Driver/Material Handler

  • Hartland
  • Watertronics
Job Type

Full-time

Description

Summary

The Driver/Material Handler is responsible for safely loading and unloading company trucks and trailers with production parts and product and transporting to vendors or additional facilities. When not driving, they are responsible for keeping production areas supplied with required parts.

Must comply and pass DOT pre-requisite testing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.
  • Safely operates all company-owned vehicles and rented equipment to move parts, finished goods and equipment to vendors and other facilities.
  • Secure loads to comply with all DOT requirements and ensure safe transit of goods and product while enroute.
  • Responsible for organization and safety of product stored outside of facility using forklift and material handling equipment as required.
  • Assists in distribution of products by pulling orders from inventory, delivering production materials and supplies where needed, and staging finished product for final distribution.
  • Contributes to the orderly operation of stock and/or materials storage area.
  • Maintains inventory by identifying, labeling, and keeping materials and supplies in stock, recording location of inventory, and reporting shortages.
  • Maintains logs of deliveries and pickups for accurate inventory and work-in-process accounting.
  • Prepares finished stock for shipment by identifying, pulling, packing, crating, loading, and securing product.
  • Maintains material-handling equipment by completing pre-use inspections and making operator repairs.
  • Operates forklifts, pallet jacks, and other machinery to move items, or signals machine operators to move materials onto and off trucks, ships, and loading docks.
  • Keeps inventory, loading areas, and machinery clean.
  • Open containers, sort, and catalog materials.
  • Learns and adheres to workplace safety regulations.

Requirements

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Knowledge and Skill
  • Required education generally equivalent to a High School Diploma
  • Valid Driver's License (CDL experience preferred)
  • Organizational skills
  • Ability to read and analyze Information
  • Adept at handling multiple complex tasks simultaneously
  • Proficiency with prioritizing and meeting multiple deadlines
  • Excellent time management
  • Process improvement mindset
  • Knowledge of inventory control
  • Ability to lift heavy materials
  • Data entry skills to include ERP systems and Microsoft Office

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Must frequently lift 30 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. While performing the duties and responsibilities of this position, the employee will frequently stand or walk, occasionally talk and listen, and move from place to place. He/she will frequently use hands to handle or touch. Specific vision requirements for this position include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics for this position are in an industrial setting where all policies regarding safety have to be followed. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The phrases "occasionally", "regularly", and "frequently" corresponds to the following definitions: "Occasionally" means up to 1/3 of working time, "regularly" means between 1/3 and 2/3 of working time, and "frequently" means 2/3 and more of working time.

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the occupation described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the occupation.

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