Material Handler

Location: Wadesboro, NC, US, 28170

About the role

This position is responsible for maintaining and accurately reporting the flow of material at both plants including Work-in-Process, Semi-finished Goods and Finished Goods. The employee transfers empty material handling containers to departmental staging areas and services the material handling needs of the production employees at their assigned plant.

Columbus McKinnon is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions that move the world forward and improve lives by efficiently and ergonomically moving, lifting, positioning and securing materials. Key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyor systems, rigging tools, light rail workstations and digital power and motion control systems. We are focused on commercial and industrial applications that require the safety and quality provided by our superior design and engineering know-how. Columbus McKinnon is a publicly traded company that has been in business for almost 150 years – proud of our heritage, where we come from, and where we’re going. As Columbus McKinnon grows globally, so does our need for driven and inspired employees. Join our winning team!

Responsibilities

• Using dead weights, check scale accuracy every morning.
• Weigh, tag and record inventory transactions for all production, warehouse, and outside processing functions.
• Record inventory movements in CMBIS modules to ensure accurate inventory records.
• Locate store items in proper rack locations.
• Maintain required paperwork.
• Must be able to perform the TPM required for all equipment used in this position.
• Maintain a clean orderly and safe working area.
• Inspect forklift daily.
• Perform other duties as required or requested.

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as Work Instructions, Manufacturing Prints, ABC prints, work-order packets, and Non-Conforming Material Reports (NMR’s).
• Must be able to verbally communicate with other employees, lead persons and supervisors.
• Ability to review production schedule reports to identify and label products during the -weigh-counting operation.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Must be able to operate weight-counting scales.

Qualifications

• High school graduate, GED, or equivalent.
• Employees will be required to complete training in the operation of the weight counting scales.
• Must have and maintain a valid forklift license.
• Knowledge of Kanban cards, pull systems, and computer data entry is required.
• Ability to safely lift/lower/push/pull up to 40 lbs.