Material Handler I (61124)

About the role

This role will initially be filled as a temporary assignment through KP Staffing, with the opportunity to be considered for permanent employment with Core Health & Fitness based on business needs, individual performance, and successful completion of the temporary assignment. Permanent employment is not guaranteed.

Responsibilities

• Unload truck, carts, bins, and racks
• Maintain the department’s average orders per hour
• Pulling, packing, and shipping
• Read and interpret pick ticket
• Work with knowledge of parts area layout and racking
• Audit and replenish line stock bin locations, reviewing twice daily at pre-determined times
• Assist in daily cycle counts
• Proactively notify of upcoming inventory shortages
• Maintain clean and neat area of responsibility

Specific Job Requirements

• Proven competency with RF Gun
• Above-average attendance record
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Understand FIFO practices
• Familiar with inventory practices
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and follow directions with urgency
• Ability to withstand exposure to hot and cold temperatures
• Ability to load and unload heavy equipment on and off trucks
• Knowledge of safety in a warehouse environment
• Ability to work overtime as needed

Education and Experience Requirements

• 2+ years of forklift experience
• Minimum 1 year of related distribution experience
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Possess general computer skills (Outlook, Word, etc.)
• Local candidates preferred

Work Environment/Safety

• Promotes mutual respect, keeps workplace clean and safe, supports safety programs
• Safety is everyone’s responsibility; staff is expected to act in a safe manner at all times and ensure that those around them do not put themselves or others at risk

Dependability

• Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, stays focused under pressure, and meets attendance and punctuality requirements

Initiative

• Tackles problems and takes independent action, seeks out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices self-development

Productivity

• Manages a fair workload, volunteers for additional work, prioritizes tasks, develops good work procedures, manages time well, and handles information flow

Quality

• Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems

Working Conditions

The physical and environmental 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.

• Work may require bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, lifting, pushing, pulling and moving items; the employee will be required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl
• Requires the ability to move around and maneuver products when necessary; often lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range; specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and abilities to adjust to focus
• Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours
• Work performed in a warehouse environment: temporary cracks may appear in the floor, causing an uneven walking surface; the warehouse can be dusty and noisy; doors near the department are frequently open, causing drafts and interior temperature changes; floors around work area may become slippery during wet weather conditions; may have to handle merchandise and work with tools with sharp edges; passing forklifts emit gas fumes; tools, supplies, and related merchandise may contain hazardous materials