Material Handler

About the role

Graco manufactures and markets premium equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray a wide variety of fluid and powder materials. What does that mean? Well, we pump peanut butter into your jar, and the oil in your car. We glue the soles of your shoes, the glass in your windows and the screen on your phone. We spray the finish on your vehicle, coatings on your pills, the paint on your house and texture on your walls. Graco is part of your daily life.

Job Purpose

Efficiently and effectively process transactions and deliver products and parts to internal and external customers. Perform numerous plant support duties as assigned.

Essential Duties

• Stocks and locates materials including bundled bar stock material
• Cut bar stock material to specified lengths
• Accurately complete computer transactions in support of material moves
• Receives and ships product and parts.
• Moves parts between production centers.
• Provides containers to production groups
• Wash machined parts totes
• Operates all power and hand equipment as required - includes fork lift, overhead cranes, band saw, banding tooling, stretch wrapper, waste stream evaporator.
• Performs cycle counting.
• Keeps records as required.
• Attentive to daily upkeep of forklift equipment.
• Reports any/all safety hazards and dangers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Qualifications

• Must have a high school degree or equivalent.
• Must be or become fork lift operations qualified
• Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy
• In an eight hour day, employee must be able to stand/walk/sit, for up to eight hours.
• Required to frequently stoop, bend, lift and load up to 40 pounds
• Must have knowledge of Graco safety rules and practices.

Desirable Qualifications

• Personal computer skills or experience.
• Completion of Math for Manufacturing and Blueprint Reading for Manufacturing.
• Previous manufacturing and/or Material Handling experience.

Additional information

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent and unrestricted basis. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., H-1B, TN, E-3, O-1, L-1, or employment-based permanent residence sponsorship). Candidates working under temporary employment authorization, including F-1 OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, or similar programs, are not eligible for this position.

At Graco, you truly make a difference. Your unique talents contribute to our organizational growth and future. Not only do you make a difference, but Graco's culture empowers employees to create their own career path. Whether you choose to advance within your current department or explore new opportunities in different divisions, you have the ability to build your future. Our managers are here to provide support and guidance as you continue to grow within your career.

Pay and benefits

Graco has excellent opportunities available to individuals who want to be part of a fast-moving, growing company that is committed to quality, innovation and solving fluid handling problems for our customers. Graco is proud to be named a Best Place to Work by Fortune Magazine in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022. Graco offers attractive compensation, benefits and career development opportunities. Graco's comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, stock purchase plan, 401(k), tuition reimbursement and more.

The base pay range for this position is listed below, exclusive of fringe benefits or other compensation. If you are hired, your final base hourly rate will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, competencies, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors, we will also consider internal equity of our current employees. Please keep in mind that the range provided is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at or near the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth.

$20.40 - $25.60