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Material Handler

Under general supervision, performs a variety of duties related to the organization, storage, and movement of products and materials within a warehouse. Employees in this job class review customer orders, pull products and materials from bins and load, unload, and transfer items among trucks or other transporting devices. This job requires knowledge of warehouse organization, processes and procedures, and the ability to operate hand-trucks, forklifts, and pallet jacks.

Typical duties include:

• Performing activities involved in transferring materials from Receiving to proper storage within a warehouse racking system.
• Reviewing orders and pulling products from warehouse racking system to support order requirements.
• Consolidating products and bins within warehouse or facility to maintain organization and efficiency.
• Loading and unloading freight from trucks, storage containers or vehicles, and sorting and stacking materials to be palletized for movement. Restacking products or removing excess packaging material as needed.
• Inspecting materials and products for proper and secure packaging, and maintaining integrity and condition in bin locations.
• Processing real-time systematic transactions for moving materials using RF scan guns.
• On occasion, work requires local travel to other facilities.
• Operating motorized vehicles such as forklift and truck.
• Receiving, storing, and issuing materials, equipment, and supplies as required.
• Removing trash and cardboard from facility and disposing according to procedures.
• Performing other duties and special projects as assigned.

Minimum qualifications include:

• One year of clerical or customer service experience is desirable, preferably in receiving or warehousing.
• Familiarity with receiving processes and procedures preferred.
• Experience operating a forklift, RF Scan Gun, and other material handling equipment preferred.
• Computer literacy and ability to look up and enter information using a computer.
• Ability to learn specialized software related to departmental operations.
• Communication skills to provide procedural and factual information, and respond to questions from customers, employees, and others.
• Customer service skills to act responsively to customer inquiries and requests; and escalate the more difficult matters appropriately.
• Knowledge of basic business English including vocabulary and spelling.
• Mathematical ability including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing work priorities.
• Demonstrated organizational, problem solving and common sense skills.

Education requirements include:

High School Diploma or GED

Physical requirements include:

• Maneuvering in and around the warehouse
• Bending and stooping
• Lifting and moving boxes weighing up to 35 pounds
• Pulling or pushing up to 75 pounds
• May require using a pallet jack
• Climbing on and off material handling equipment
• Viewing computer screen
• Utilizing keyboard

Work environment includes:

• Work is performed in a commissary, warehouse, or distribution environment with forklifts, material handling and production equipment.
• May be exposed to noise from equipment and depending on external weather conditions exposure to heat, cold, wind, and rain.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job. Employees are expected to follow their supervisor's instructions and to perform the tasks requested by their supervisors.

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