Loader

About the role

The Loader position is available at our Wellsville, PA location. This is a fast-paced, high-volume position that works from 5:00 AM to 5:00 PM with rotating days and weekends. On weekends, the schedule is 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Responsibilities

• Reads work orders or follows oral instructions to understand which materials or containers need to be loaded or moved.
• Loads and unloads materials by loading straps and forklift to trailers or staging area.
• Stages materials in a way that provides ease of access for loading customer orders.
• Calculates weights and volumes to ensure that loads will fit safely, and that space is used appropriately and effectively.
• Makes decisions on how to best load an order or stage materials.
• Limits not specified
• Loads materials into vehicles and installs strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
• Pays attention to detail and ensures loads will fit in the truck; optimizes truck space with customer orders and weights.
• Loads truck with the order of customer stops in mind.
• Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on containers in bundles for proper location and weights.
• Stacks or assembles materials into bundles and bands bundles together as needed for staging on skid.
• Pays attention to bundle sizes to ensure each skid is loaded properly.
• Lifts heavy objects by hand or with power hoist, and cleans work area, machines, and equipment.
• Operates industrial truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products.
• Maintains a neat and orderly work area; performs general housekeeping of the work area upon completion of building a skid.
• Assists with general housekeeping of the staging area and overflow baskets.
• Bands baskets for transfers to our York location.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Experience 1 to 3 years of warehouse experience is required. A combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Forklift experience is required.
• Loading and/or unloading experience is preferred.
• Shipping/packing knowledge is preferred.

Other Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Must have or be able to obtain a Forklift Operator license.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers.
• Ability to use measuring devices such as tape measures or rulers.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.
• Must be able to operate an overhead crane.
• Regular have attendance required.
• Must be able to pass pre-employment physical and drug screen.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States, visa sponsorships are not available.

Environmental Hazards

• Physical: The employee is regularly required to stand. The employee is frequently required to walk; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and use hands.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Work Environment: The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

About Us

We are a leading provider of quality aluminum cast products and extrusions. With state-of-the-art technology and facilities across Ohio and Pennsylvania, we're proud to offer the capabilities and expertise to cast billet, extrude custom shapes and fabricate finished components for customers across a range of markets - including automotive, transportation, building and construction, electrical and machinery, consumer durables and distribution. Our core values of safety, caring, integrity and growth guide every action we take and decision we make. We are dedicated to impacting our world in a positive way.

Perks of the Job

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) with matching contribution
• Generous allotment of paid vacation and paid holidays
• Competitive wages plus performance-based bonus opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Ameable opportunity for career growth and advancement
• Daily pay available

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We welcome people of different backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives. To ensure our business and culture continue to be inclusive of all people, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age or marital status, veteran, or disability status.