Tool Room Assistant

Hohl Industrial Services Inc.; City of Tonawanda (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hohl Industrial Services, Inc. is seeking a dependable Tool Room Assistant to join our team in Tonawanda, NY. The role focuses on maintaining tool inventory, preparing tools for field projects, and ensuring crews have the right tools when needed.

You will pull and package tools, record assignments, handle returns, inspect and repair tools, and perform small tool repairs. Local travel between sites is required, with an emphasis on organization and accuracy.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least 2 years of experience working with tools and/or inventory.
• Clean New York State driver’s license.
• Knowledge of tool safety and warehousing/inventory practices.
• Strong organizational and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and vendors.
• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Willingness to travel locally between facilities.

Responsibilities

• Pull tools and equipment for field jobs and package for delivery.
• Record tools assigned to field personnel and projects.
• Receive tools returned from field, unload, and return to inventory.
• Record returned tools, quantities, and condition.
• Inspect, clean, and perform basic repairs on tools and equipment.
• Perform small tool repairs.
• Make small truck deliveries to field projects as needed.
• Maintain an organized and accurate tool room and inventory.
• Travel locally between warehouses, headquarters, and project sites as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Tool operation

Inventory management

Communication

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Physical stamina

Math basics

MS Office proficiency

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Hohl Industrial Services, Inc. is looking for a dependable, organized, hands‑on Tool Room Assistant to join our team. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with tools and equipment, keeping things organized, and supporting field crews by making sure they have the right tools when they need them.

The Tool Room Assistant plays an important role in maintaining our tool inventory-from preparing tools for field projects and receiving them back, to inspecting, cleaning, repairing, and returning equipment to inventory.

What You'll Do

• Pull tools and equipment for field jobs and package them for delivery.
• Accurately record tools assigned to field personnel and projects.
• Receive tools returned from the field, unload them, and return them to inventory.
• Record returned tools, quantities, and condition.
• Inspect, clean, and perform basic repairs on tools and equipment as needed.
• Perform small tool repairs.
• Make small truck deliveries to field projects as required.
• Help maintain an organized and accurate tool room and inventory.
• Travel locally between warehouses, headquarters, and project sites as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of experience working with tools and/or inventory.
• Clean New York State driver's license.
• General knowledge of tool safety.
• General knowledge of warehousing and inventory practices.
• Strong organizational and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, suppliers, customers, union personnel, and others.
• Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to use common computer programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability and willingness to travel locally between warehouses, headquarters, and project sites.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physical activities such as lifting, stretching, climbing, and crawling.

Preferred Qualifications

The following are a plus:

• Forklift certification
• Escort license
• Previous experience towing and backing up a trailer
• Previous experience with tool room, warehouse, inventory, or equipment operations

Work Environment

This position works in both office and field/shop environments. Field and shop areas may include active plant construction areas that can be dirty, non-climate controlled, difficult to access, and potentially hazardous. The position requires an individual who is comfortable working in a hands‑on environment and performing physical tasks as needed.

Why This Role Matters

Our field teams rely on the Tool Room to have the right tools, equipment, and supplies ready when they need them. If you’re someone who takes pride in staying organized, working with your hands, maintaining equipment, and supporting a team, this position offers the opportunity to play a key role in keeping our operations moving.

If you have experience working with tools or inventory and are looking for a hands‑on position where no two days are exactly the same, we’d like to hear from you!

About us:

Hohl Industrial Services, Inc. established in 1950, with headquarters in Tonawanda, NY, is a full-service specialized organization that provides for a diverse industrial clientele. Hohl offers a unique range of field, shop, technical, equipment sales and services.

With our professional staff of engineers, project managers, skilled tradespeople, fabricators and machinists, we are able to thoroughly study and develop a customized plan to meet all of our client’s needs. Combining this with our innovative strategies and techniques, added with our experienced field personnel, we administer these plans in a safe, expedient and economical measure.

Hohl Industrial Services is a certified AISC fabricator and erector. Additionally, we maintain CWB, NYDOT, ODOT, AWS, ASME and ISO certifications

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.