Material Handler

About the Role

The Material Handler ensures customer satisfaction by accurately processing customer orders, shipping, receiving intra-company transfers, and performing inventory counts.

Responsibilities

• Operate a forklift, two-wheel hand cart, and scales.
• Retrieve stock to fulfill orders.
• Check outgoing and incoming shipments for accuracy.
• Inspect orders for accuracy and goods for defects; report damaged or defective material/product to the supervisor or sales staff.
• Place completed orders in designated areas.
• Monitor order movement and progress to ensure timely delivery.
• Perform order picking, packing, wrapping, labeling, and shrink-wrapping of palletized orders according to standard operating procedures, following any customer-specific instructions.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area by following the 6 S's (Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain, and Safety).
• Load finished products/orders onto trucks.
• Transport stock from storage to warehouse or other needed locations.
• Load or unload inbound or outbound material.
• Open bales, crates, and other containers.
• Assist in counting physical inventory.
• Wear proper safety equipment and abide by safety rules at all times.

Requirements

• Ability to follow instructions from management.
• Knowledge of TFI/OSHA Safety requirements.
• Strong communication proficiency (verbal and written).
• Good organization and mathematical skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One to two years of previous warehouse experience.

• Preferred: Two to three years of previous warehouse experience.
• Preferred: Forklift certification.

Work Environment

This job operates in a warehouse setting with some outdoor exposure during the workday. Routine use of warehouse equipment such as forklifts, hand trucks, box cutters, and tape dispensers is required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• Regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Frequently stand, walk, stoop, or kneel.
• Occasionally sit and climb or balance.
• Regularly lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing 95 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Schedule

This is a full-time position. Typical workdays are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with flexibility required during core hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Overtime is required as dictated by workload.