Material Handler

DESCRIPTION

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Practice safety standards as identified by the Company Handbook, orientation, and verbal instruction from supervisory staff. This includes safety glasses, proper shoes, and lifting techniques.
• Opens containers.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand.
• Loads materials into vehicles and installs strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
• Conveys materials from storage or work sites to designated area.
• Secures lifting attachments to materials and conveys load to destination or signals crane or hoisting operators to move load to destination.
• Counts, weighs, and records number of units or pounds of all incoming material.
• Attaches identifying tags, spray paint or labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales or other containers.
• Inserts items into containers, using spacers, fillers, and protective padding.
• Loads truck for Industrial Truck Operator.
• Stacks or assembles materials into bundles and bands bundles together.
• Loads and unloads truck for Industrial Truck Operator.
• Removes samples of materials, labels with identifying information, and takes samples to laboratory for analysis.
• Lifts heavy objects by hand or with power hoist, and cleans work area, machines, and equipment to assist machine operators.
• Operates industrial truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products.
• Handling delicate finished goods with care in order to preserve finished machined surfaces.