Material Handler

What's In It For You

• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture, and empowers through continuous improvement
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best
• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching and more!

What you will do

• Operates equipment in a safe efficient manner to avoid spills or damage to equipment or products being transported.
• Understands mechanics of assigned unit.
• Ensures that material is properly stacked or tiered.
• Moves material to location designated on material tag.
• Has knowledge of all materials, whether in process of manufacture or finished, used in assigned department.
• Checks hoist, spreader, and spreader chains daily.
• Hooks and unhooks material for crane operator. Keeps machines stocked with material.
• Moves material to forwarding zone and tags it for other departments.
• Keeps spacer bars in orderly condition.
• Constantly observes material for rust and straightness.
• Makes written reports to supervisor as to heats and condition of material, regarding defective materials and mixed heats.
• Capable of safely and efficiently driving any type of truck, yard truck crane, or truck-tractor with trailer or winch.
• Has good knowledge of proper and safe use of binders, chains, winch lines, snatch blocks, side booms, or gin poles.
• Responsible for seeing that assigned unit or equipment is not neglected or abused.
• Reports all needed repairs to supervisor.
• Helps load, unload and check any material which is received or shipped by company.
• Maintains clean and orderly work area.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of High School or equivalent, related experience and ability to read, write, add, subtract, and follow instructions.

Physical Demands

• Role is deemed safety-sensitive and may be subject to employer or customer drug testing.
• A medium amount of force is required frequently to handle spacer bars, to hook and unhook material.
• Continuous walking on even and uneven surfaces, standing, bending, and stooping.
• Frequent lifting, pulling, pushing, and reaching out.
• Occasional squatting, twisting, and overhead reaching are required.
• Based on an independent ergonomic evaluation, requires lifting/carrying 50 pounds occasionally, 25 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly.
• Works in heated, ventilated shop with occasional exposure to outside weather conditions.
• Occasional exposure to heat; some dirt and grease.
• Personal protective equipment required includes hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, and steel toed footwear.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance.