Material Hander

Why Choose Suddath

Join a team with a 100+ year reputation for excellence as an innovative, growing, and financially stable company dedicated to promoting a culture that thrives on inclusion and diversity. From numerous awards to being recognized as one of the best places to work, Suddath offers a caring, family environment while providing relocation and logistics services worldwide.

Benefits

• Competitive wage with a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company matching
• Weekly pay for hourly-paid employees; biweekly pay for salaried employees
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays
• Tuition reimbursement plan to encourage continued education and development

Responsibilities

• Pick and pack (order picking and/or assembly of products in less than full case lots), light assembly (assembly of light mechanical or electrical component parts or sub-assemblies that may require the use of hand tools), and record storage
• Repack or re-box cases per customer instructions
• Repair and recoup damaged goods as required
• Count all product, compare to manifest, and check all shipments for damage, infestation, and production code dates; report shortages, damages, and miss-shipments on appropriate forms
• Sign for inbound shipments when necessary; unload inbound shipments safely and move product to storage locations
• Efficiently stack and store merchandise; ensure the correct number and type of product is picked
• Compare quantity, labeling, and address with order to ensure outgoing shipments are complete and correct
• Transport orders to shipping locations or delivery platforms with material handling equipment
• Stencil, tag, or mark orders as required; perform labeling, sorting, wrapping, packing, and repacking as needed
• Accept signature for outbound shipments as necessary; efficiently move product into trailers, rail cars, or containers
• Assist in physical inventories and cycle counts; ensure proper stock rotation
• Operate shrink-wrap machine; charge forklift battery/gas tanks as needed; repair pallets when necessary; clean railcars, trailers, and truck bays as requested
• Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area
• Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures; report all unsafe activities to supervisor
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals

Requirements

• High school or G.E.D. degree; or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's; ability to perform these operations using units of American money, weight measurement, volume, and distance
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions; ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
• Ability to learn and effectively use software applications such as move management, timekeeping, HRIS, and other relevant systems
• Prioritize tasks and handle multiple tasks simultaneously

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unassisted
• Must be able to carry and climb a ladder
• Capable of standing and walking for extended periods (at least 2 hours straight, four times in an 8-hour day)
• Must be able to twist, stoop, squat, reach above shoulder level, and crouch on a frequent basis
• Must be able to use hands and feet simultaneously and for repetitive movements
• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, work with the fingers, and perceive attributes of objects and materials

Special vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

• Outdoors and indoor shop environment with adequate ventilation
• Exposure to vibration, improperly illuminated or awkward and confining work spaces
• Working above ground level where the possibility of falling exists
• Frequent lifting and carrying of items; loud noises typical