Material Handler - Day Shift - Ditch Witch

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Ditch Witch is now hiring a Dayshift Material Handler. Apply now to

Typical starting pay: Day Shift, $18.89/hr.

What Can We Give You?

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Matching up to 4%, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, 10 Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, and more!

Material Handler I at Ditch Witch

This employee fills orders, receives and stocks parts into the warehouse, delivers parts with forklifts or Raymond, and unloads trucks. This employee also performs routine maintenance on forklifts and parts wagons. He or she also performs other duties as assigned.

What Will You Do?

• Read information from various documents.
• Locate and identify parts in the warehouse.
• Use a forklift, Raymond, or hoist to move or deliver parts and containers.
• Count or use scales to weigh-count parts.
• Use a computer to check the location, inventory, and routing/ordering of parts.
• Perform routine service on forklifts, including filling the propane tank, checking and adding engine oil, cleaning the radiator, and washing the forklift.

What Do You Need?

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Prior forklift experience and/or certification preferred.
• Have appropriate reading, clerical, and basic math skills. This includes the ability to understand written instructions, record transactions accurately, and perform basic calculations.

Work Environment

• Manufacturing plant conditions (indoors, with variable temperature, humidity, noise, and dirt).
• Limited outdoor exposure (while getting parts and filling forklift propane tank).
• Physical hazards such as powered vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic, overhead storage, and materials handling.
• Working with hazardous materials, including LPG, solvents, oils, grease, acids, caustics, paints, and batteries.
• A variable work schedule (ranging from 8-12 hours daily depending on production needs, with overtime paid after 40 hours per week) and some scheduled work on Saturdays.
• An expectation to work at least 50% of the Extra Time (ET).

Essential Physical Functions

The physical demands for this job are classified as medium and include the following:

• Be able to regularly handle items weighing up to 60 pounds from floor to knuckle.
• Be able to regularly pull or push items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Be able to regularly lift items up to 35 pounds from knuckle to shoulder.
• Be able to regularly lift items up to 25 pounds from shoulder to overhead.
• Job requires frequent standing, sitting, bending, climbing, and elevated work.
• Job requires occasional twisting, squatting, and kneeling.