Shipping & Receiving Material Handler

Job Description

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Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30AM-4:00PM

Pay rate: $19.00-$19.00hr

Position type: Temp to Hire

Job Summary:

As a Shipping and Receiving/Material Handling Specialist, you will play a crucial role in managing our warehouse operations, ensuring the smooth flow of materials in and out of our facility. This position requires a hands-on approach to handling goods, operating forklifts, and assisting with material handling tasks, including mixing colors into resin and loading resin into injection molding machines. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, efficient, safety-conscious, and capable of managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

- Coordinate the receipt, storage, and dispatch of goods in a timely and efficient manner.

- Operate forklifts safely to move goods around the warehouse and to shipping and receiving area.

- Ensure compliance with safety standards and maintain a clean and safe working environment.

- Assist in material handling tasks, including accurately mixing colors into resin and loading resin into injection molding machines as per production requirements.

- Perform written inventory controls and maintain high standards of inventory accuracy.

- Prepare shipping documents and ensure that all orders are packed correctly and shipped on time.

- Inspect goods for damage and verify quantities and descriptions against shipping records.

- Work closely with the production team to ensure smooth operations and timely completion of orders.

- Keep detailed written records of packing slips, shipping documents

- Work closely with office staff to coordinate inbound/outbound shipments.

- Prepare small shipments with Fedex/UPS/DHL as well as large LTL shipments.

- Help load and unload container freight shipments.

- Coordinate cleaning of the warehouse.

- Ensure that inventory is housed in the correct areas and re-organize as necessary.

Requirements:

- High school diploma or equivalent.

- Valid forklift operator license with proficient operating experience.

- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physically demanding tasks.

- Previous experience in shipping, receiving, and material handling is preferred.

- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.

- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and teamwork abilities.

- Willingness to adhere to all safety guidelines and procedures.

- Must be able to keep detailed written records of shipments and various procedures.

- Must be able to go up and down stairs.

Work 8-hour Shifts with the possibility of Overtime on Saturday's

Qualifications:

Must have Forklift experience with Sit-down.

Must have Manufacturing experience.

Wear steal toe boots or shoes

Be eligible to work in the united statesCompany Description

Our goal at Empire Workforce Solutions is to enrich people’s lives by connecting them with meaningful employment. While our reach is nationwide, our recruiters have intimate knowledge of local markets, which allows us to find the ideal pairing of employer and employee.

As a visionary workforce solutions company, Empire understands the critical role work plays in life. We help individuals develop their careers through planning, coaching, training and optimized search and placement. We assist companies small and large to find the people who will take them to the next level and beyond.

At Empire, we believe everyone should be treated royally. Through our knowledge, expertise and state-of-the-art resources, we can help you navigate the complex and often overwhelming task of finding employees, or employment. With our specialty divisions, we have a team that will help you fulfill your needs.