Location: Southern Pines, NC, US, 28387

Req ID: 5126

Ingersoll Rand is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Job Title: Material Handler

Department: Material Control

Reports To: Team Leader/Supervisor

FLSA Status: Hourly/Non-exempt

POSITION SUMMARY: Position focuses on the receiving, shipping and movement of all parts and materials used in assembly or machining operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The responsibilities of the Material Handler/Receiver/Shipper include the following job duties. The responsibilities are not limited to these tasks. Other job duties may be assigned.

• Receives, ships, loads, and unloads materials/parts from suppliers or carriers. Material may be unloaded from trucks, pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand, with forklift, or other material handling device.
• Visually inspects incoming pieces/parts for compliance and obvious damage; informing Quality if necessary.
• Moves material/parts from warehouse or receiving area, to designated line or stock locations. (Ex: to proper stock location, to inspection area, to machine cell) while using barcode scanner and/or computers.
• Uses computer and/or barcode scanner to properly identify stock locations to retrieve parts.
• Moving stock to release, consolidate, or change part locations.
• Reads work order or follows oral instructions to determine materials to be transferred; informs inventory control to update computer system when necessary (Ex: quantity mismatch, mixed parts, wrong labels, etc.)
• Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials received, moved, or shipped and reports inconsistencies to inventory control.
• Operates forklift, hand truck, and/or other material handling equipment to assist in loading or moving any material.
• Receives work orders from planners; picks parts to jobs for machine shop, assembly areas, staging for kits, and spare part sales orders using barcode scanner and/or computer.
• Assists with inventory management of shipping and packing materials, maintaining an organized work area, and the management of waste streams including cardboard recycling.
• Follows all ISO procedures and safety rules, including wearing personal safety equipment.
• Remove any debris found on shelves throughout the warehouse.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prior experience in cycle counting or material handling desirable.
• Able to work overtime when necessary.
• Able to become certified on forklift and other material handling devices.
• Able to use computer and/or barcode scanner to learn business computer systems such as MFG-Pro.
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to interact positively and work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated and willing to change priorities as needed.
• Willing to participate in continuous learning opportunities for personal and job development.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma OR General Education Degree (GED) required.
• Material handling or warehouse experience preferred with emphasis on forklift training and use.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions in English, short correspondence, and memos, such as supervisory instructions, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and work orders.
• Ability to effectively share information about job duties in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to use a 10-key calculator to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Forklift training and certification may be required after hire (prior forklift experience preferred).

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee must wear OSHA approved safety glasses, hearing protection and steel toe safety shoes. Gloves are required to be worn when handling or moving parts. OSHA approved hearing protection (ANSI approved ear plugs) is required when on the shop floor. Painters must wear a respirator.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk and stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to climb or balance; and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift parts and sub-assembled units up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and/or move for a distance of ten feet or less completed product that weigh up to 50 pounds, depending on the type of product.
• The employee may be required to lift more than 50 pounds and must get assistance by using a material handling device or get assistance from other employees.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, to machining oils/coolants from handling coated tools and containers, and to coolant/oil mists which are below OSHA’s permissible levels of exposure.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places when using a ladder or operating the man-lifts.
• Since it is a manufacturing environment, the noise level is usually loud due to the different machinery being operated (i.e. forklifts, hand tools, machines in other departments) and the testing that occurs. Normal noise exposure in the area ranges from 80-90 d BA; hearing protection is required while on the plant floor

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