Material Handling Job Description
Material handling
provides components, raw materials, labels Kits to manufacturing and bring finished goods and returns to the warehouse.
Material Handling Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective material handling job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included material handling job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Works closely with Logistics Lead for daily direction
Deliveries to local and remote locations made within SLA set by the client
Maintain min/max level of stock
Drives a lift truck
Communicates and prepares feedback to the Assistant Manager and Manager on the performance of associates
Assists with input on support associates' performance reviews (annual and mid-year)
Maintains department quality and productivity metrics
Dispositions non-conformances in the system, and ensures status is updated
Maintain flow of material and information between departments
Use EHS, ABS, and human performance tools to perform job safely
Material Handling Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Material Handling
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: MHE, OSHA, CPR, PMP, CDL, USDOT, HAZMAT
Education for Material Handling
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the material handling job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and High School Degree in General Education, Industrial, Technical, Engineering, Associates, Education, Business/Administration, Information Systems, Business, Supply Chain Management
Skills for Material Handling
Desired skills for material handling include:
CMMS programs
N.E.C
Basics components
PLC programs
Ability to troubleshoot ladder logic
Electrical components and their function in a control system
Distribution
Warehouse operations
Controls and electric
Hydraulic and air brake systems
Desired experience for material handling includes:
Perform other duties and required
Continued employment may require ability to obtain and maintain specific equipment operator’s license/certification
Perform other duties as needed to accomplish mission and ensure customer service
Must be able to pass a 10 year background check
Of naturalization prior to employment
Must have a High School Diploma/GED and a minimum of one year general work experience
Material Handling Examples
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Material Handling Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of material handling. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for material handling
- Ensures departments are supplied with parts
- Moves and stages material as scheduled for optimum efficiency
- Loads finished product for shipment
- Perform pre-use inspections and operate mobile equipment
- Must be able to operate all equipment and perform all job functions within the department safely and efficiently
- Run integrity queries
- Develop work instructions and train employees in staging processes
- Coordinate staging employee activities and delegate tasks to complete assignments
- Assist team with implementation of a new kitting area in the plant to create better material flow plant wide
- Conduct time studies to create work load balance in material handling areas
Qualifications for material handling
- Due to the nature of the work, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen
- 1 year experience supporting inventory, stow and issue of material in an automated warehousing environment utilizing
- Security Clearance is preferred
- High School Diploma, GED or 1-3 months related work/training experience required
- Out the best in team members
- Ability to collaborate and build relationships with others to get the job done and deliver high performance results
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a material handling. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for material handling
- Is knowledgeable of receiving and/or distribution function, packaging equipment and UPS systems
- Identify issues with material flow and work with a team to determine the best solution and then work closely with material handlers to implement the solution
- Design and implement material flow and part presentation tools throughout the plant
- Create visual management standards
- Tugger route development and tracking to continuously improve the flow of the entire delivery system
- Work with material handlers to continuously improve kitting cell flow
- Evaluate and develop receiving dock flow of material into the plant and returnables exiting the plant
- Evaluate efficiency of returnable containers and packaging throughout the plant
- Evaluate and work with a team to improve methods of storing material
- Assist with handling products and material
Qualifications for material handling
- This position requires the ability to pass and maintain a national background clearance
- This position requires a pre-employment physical examination
- Must be able to handle physical, repetitive work and be able to stand on your feet for 8 hrs
- Mechanical aptitude a plus, but not required
- Must be able to handle small parts
- Must understand and follow the quality policy and procedures
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a material handling. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for material handling
- Operation of hi-lo or other powered industrial truck (pallet jack) to load/unload trucks and to move pallets/shipping materials within the building
- Unloading of boxes from pallets, floor or racks and logging/tracking of all incoming packages, receives and unpacks materials and supplies
- Organizes and places packages by hand on racks/shelves up to 5 feet high
- Work place organization including sweeping, picking up scrap materials
- Drives company cars to service shops for repairs, car washes, fueling
- Interface with International Trade group for international shipments
- Maintains knowledge and interaction with freight forwarders and export control offices
- Maintains knowledge of ECCN’s, HTS, Schedule B, and ITAR books
- Consolidate material when possible
- Conducts himself/herself in a professional manner at all times •Maintains job-related confidentiality
Qualifications for material handling
- Must be able to read, comprehend and follow detailed instructions on productions and understand English
- Must be able to read and understand bill of material and or production order
- Must be able to distinguish between part numbers and sizes
- Must understand and follow the safety and quality policies and procedures
- Must be able to handle physical, repetitive work and be able to stand on your feet for 10 hrs a day
- The successful candidate will have a High School Diploma plus a minimum of two years of material handling experience, good oral and writing skills and the ability to develop and analyze reports
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of material handling. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for material handling
- Responsible for maintaining a steady flow of material to assembly lines and work centers
- Supervise industrial workers
- Execute the vision through comprehensive cross-functional planning of physical and process improvements within work areas
- Develop and continue 5S
- Actively work with the various industrial transformation teams as assigned to provide required process information and/or contacts to facilitate group product introduction
- Participate in Global meeting forums regarding logistics/material handling as needed
- Drive and develop area targets and goals through the A-3 process
- Actively work with continuous improvement and cost deployment initiatives
- Tracks daily, weekly, and monthly hour usage and work completion levels to meet or exceed established budgets
- Uses hand/or electric trucks including forklifts, Turret Trucks, Order Picker and other motorized vehicles requiring licenses
Qualifications for material handling
- Ability to generate alternative solutions when faced with a problem, and to evaluate the consequences of choosing each
- Ability to recognize quality issues and problems – detect defects
- Knowledge and understanding of the theories relating to the manufacturing process LEAN, CONWIP etc
- Must have a working knowledge in the use of common cleaning materials
- Must be physically capable of lifting 25 pounds, standing on stepladders and reaching overhead to change light bulbs, dusting
- Night work may be required
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a material handling. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for material handling
- Work on assignments that are moderately complex in nature where ability to recognize deviation from accepted practice is required
- Uses judgment requiring location and storage of items, proper packaging, methods of movement of materials, and release of materials
- Keeps accurate logs (both written and on computer)
- May require familiarity with sampling and inspection procedures and assisting in the monitoring of the quality of finished product in accordance with GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices)
- May be responsible for conducting cycle counts to maintain accurate inventories
- Assigns, directs and monitors work performed by Production employees
- Provide high level of customer service by providing prompt support via telephone, email, and or instant messaging
- Research problems and work with appropriate functional and application resources to resolve them
- Communicate to end-users and business partners to inform them of problems, solutions, application outages, monthly and year-end reminders
- Understand MH Fulfillment and, eventually, the Order-to-Cash & Transportation processes and proactively identify/resolve issues that cross functional teams
Qualifications for material handling
- Use of warehouse equipment, include forklift/MHE desired
- Must be physically capable of lifting 25 pounds, standing on stepladders and reaching overhead
- A valid vehicle operator license is required
- Ability to consistently lift up to 50lbs
- Ability to stand continuously for entire shift (8-10 hours)
- Ability to work in a dusty environment (some positions require a mask to be worn)