Material Handler

The Material Handler's primary purpose is to ensure that all materials are delivered to the right place at the right time.

Scope of This Job

• Receiving material into the Viper Storerooms
• Moving materials throughout the Viper location to meet the scheduled delivery to the customer
• Kitting material for the Production Team
• Sorting and placing materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence, such as size, type, style, color, or product code
• Filling requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distributing items to production workers or assembly line
• Assembling customer orders from stock and placing orders on pallets or shelves, or conveying orders to packing station or shipping department
• Recording amounts of materials or items received or distributed
• Using computer to enter records and maintain inventory records
• Obtaining and executing directions from the Logistics Supervisor
• Adding to and pulling materials from stock as dictated by individual job requirements
• Delivering materials based off a daily scheduled route
• Accurately cycle counting materials
• Clearly communicating issues that arise and require help from the Purchasing Team, Sales Order Team, Planning Team, and Production Team
• Takes part in the execution of year-end inventory
• Other duties as assigned

Quality

• Verifies accuracy of material against documentation
• Practice First In-First Out (FIFO) policy with all materials being issued to jobs
• Promptly and properly identify any non-conforming parts and move them to the quarantine area immediately
• Ability to review one's own work to ensure that the work was completed correctly and accurately and resolve issues to ensure that the ERP system is accurate

Customer Service and Communication

• Maintain the highest level of customer service to both internal and external customers
• Contribute to building a strong and positive team environment
• Keep management informed of any concerns that may adversely affect quality or safety
• Maintain continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs

What Competencies You Bring

• Accountability & Dependability: Focuses on desired outcomes and how best to achieve them. Gets the job done. Assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; can be counted on to deliver consistent and high-quality results.
• Attention to Detail: Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task. Identifies and addresses discrepancies and inconsistencies in a process, product, or situation.
• Communication: Clearly and respectfully conveys information and ideas, orally and in writing, to individuals or groups in a manner that helps them understand and retain the message; demonstrates active listening and appropriate body language.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making: Identifies and understands issues, problems and opportunities; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions.
• Process Management: Adept at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.

Education

• Required: High School diploma or GED.
• Preferred: 1 year of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Required: Valid OR driver license, clean driving record, as determined by VNW.

Organizational and Time Management Skills

• Strong time management skills with the ability to organize, delegate and complete multiple concurrent task sets.
• Exhibits thoroughness and concern for accuracy when accomplishing tasks.
• Carefully monitors and double checks information and work product of own and others' work to help insure an accurate and consistent product.
• Excellent organizational skills including ability to organize work and workstation for most efficient use of resources.

Computer Skills

• Demonstrate proficiency in computer skills in a MS Windows environment, and other software as specified under experience and/or education sections above.
• Proficiency in ten-key.

Physical Demands

Physical demands vary and will include:

• Frequently — walking, bending, reaching and repetitive motions.
• Occasionally — kneeling, squatting, stooping, handling and climbing.
• Lifting and pulling — continuously up to 15 pounds, frequently from 15 to 25 pounds, occasionally from 25 to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment for this position is that of an industrial machine shop/production facility. Employees may experience loud noises, (at varying levels) throughout the workday.