Materials Handler
About the role
As a Material Handler, you'll be the heartbeat of our production process, ensuring the smooth and efficient flow of work under the guidance of your manager. Your role will be diverse and dynamic, from moving materials to their next operation point, to ensuring our facility remains clean, safe, and environmentally friendly. You'll handle everything from raw materials to finished goods, both inside and outside our facility.
Responsibilities
- Per shop routing, move material to subsequent operations
- Empty chip containers into correct hoppers
- Move raw materials as instructed to machines
- Maintain clean, safe, environmentally friendly work environment
- Obtain and maintain a copy of the production schedule and transport material or equipment to and from designated areas in the facility
- Load and unload goods from vehicles such as trucks
- Move goods packed on pallets or in crates around the facility (interior and exterior)
- Stack goods in the correct storage bays, following inventory control instructions
- Check loads are secure
- Stack empty pallets
- Perform daily equipment checks such as recharging the truck’s battery and lubricating equipment, daily inspection of forklift
- Examine products to verify conformance to quality standards
- Clean paint booth, paint booth components, chains, slings, hooks, cabinets, and any other items as instructed by manager
- Follow all lean and 5S initiatives as instructed by manager
- Perform any other tasks as deemed necessary; job description may change as business needs evolve
Requirements
- Ability to frequently lift up to 35 pounds regularly
- Adjust body position to bend, stoop, stand, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for long periods of time
- Use of hands
- Able to work from floor level to 15 ft. with no restrictions
- Regularly sit on a powered industrial truck
- Good sense of balance
- Good eye-hand-foot coordination
- Ability to assess weights and judge distances and heights
- Ability to work in varying temperatures, depending upon season
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of material handling experience in a manufacturing environment
- Carpentry experience and use of tools for building large shipping crates and containers
Benefits
- Variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee resource groups
- Recognition programs
- Flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation, and holiday leave
About the Company
At Emerson, we are committed to fostering a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their unique experiences and perspectives. Our culture prioritizes work-life balance and offers flexible benefits plans to meet physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide extensive training programs and initiatives focusing on end-to-end development, including onboarding, mentorship, coaching, project management, and on-the-job training.