Material Handler

Job Title

Objective of the Position: Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment. Drives gasoline, liquefied gas, or electric powered industrial truck or forklift to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materialsby performing the following duties.

• Essential Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that
• Communicate material request in a timely manner
• Coordinate repacking of empty totes
• Remove all empty totes, boxes, and recyclables from each cell and properly locate
• Responsible to follow procedures for the cleaning and maintenance of the tugger/cart and the HI Lo if used.
• Supply parts and components to all operating cells in a timely manner
• Work with Changeover person to coordinate a timely material change
• Complete daily operator checklist and follows all safety rules.
• Replace liquefied gas tank when required.
• Determine routing and legal load limits of trucks, according to established schedules and weight limits of states.
• Inspect loading operations to ensure compliance with shipping specifications, and seals loaded truck doors.
• Knowledgeable of all Materials responsibilities. Participates in daily activities as required.
• Move levers and press pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Package service parts and special orders for shipment.
• Position forks under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transport load to designated area.
• Responsible for maintaining 5S in department and periodically participating with audit process.
• Unload containers from trailers and inspects for damages. If damages exist, notify Quality Department of potential parts damage.
• Use hand-held scanners to inventory materials in warehouse and production floor, and supply weld cells with materials as needed.
• Weigh materials or products and records weight on tags, labels, or production schedules.

Secondary Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that

• Conduct all business related activities for, and on the behalf of, Eberspaecher within the limits of applicable local, state, and federal legal requirements.
• Provide support to, and compliance with, all local and corporate Eberspaecher Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) policies, procedures and other HSE related requirements.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and follows all ENA polices related to TS16949 and ISO 14001; looks for way to improve and promote quality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirement Profile:

Professional Background / Basic Qualification / Work Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Minimum one months' related experience in Material Handler setting.
• Forklift Certification

Technical Expertise:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and write simple correspondence.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement of products for manufacturability.
• Strives to continuously improve expertise, knowledge and skills.

Methodical Competence:

• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction
• Ability to handle multiple tasks smoothly in situations containing a moderate to high level of stress.
• Ability to maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Adaptability – Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values.
• Takes responsibility for own actions; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

Interpersonal Competence:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to be self-motivated and to work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to maintain utmost confidentiality.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to work as a Team Member towards overall company objectives. Teamwork – Contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Initiative- Volunteers readily; Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.

Supervisory Competence:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Working Conditions:

• Be able to work in a loud, noisy and congested environment