversized materials, or other large/heavy products required.
• Experience loading and unloading trucks and preparing materials or products for shipment.
• Basic computer skills; experience with inventory management, warehouse management, or ERP systems is a plus.
• Ability to read shipping documents, packing lists, work orders, and other basic documentation.
• Strong commitment to workplace safety and safe material-handling practices.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, climb, and reach throughout the workday.
• Ability to safely lift up to 50 pounds without assistance, carry, push, and pull materials and equipment.

Why Choose QuikCut?

• 1st shift
• Weekly pay
• Unlimited accrued Paid Time Off (PTO) beginning on your first day
• Paid holidays after 90 days
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• QuikCut pays 100% of employee dental premiums
• Company-paid life insurance
• Free company uniforms
• 401(k) with a 100% company match on the first 5% contributed
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)