What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Handler - Transportation position at Sunbelt Solomon?
The Material Handler - Transportation is responsible for moving, storing, and managing various materials for transformers. They play a key role in the supply chain and logistics, ensuring that products are available to the team when needed and that shipments are on time and meet quality standards. Compliance with all safety requirements, product quality standards and company policies are essential functions of this role.
- Ensures orderly production and distribution of products by pulling orders from inventory and staging finished product for final distribution.
- Locates transformers listed on load manifest and stages for shipment.
- Prepares finished stock for shipment by identifying, pulling, packing, crating, loading, and securing product.
- Maintains material-handling equipment by completing pre-use inspections.
- Operates forklifts, pallet jacks, and other machinery to move items, or signals machine operators to move materials
- Keeps inventory, loading areas, and machinery clean.
- Inspect outgoing finished goods for quality, quantity, and accuracy of shipment.
- Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in assigned area.
- Handling documentation of bills of lading and shipping orders to route materials.
- Maintains finished goods inventory by comparing them to physical counts of stock and investigate discrepancies or adjust errors.
- Maintain inventory transactions and perform cycle counts to ensure accuracy of stock levels.
- Assist with inventory control and audits as needed.
- Maintain safe, clean, and orderly workstation.
- Other assigned duties as needed.
- High School or GED preferred
- 1 year experience material handling equipment (forklift, crane, etc.) preferred
- OSHA10 certified preferred.
- XL Forklift license preferred.
- A proven track record in safety excellence is required.
- Adheres to all safety and environmental compliance regulations set by the organization. Notify management immediately of any safety concerns, hazardous conditions, or injuries.
- Ability to read and interpret load manifest
- Ensure product quality meets company and client expectations.
- Possess a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, problem-solving abilities, cooperative attitude, strong attention to detail and can work in a team environment.
- Adheres to the company's employee handbook policies and embodies the organization's core values.
- Ability to learn other department job functions and fill in as needed.
- Complete company compliance and safety training when required.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule and work under pressure in a fast-paced work environment.
- Physical requirements for this role include, but are not limited to the following:
- Lift 50lbs floor to waist and waist to shoulder multiple times
- Standing and walking for long durations
- Bending, squatting, and kneeling multiple times for long durations
- The ability to climb up and down a ladder multiple times
- Balance and stand on a ladder with three points of contact for extended periods of time
- Comfortable working in the heat and cold due to manufacturing facilities not being climate controlled
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
