Material Handler (2nd Shift)

About the Company

At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them. We strive to be better than best-in-class through our Core Values—radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution, and win—and our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset. We aim to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor in the transportation industry. With an expansive and innovative product portfolio, a commitment to quality, and a global presence, we focus on delivering results and pushing boundaries. Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers dedicated to making a tangible impact.

About the Role

This role involves manually (or by using hand trucks, power hoists, or industrial fork trucks) moving materials, supplies, and finished goods to designated areas within the facility or onto trucks.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent reading, writing, mathematical, and communication skills.
• Minimum of 6 months of related experience.
• Ability to work shifts and overtime.
• Ability to learn other team member positions to serve as backup for absences, lunches, breaks, etc.
• At least 3 months of experience in a computer-oriented environment.
• Previous experience operating an industrial fork truck or the ability to learn and successfully pass the Elkhart Forklift Safety Training Program in compliance with OSHA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Reads work orders or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials/containers to be moved.
• Opens containers and unpacks materials.
• Issues receiver number for all items received.
• Maintains receiving lots and photocopies for Finance department, Supervisor (Materials), and Requisitioner.
• Assembles crates to contain products to be shipped.
• Conveys materials from storage or work sites to designated area.
• Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales, or other containers.
• Stacks or assembles materials into bundles and bands bundles together.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand, using power hoist, or by operating industrial fork truck.
• Loads materials into vehicles and places protective materials around load to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
• Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet.
• Initiates packing list for all shipments through the computer system.
• Maintains inventories on the mainframe computer system; periodically prints inventory report and takes physical inventory to ensure accuracy.
• Inspects and tests industrial fork truck at prescribed intervals; reports mechanical or electrical difficulties to Maintenance department and removes dangerous equipment from service immediately.
• Follows all environmental, health, safety, and quality procedures, rules, and policies.
• Practices good housekeeping; collects trash and deposits in trash hopper.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
• 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.

Certifications

• Tenneco Elkhart forklift license required.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, and sit.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.