Material Handler

About the role

The Material Handler plays an important role in the Distribution Warehouse team and is responsible for receiving, handling, processing, and shipping all of IEWC’s customer materials while maintaining our reputation for operational excellence and premier customer service. As an employee-owner, you will contribute to something bigger and gain skills that will set your career up for hypergrowth.

Responsibilities

• Safely drive forklift and maintain valid certification.
• Using a forklift, unload/load product per IEWC shipping/receiving process and provide any documentation regarding product to appropriate individuals.
• Pull, put back, or stage product by using a forklift and occasional physical lifting.
• Prioritize daily work by reading appropriate product labels and communicating with team members.
• Understand the warehouse layout to ensure well-organized product storage and order pulling.
• Use tablets, RF Scanners and/or other computer-like devices for appropriate scanning of product.
• Meet or exceed daily production targets.
• Report any product damages or discrepancies to appropriate individuals.
• Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations.
• Maintain a clean and efficient work area to the IEWC 5S standards.
• Regularly seek ways to improve the way we work and actively participate in process improvement initiatives.
• Treat all coworkers, customers, and suppliers in a helpful and professional manner.

Requirements

• High School graduate (or GED) preferred; a minimum of three years of related experience preferred.
• Ability to use the basic required company software, tablets, or systems.
• Ability to pass the forklift certification (after IEWC provided training) and maintain licensure for sit down, stand up, and order picker forklifts.

Values and Competencies

• Support IEWC’s commitment to its Vision, Values, and Purpose.
• Win the right way.
• Deliver on our promises.
• Customer obsession.
• Be constantly creative.
• Communicate honestly.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Movement: Frequently required to use hands and fingers, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls. Frequently required to stand and walk, to stoop, kneel or crouch, to use feet to operate equipment. Frequently required to talk and hear. Occasionally required to sit, reach above shoulders and climb or balance. Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Work Environment: Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. Frequently works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places. Frequently exposed to fumes and airborne particles. Frequently exposed to a noise level ranging from moderate to high. Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
• Personal Protective Equipment: Requires the use of safety shoes, eye protection, and fall protection.