Material Handler I
- Location
- Merrillville, IN · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry level
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Listed
- 22 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- forklift certification
- valid driver's license
- hazardous material handling certification
- forklift operation
- warehouse management system
- shipping and receiving
Stated benefits & perks
- 401k
- Tuition reimbursement
Summary
Under close supervision, the Material Handler performs physical and administrative tasks related to material handling such as shipping, receiving, order fulfillment, returns, and storage. This position lifts heavy items and operates a forklift.
Job Duties
- Unloads and directs movement of shipments from shipping and receiving platform to storage and work areas.
- Verifies and records incoming and outgoing shipments within the Warehouse Management System to ensure shipments include correct product, quality, and quantity.
- Gathers, verifies, and places items into order picking container for outgoing shipments.
- Prepares packing slips, shipping labels, bills of lading, and other required documents.
- Ensures warehouse work areas and equipment are clean, orderly, and properly maintained.
- Replenishes primary stock shelves from reserve stock locations as needed.
- Operates a forklift.
- Works after hours as needed.
- May perform driving duties.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience
Typically requires a high school diploma or GED and zero (0) to two (2) years of related experience or an equivalent combination.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Ability to work as a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Possess the ability to comprehend and carry-out instructions provided in oral, written, and diagram format.
- Basic computer skills, including information processing required.
- Ability to perform basic mathematical functions in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Physical Demands
Ability to regularly stand, walk, talk, hear, and lift occasionally sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, or crawl. Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 150 pounds, with assistance as necessary.
Licenses & Certifications
- Certified to operate a forklift.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Certified to handle hazardous material shipments.
- SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: No Supervisory Responsibility
- BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: No
Company Information
Motion Industries offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
This job description illustrates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and skills required. Management retains the right to add or modify duties at any time.
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From Genpt's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 18, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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