Material Handler (Must Have Forklift & Pallet Jack Exp)

Location: Woburn, MA • 12-month contract • 40 hours/week • 1st shift

About the role

Uses a variety of equipment such as forklifts, conveyers, cranes, handcarts, and power trucks to move materials, parts, assemblies, and finished products or goods within a plant, office, or warehouse. May maintain records. Develops skills in basic tasks, techniques, and procedures within one skill area/process/method. Applies basic knowledge and skills to complete routine tasks consisting of prescribed steps. Works within clearly defined SOPs and/or scientific methods and adheres to quality guidelines. Works under general to limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Mainly manual labor—unloading trucks and stacking pallets (under 25 lbs, some weigh less than 5 lbs)
• Verify labels on boxes and match them to pallets
• Scan items as required
• Operate stand-up forklifts and pallet jacks

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Zero (0) to one (1) year of warehouse experience or related experience and/or training
• Stand-up forklift experience
• Obtain and/or maintain appropriate licenses/training/certifications as needed
• Basic skills training in an analytical/scientific method or operational process area (e.g., material handling and management, logistics, manufacturing production)

Skills

• Effective communication skills at a level co-workers and Team Lead/Supervisor can understand
• Ability to read, write, interpret, and comprehend documents written in English
• Perform basic math calculations
• Ability to perform/operate in a metrics-driven environment
• General computer skills
• Attention to detail

Physical demands

The physical demands described 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.

• Regularly exposed to episodes of walking, standing, stooping, kneeling, balancing, climbing, lifting, crouching, reaching, pulling, pushing, grasping, talking, hearing, twisting
• Frequent use of hands to finger, handle, feel, pick, or type, which can include repetitive motion of the wrists, hands, or fingers
• Lifting and/or moving over 50 lbs
• Exposure to work near moving mechanical parts, extreme weather conditions, and vibration
• Occasional exposure to high, precarious places and fumes/airborne particles
• Hot in summer months (no AC) and cold in winter months (limited heating)
• Noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud

Pay

$16–20/hour