** Material Handler**

**Job Category****:** Manufacturing **Requisition Number****:** MATER03141 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

Atkore is forging a future where all Atkore brands, suppliers, employees, customers, partners and communities are building better together a future focused on serving the customer and powering and protecting the world.

Atkore is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electrical, mechanical, and safety infrastructure solutions to power and protect the world. With approximately 3,900 employees and 65 manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide, Atkore manufactures electrical conduit, cable management systems, armored cable, metal framing, and security products and solutions is a recent recipient of a Great Place to Work certification. Atkores commitment to quality, delivery and value helps customers realize their vision. Atkore forges relationships and shapes the future with breakthrough results, enhanced technology, and innovative product offerings.

We are currently searching for a Material Handler to be based out of Binghamton NY. Reporting to the Production Manager, this person will be responsible for packaging product, monitor product for defects, assist in the startup or changeover of products, keep work areas safe, clean & organized. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or equivalent and able to lift 50 pounds unassisted. Prior experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus.

The ideal candidate will have

* Minimum educational requirement is high school diploma, or equivalent

* Excellent interpersonal and communications skills

* Good understanding of basic math required for quick and accurate counting and calculations

* Attention to detail, accuracy, time management, and organization

* Must be adaptable to changes in the work environment, comfortable with multiple competing demands and able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events in a calm and logical manner

* Must be able to work safely and efficiently in a fast-paced work environment

* Able to lift 50 pounds unassisted

* All associates must embrace and foster and environment that supports our core values of Integrity, Respect, Excellence, Teamwork and Accountability.

* Experience in lean manufacturing or business system based company is a plus.

Additional Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Confirm product with schedule

* Assist with Quality Control duties including Monitor saw cuts, Pipe length, Bell fit, Print line confirmation, Chamfer/Bevel, and Reference line spacing

* Package finished pipe in proper crate quantities

* Weigh and transport finished product

* Cut crate boards to proper lengths and adjust if needed

* Process re-grind / scrap pipe

* Assist with the running of the PVC extrusion lines

* Help with changeovers and stringing the line downstream and through the saw

* Understand how to get pipe into specification

* Able to identify pipe products that are out of specification

* Perform maintenance and cleanup for production and storage areas.

* Able to prioritize tasks and anticipate needs in order to effectively manage time in order to Proficient with all material handling and packaging devices.

* Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations

**Our Culture Drives Value**

Atkores culture is created from the disciplined use of the Atkore Business System (ABS), which is a critical part of our mission and a foundational system based on excellence in People, Strategy, and Processes, tied together with Lean Daily Management (LDM) to manage and sustain the business we have today, and Strategy Deployment Process (SDP) to create the business we aspire to become.

Having the right talent in the right roles enables successful ABS execution, improves our customers experience, and delivers breakthrough results. Said another way, thats how we win!

**Great Leaders Drive Value**

Atkore is committed to creating an engaged and aligned workplace that helps drive an accountable and performance-based culture. Our team possesses a willingness to **strive** for breakthrough results, **stays focused** on being standout leaders, and fully **supports** decisions of the Company after robust debate. We consistently **live** the Atkore mission, **learn** our strategic priorities and **link** behaviors to those priorities, all in a way thats consistent with our core values. Together, we build stronger leaders and improve customer satisfaction which positively increases the overall value of the enterprise.

**Atkore Delivers Value to You**

Atkore International is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate because of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital or family status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, military veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Atkore International is a diverse company that believes its employees are the foundation for investing in its future, through the understanding that awareness and acceptance of our individual difference enhance inclusion and promote engagement and alignment. Diversity and inclusion are keys to growing our business and providing a work environment that fosters contributions by all employees.

Our dedicated employees are recognized for their commitment to our customers and making our company better than it was the day before.

**Join our team and align yourself with an industry leader!**

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