Material Handler

About the role

Plans, schedules and manages the efficient movement of material from receiving or the warehouse to production. Develops raw material requirements and scheduling requirements from engineering specifications and production schedules and plans and manages material movement with purchasing, warehouse, and production. May use Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems. May negotiate lead times with suppliers and manage schedules for timely delivery. May have responsibility for maintaining inventory control of equipment parts.

Responsibilities

• Works under moderate supervision.
• Problems are typically of a routine nature, but may at times require interpretation or deviation from standard procedures.
• Communicates information that requires some explanation or interpretation.

Qualifications

A Support 2 requires basic knowledge of job procedures and tools obtained through work experience and may require vocational or technical education.