Jr. Material Handler/Driver

 The Jr. Material Handler/Driver will support the Operations Coordinator & Receiving Clerk/Driver in daily operations related to receiving, organizing, transporting, and maintaining raw materials, supplies, and scrap between facilities. This role ensures accuracy in material handling, maintains warehouse organization, and assists in general plant logistics to keep production running smoothly.

Key Responsibilities

Materials Handling & Receiving

• Process      and prepare parts to ship to outside process vendors.
• Assist      with receiving all incoming materials (parts, raw materials, supplies,      packages).
• Move      received items to the correct floor location, department, or individual.
• Support      FIFO (First-In, First-Out) organization of raw materials & finished      goods, including moving older stock to racks.
• Help      maintain incoming inspection reports (filing and entering in system).
• Support      receiving and verification of customer returns; assist with bonded sheets      and QC notifications.
• Assist      in tagging and re-tagging material skids (including reweighing if needed).
• Maintain      warehouse logs and assist with ERP entries.

Driving & Material Movement

• Assist      with scheduled and unscheduled trips between Plant 1, Plant 2, warehouse,      and outside vendors/suppliers.
• Support      movement of scrap between facilities, including loading for scrap sales.
• Assist      in loading containers for international shipments.

General Plant Support

• Assist      with checking and replenishing oil/chemical levels.
• Collect      and dispose of barrels, skids, and drums between Plant 1 and Plant 2.
• Help      maintain scrap barrels, skids, and oil containers for return or      processing.
• Assist      shipping team during peak periods or staffing shortages.
• Participate      in quarterly inventory activities.

 Qualifications

• High      school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid      driver’s license with clean driving record.
• Forklift      certification (or willingness to be trained).
• Previous      experience in shipping, receiving, or warehouse operations preferred.
• Ability      to lift push or pull 50+ lbs. and operate material-handling equipment.
• Basic      computer skills (data entry, filing, logging).
• Strong      attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to work      independently.

Working Conditions

• Primarily      warehouse and plant environment.
• Frequent      lifting, moving, and loading/unloading of materials.
• Driving      between facilities and local vendors.
• Safety      gear (PPE) required.