Material Handler

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Must be personally responsible and committed to the quality of one's own work.
• Must be able to work above production standards.
• Move freight, stock, and other materials to and from storage and production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, by hand or using powered industrial vehicles.
• Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments and material and equipment needs.
• Record numbers of units handled and moved, using daily production sheets or work tickets.
• Attach identifying tags to product or mark them with identifying information.
• Must be able to use handheld scanner.
• Sort cargo before loading and unloading.
• Ensure accuracy in maintaining production records such as quantities and types produced. (Example: travelers, timecards).
• Must be able to check parts to Quality Control Documents.
• Must participate in all required training programs to maintain skill levels for continuous improvement.
• Must successfully complete training program.
• Must be able to operate required powered industrial vehicle within the guidelines of the McLaughlin Body Powered Industrial Vehicle Program.
• Must be able to maintain good housekeeping practices in the work area and comply with all safety rules and procedures.
• Must wear and maintain the required protective clothing and equipment including safety glasses, steel toe safety shoes, and hearing protection.

Qualifications

• Control Precision - The ability to adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle quickly and repeatedly to exact positions.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Dynamic Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs quickly and repeatedly.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Trunk Strength - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

Physical Demands

• Must be capable of occasional horizontal lift up to 75 pounds.
• Must be capable of frequent horizontal lift up to 25 pounds.
• Must be capable of occasional floor to waist lift to 50 pounds.
• Must be capable of occasional waist to crown lift up to 50 pounds.
• Willing and able to climb to make repairs with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Willing and able to perform tasks which include repetitive bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, twisting, sitting, standing, and walking with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to stand for the duration of the shift.
• Work schedule may be over 8 hours a day.
• Must be capable of pushing/pulling up to 75 pounds.
• May be required to kneel, bend, crouch, forward bend stand in order to complete job assignment.
• Must be able to work overhead.
• Must be able to work during hot or cold temperatures.