Material Handler/Shipping-Receiving

KNDS USA Inc (KNDS) is seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Material Handler / Shipping-Receiving to join our team and support our logistics and warehouse operations.

As part of the KNDS Group, the world’s leading innovator in ground systems defense technology, KNDS USA has a devotion to excellence in the manufacturing services, training systems, proprietary defense products, and field services we deliver to our customers.

Prepare and transport parts, material, waste, and/or supplies. Review incoming/outgoing documentation and material. Perform all work in connection with wrapping, packing, and boxing parts, assemblies, tooling, and other miscellaneous items for shipment loading/unloading trucks. Perform hand counts of various inventory, consumables, and/or in-process items.

Assemble together component parts or pieces adhering to a specified set of blueprints, instructions, or schematics. Verify the correct quantities of components parts and quality checking completed items, manage parts inventory, and use hand tools and mechanical equipment to produce structurally sound products and structures.

KNDS offers employees a full portfolio of benefits that extend beyond health care. Our employees are the keys to our success, and we provide you with career growth opportunities, and the benefits to help you build your wealth and balance your health.

• Generous Vacation plan
• Generous Paid Personal plan
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition and Career development
• Service Award Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) Plan – Company match
• Profit Sharing
• Medical
• HSA – company contributes $’s
• Dental
• Vision
• Company paid Vision benefit
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Company paid Short Term Disability (STD)
• Company paid Long Term Disability (LTD) and AD&D

Duties/Responsibilities

• Perform counts of shipments, consumables, inventory, and in-process parts. Match counts, sheets, cards, routings, commodity codes, and other records as required.
• Prepare a variety of manufactured parts and accessories for shipment to distributors and customers worldwide.
• Must be thoroughly familiar with packing requirements for both domestic and export shipping relative to weights, classes, enclosures, fill-in material, etc. Special care is to be given to delicate fixtures, gages, and electrical equipment when handling and packing.
• Adhere to established packing procedures.
• Select appropriate containers or create custom shipping containers for items that do not have established containers. Use of simple hand/power tools may be required.
• Maintain and distribute records including inventory, routings, counts, commodity codes, etc. in accordance with company requirements.
• Lift and transport material in a safe, practical manner utilizing overhead cranes, forklift, and other devices. Safely stack/unstack loads on high level pallet racks and cantilever racks.
• Refer to pack procedures, sketches, and/or blueprints to determine correct stencil and stencil containers per shipping documents.
• Repaint and re-stencil reusable containers as required.
• Cut and/or reconstruct shipping containers.
• Place records in pockets, storage tubes or other prescribed holders as diagrammed on pack procedure, sketch/blueprint.
• Collect waste and dispose of in proper waste receptacles. Collect chip bins, scrap, garbage, etc. and properly consolidate.
• Have thorough knowledge of plant departments and locations. Must be capable of working independently and without constant supervision.
• Visually examine containers and parts for damage. Keep empty containers free of dirt and garbage.
• Collect empty trays and pallets to keep floor neat and organized.
• Properly secure loads on trucks for transportation.
• Organize, label and stack in-process hardware in areas assigned.
• Gather, maintain, and process shipping documents and related paperwork.
• Maintain security files and confidentiality of documents.
• Maintain various logs on a computer or manually.
• Performs general daily housekeeping and cleaning of equipment and area to ensure a safe working condition for all employees.
• Local deliveries.
• Build parts that meet drawing specifications.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Ability to use a variety of hand and power tools, jigs, and fixtures.

Education & Experience:

• Have a high school diploma or GED equivalence.
• Valid VA Driver's License.
• Apply basic math skills.
• Knowledge, understanding, and applying proper truck loading/unloading procedures.
• Be able to safely drive the truck used to transport parts, materials, supplies, etc.
• Operate other manual and motorized material handling equipment.
• Possesses skills necessary to maintain accurate documentation of procedures and computerized inventory systems.
• At least two years of experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift

Language:

• English (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Lynchburg, VA 24502 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Lynchburg, VA 24502: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person