What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Handler position at Franke?
Date: Mar 19, 2025
Location: Smyrna, TN (Tennessee)
Company: franke
About Franke
We, the Franke company with its three divisions, are a world's leading supplier of products and services for domestic kitchens, the professional foodservice systems and the convenience store sector as well as for professional coffee making. With around 60 companies, we are at home on five continents. Over 8,000 employees constantly take on new perspectives to identify opportunities and turn them into inspiring, innovative solutions for tomorrow’s demands.
About the job
The Franke Home Solutions division is the world’s leading provider of smart systems for domestic kitchens. Drawing on a long history of reliability and expertise, we help our partners enhance their businesses and provide outstanding kitchen and cooking experiences to our consumers by offering complete solutions for food preparation and cooking.
We are currently seeking a motivated and reliable Material Handler to join our team in Smyrna, TN. As part of this role, the Material Handler will perform various duties in receiving, stocking, picking, packing, quality control, and shipping of products within the Home Solutions warehouse. Please note at certain times, this role will require product to be unloaded from delivery trucks by hand. This is a full-time, onsite position that requires a strong attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Your tasks
- Pulling stock from warehouse locations in order to fulfill a customer pick ticket
- Completing appropriate documentation as needed for certain processes
- Assembling proper containers or selecting preassembled container for the shipping of products using spacers, fillers, and/or protective padding
- Receiving, processing, and stocking inbound products in their appropriate location
- Transferring stock to and from locations within the warehouse
- Pulling and packaging multiple items to create a kit for certain orders
- Handling and loading multi-sized packages onto outbound truck
- Auditing orders and correcting when appropriate
- May Operate lift truck (if certified) or manual pallet jack to move and hoist products from one area to another
- May Operate lift truck (if certified) or manual pallet jack to load and unload product from inbound and outbound trailers
- Breaking down and properly disposing of packaging materials
- Keeping work area and facility clean, neat, and organized at all times
- Utilizing appropriate tools and equipment as needed for all responsibilities
- Reliable attendance is a must and willingness to work various shift hours as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- HS Diploma or GED.
- Less than 1 year experience.
- Steel toe shoes are required to be worn at all times - no exceptions.
- Ability to operate equipment as needed: forklift (certified, as needed), pallet jack, storopack machine, system guided picking carts, stretch film machine, floor scrubber.
- Ability to use tools: utility knife, tape gun, screw drivers, common hand tools as needed.
- Ability to work in elevations greater than 20 feet.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. floor to waist.
- Ability to Team lift 50 lbs. waist to shoulder, overhead or carry 20 feet.
- Seeing, Hearing, Talking, Climbing, Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Reaching, Standing, Walking, Pushing, Pulling, Grasping, Repetitive Motions, Use of Fingers.
What we offer you
- Comprehensive benefits package (Health, Vision, Dental, and More) starting day 1
- Free life insurance
- 401k match up to 4%
- PTO and 11 paid holidays
For more information see: www.franke.com
Important information for all executive search companies, headhunters and HR consultants
The Franke Group does not accept unsolicited support from headhunters and personnel consultants for our career opportunities. Any CV/resume vitae submitted to Franke or its employees by external recruitment agencies without a valid written recruitment agreement related to the position in question shall be deemed the sole property of our company. In the event that a candidate presented by an agency is hired in our company and there is no prior agreement, no fee will be paid.
