Material Handler - Forklift Operator - Production Support 2nd Shift

About the role

Safely operates warehouse equipment such as forklifts, reach trucks and hand jacks to facilitate order picking and inventory management

Assists with inventory and cycle counting

Follows scan/SAP instructions indicating replenishment needs

Follows management instructions to improve work methods and prevent complaints or damages

• Checks prepared orders
• Stores completed orders in stock
• Ensures overseas packaging complies with required standards
• Adapts to changes in work priorities

• Maintains order and cleanliness and ensures regular cleaning by order pickers
• Respects environmental guidelines and ensures compliance with safety rules and monitors safety practices
• Reports all relevant information to supervisors to enable performance reporting to management by completing the end-of-shift report (documenting activities performed during the shift)
• Assists colleagues when needed
• Requests creation of new storage locations to avoid order splits
• Checks open transfer orders (TOs) daily to ensure orders are completed before loading begins
• Transmits location data to the supervisor to ensure correct master data updates
• Ensures best practices among order pickers and proposes improvement initiatives
• Conducts 5S audits according to instructions

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recent experience operating forklifts, reach trucks, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment, with a valid license preferred
• 2+ years of order picking or similar warehouse experience required
• Knowledge of warehouse layout and locations (Hall A & B, powder warehouse, picking area)

• Product knowledge
• Warehouse procedures
• Ability to use scanning equipment
• Ability to estimate order volume to select appropriate packaging

Knowledge of packaging requirements

• Ability to use a scale
• Ability to replenish pick locations
• Good physical strength and stamina are necessary, as the role involves lifting heavy objects and staying on feet for extended periods

Additional Information: What do we offer you?

• PTO, days paid sick leave, 11 US paid holidays
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401K with employer match, currently 4%
• Partial Tuition Reimbursement after 12 months
• Tobacco Free Campus
• Quality, Safety, Health, Environment, Compliance

Every employee at stow contributes to a safe and compliant work environment. We set the example and motivate each other to work safely, efficiently, and in a qualitative way. stow’s standards, policies, instructions, and local legislations are there to guide our decisions.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.