Material Handler Job at Schwing America Inc in Saint Paul

Purpose

Under general supervision, the Material Handler receives product into parts area and packages and ships domestic spare parts orders.

Essential Job Functions

• Pull parts orders according to production schedule and deliver to the assembly area.
• Construct crating and related packaging for product shipments, making such decisions based on the nature of parts to be shipped.
• Review daily shipping requirements and related schedules as necessary to insure familiarity with shipping requirements.
• May take measurements of shipments to determine required size of trucks or vans.
• Insure there is an adequate supply of packing materials and supplies maintained to meet shipping department needs.
• Conduct visual inspection of bills of lading and shipping contents for accuracy and completeness.
• Work closely with other parts employees in coordinating daily pick-ups of completed company products.
• Load and unload trucks and containers of incoming goods and process the appropriate paperwork into the computer.
• Disburse all incoming goods to the appropriate departments and handle weldments for inspection and rejection returns.
• Stock parts in warehouse and create locations for new stock items.
• Notify production leads of incoming parts, and fill back orders to the production floor.
• May perform reasonably similar or related duties as instructed.

Requirements:

Physical Demands:

• Perform work outdoors in all weather 15% of the time
• Perform work in the plant facility 85% of the time

Education/Skills/Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Three years previous warehouse/distribution experience
• Certified forklift operator, preferred
• Familiarity with computers to look up shipping instructions, customer order information and other tasks as needed
• Excellent problem solving and trouble shooting skills
• Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills