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Materials Handler

AMERICAN PRECISION AVIONICS
Duluth, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 3/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/27/2025

Reports To: Materials Manager

FLSA Status: Full Time, Hourly, Non-exempt

Hours: Monday through Thursday 6:00am-4:30pm


Summary: Responsible for moving all raw and finished materials around the facility.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

o Work safely always

o Use appropriate PPE

o Use extra caution with sharp blades used for opening packages

o Be aware of surroundings

o Receive incoming raw materials, equipment, and all other supplies

o Perform quality checks for received items, alert department to discrepancies

o Complete receiving paperwork, and maintain IQC receiving log

o Stock items

o Put away raw materials after receipt

o Maintain FIFO and inventory accuracy

o Put away finished goods after they clear inspection

o Use heat sealer to bag finished assemblies as needed

o Kits for Production

o Pick components per FIFO

o Bag and seal kits as needed

o Distribute to production assembly floor

o Finished Goods for shipment

o Place in totes and stage for inspection

o Assist with inventory management

o Maintain accurate inventory stock location files and audit programs

o Perform cycle counts as needed

o Departmental housekeeping/ Maintain cleanliness in department

o Everything should have a designated space, put everything away


QUALIFICATIONS

o Language Skills

o Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, instructions, pick lists, packing slips, and component specifications

o Write routine reports and or correspondence

o Communicate with other shop employees

o Mathematical Skills- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

o Reasoning Ability

o Understand and use alpha numeric sequencing for organization

o Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form

o Troubleshoot problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

o Other Skills and Abilities

o Computer literate, can learn minor data entry and navigate through EVO system with work instructions.

o Use basic office machines such as copiers and printers

o Use shipping and counting scales

o Attention to detail

Education and/or Experience

o High school diploma, GED, or six months of related work experience and/or training


PHYSICAL DEMANDS

o Regularly stand, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear, walk

o Wear safety glasses

o Occasionally sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

o Regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds and carry items up/down a stepladder

o Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

o Must be willing to work overtime if needed to meet APA deadlines


SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

o This job has no supervisory responsibilities.


WORK ENVIRONMENT

o Regular exposure to electrically and pneumatically operated moving mechanical parts

o May handle toxic or caustic chemicals in containers, exposure is limited

o Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

o Temperature is climate controlled indoors, occasionally move garbage/recyclables to dumpsters outside during all seasons


EEO Statement

APAvionics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, martial, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation and training.


ADA Statement

It is APAvionics policy not to discriminate against any qualified employee or applicant with regard to any terms or conditions of employment because of such individuals disability or perceived disability, so long as the employee can perform the essential functions of the job. APAvionics will provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified individual with a disability, as defined by ADA, who has made APAvionics aware of his/her disability, provided that such accommodation does not constitute an undue hardship on the Company.

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