Material Handler

Position Summary 

Primary Function: Receive parts and supplies, move and stock material, dispatch and expedite, perform kitting of parts, pull parts from stock and prepare for shipment.
Tools & Equipment: Power and hand truck, skid, hoist, cranes, production documents, computer and other general office equipment, storage bins and racks, hand tools, scales, packaging equipment, locomotive, crawler, semi-truck. 

Principle Duties and Responsibility 

Employees may be required to perform one or more of the following functions as assigned:

• “Trucking” Functions Operate power and hand trucks to transport material within assigned area, utilizing safe methods to prevent damage to material and injuries to others.
• Direct movement of and/or move rough, semi-finished or finished material or parts to/from production and stocking areas, machines, inspection areas, plant yards and place material in proper location.
• Load and unload trailers as required.
• Routinely check equipment to insure proper maintenance and repair.
• Perform pick-ups and deliveries of mail, stationery stores orders, parcels, etc., inside or outside plant using company van or truck when assigned.
• “Dispatching” Functions Follow established procedures, performing the dispatching and expediting of jobs and movement of material.
• Arrange and maintain shop schedules.
• Dispatch jobs as required by scheduling performing such duties as hand out jobs to operators from job rack; keep jobs lined up in rack according to due dates and shortage dates; keep a cross-index file on jobs current; place returning jobs in rack for following operation; note a delivery date of jobs from a department on job cards and file cards in a delivery file.
• Give job information to personnel over telephone and to Team Coordinator.
• Assist supervision in locating or expediting jobs.
• Line up E&D and scrap tickets for reorder and rework.
• Process job reissues as required.
• “Stockroom” Functions
• Receive verbal instructions and work from written kit lists when putting up orders.
• Perform job duties such as put-up engine assembly kits including all parts of the subassemblies both purchased and manufactured.
• Put up tool kits. Check kits for shortages.
• Check incoming stock for parts required by “short” kits.
• Maintain records on incoming and outgoing stock.
• Input a variety of required information on computer system.
• Place stock in proper location. Chase stock shortages as requested.
• Preserve parts as required.
• Order and maintain stock of small hardware supplies such as nuts, bolts, etc.
• Replenish parts or supplies in Kanban areas as signals are received.
• “Receiving” Functions Receive all materials coming into the facility including such duties as unloading, checking all items against packing slips, preparing receiving reports.
• Dispatches or delivers items to the appropriate department.
• “Packing/Shipping” Functions Prepare and expedite the packaging and shipment of commercial, government, nuclear and export parts orders.
• Ensure packing is in accordance with customer requirements such as government mil-specs.
• Prepare necessary paperwork and shipping documents.
• Maintain inventory of packaging materials.
• “Order Clerk” Functions Using the computer system, release process documents and engineering change orders to the appropriate production departments.
• “Cycle Counting” Functions Perform the counting of parts as required in the initial step in the cycle counting procedure.
• Perform other related assignments as directed.
• May be required to lift medium weight by hand, heavier lifts made with crane, hoist, fork truck, etc.
• Perform a variety of transactions within Oracle to document work performed within assigned work area.
• May be required to operate locomotive, crawler, or semi-truck within plant to move engines or other large equipment and parts.

Qualifications, Skills and Educational Requirements

• Organizational skills
• Ability to read and analyze Information.
• Adept at handling multiple complex tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency with prioritizing and meeting multiple deadlines.
• Excellent time management skills. 
• Process improvement mindset. 
• Knowledge of inventory control. 
• Ability to lift heavy materials. 
• Data entry skills.