Schwing America Inc is hiring: Material Handler 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