Material Handler

Scope Of Position

Loads, unloads, and moves materials within or near plant, yard, or work site.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs safety inspections on required equipment.
• Reports any discrepancies to Plant Engineering and does not operate equipment until discrepancies are corrected.
• Reads work order or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.
• Opens containers.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand.
• Loads materials into vehicles and installs strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
• 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.
• Studies receiving or shipping notices, requests for movement of raw materials and finished products, and warehousing space available to develop schedule for material handling activities.
• Confers with supervisors of other departments to coordinate flow of materials or products.
• Removes samples of materials, labels with identifying information, and checks materials for compliance in accordance with established Quality Assurance Standards.
• Operates industrial truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products.
• Ensures conformance to all aspects of the ISO 14001 standard and Construction Specialties’ Environmental Management System (EMS), including its environmental policy while performing job functions that may have a significant impact on the environment.

Knowledge/ Skills/ Experience/ Education

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and six to twelve months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read work orders, identifying tags or labels, shipping notices, material movement requests, safety rules and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to confer with supervisors of other departments to develop schedule for material handling activities.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Must have basic computer skills.