Material Handler
Material Handler
Company:
EK Location: Fall River, WI Job Type: Full Time Shift: 1st Shift; Monday Thursday; 10 Hour ShiftsEK, based in Fall River, WI, is a fast-growing manufacturing company with over 50 years of experience in machining, fabrication, welding, and power products. We operate four state-of-the-art plants, giving us the capacity and flexibility to serve a wide range of industries. We're proud to be a family-oriented company where every team member matters. At EK, you'll find a supportive environment, opportunities for career growth, and the chance to work with cutting-edge technology. Join us and be part of a team that values quality, integrity, and communitywhile helping shape the future of manufacturing.
Benefits:
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance 401K with company match6 Paid Holidays
- Birthday Off - PAID!Vacation two weeks in your FIRST year!
- Paid Parental Leave
- Company EventsSummer Food TrucksFree coffee
- Incentive Program
- And much more!
Job Summary:
We are seeking a dependable Material Handler team member to support daily material movement and production operations across multiple departments. This position plays a critical role in ensuring materials are accurately received, labeled, staged, and delivered to keep production running efficiently and safely.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Support material handling operations across departments
- Perform daily safety inspections of department forklifts and complete required paperwork
- Read work orders or follow verbal instructions to determine materials or containers to be moved
- Compare identifying information; count, weigh, or measure materials moving in and out of departments
- Load and unload materials onto pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand or forklift
- Safely operate industrial forklifts or electric hoists to move materials and products
- Attach identifying tags or labels to materials and mark containers as required
- Pack, unpack, and inspect incoming and outgoing products
- Reject damaged items, record shortages, and communicate issues to the appropriate department manager
- Unload incoming sheet steel and verify weight and material type against purchase orders
- Print and apply labels, locate materials, and mark material using color-code charts
- Locate components for production use
- Assist with assembly or helper functions as needed
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment
- Follow all company safety policies and procedures
- Other duties may be assigned
- Qualifications & Education/Experience
- Ability to perform all essential job duties safely and accurately
- Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to support multiple departments and adapt to changing production needs
- High school diploma or GED required
- Previous forklift operation experience required
- Ability to obtain and maintain a forklift operator's license
- One to three months of related experience or training preferred
Language Skills:
- Ability to read and understand simple instructions, memos, and operating procedures
- Ability to write basic correspondence
- Ability to communicate effectively one-on-one with other employees
- Mathematical SkillsAbility to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
- Reasoning Ability
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions
- Ability to solve problems involving multiple concrete variables in standardized situations
- Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Physical Demands
- Regularly required to stand, walk, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Frequent use of hands for handling materials
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 lbs; occasionally lift up to 80 lbs
- Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment
- Work Environment
- Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and airborne particles
- Occasionally exposed to high places and outdoor weather conditions
- Moderate noise level in the work environment