Material Handler - Hamilton-Ryker : Job Details

Priority Personnel is hiring Material Handlers for a company located in New Braunfels, TX. Must have computer and shipping and receiving experience. Work Schedule: Mon-Thurs or Tues-Fri/6:00am- 4:30pm Pay rate: $16.34/hour Duties include but are not limited to:

• Loads and unloads trucks, receives raw materials and products, and picks, packs, wraps, labels, and/or ships products.
• May maintain shipping and receiving logs and ensures that incoming and outgoing products and material are in good condition and accurate counts.
• Moves raw materials to the production area and moves finished products to inventory.
• Moves materials to the production area. Replenishes materials as needed.
• Maintains the cleanliness, organization and safety of the warehouse/inventory.
• Maintains organization of inventory, inventory control, and product knowledge.
• Interacts with various departments in the performance of their duties.
• Controls costs by ensuring materials and products are safety stored, accounted for and delivered to the proper customers as needed.
• Verifies and pulls customer sales orders from warehouse stock.
• Packs customer sales orders in appropriate packing material and shipping containers.
• Prepares freight bills and other shipping documents for customer sales orders using manual and electronic equipment.
• Calculates shipping costs based on freight requirements and customer requests.
• Checks and verifies materials received for damage and notes on shipping documents.
• Process mail using US postage machine daily.
• Operates forklift, pallet jack, aerial lift and/or hand truck to move stock or material to or from shipping area or supplier's vehicle as needed.
• Unpacks, checks, and verifies materials received against packing list and reports discrepancies and/or damaged goods.
• Operates computer to receive materials and query part information.
• Stocks materials in assigned bin location and observes date code requirements as well as any first-in/first-out (FIFO) requirements and participates in cycle counts.
• Provides general information regarding shipped and/or received materials, inventory, supplies and all materials.
• Effectively communicates with freight company for pickup and delivery of materials and product. Effectively communicates with other department staff as needed.
• Follows safe working practices and properly wears personal protective equipment as required. Must wear safety belt any time forklift is in motion.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) certificate and one-year related experience in a related shipping/receiving environment.
• Forklift driver certification preferred: show proof of competency in safely operating forklift, aerial lift, pallet jack and other required shipping equipment preferred OR Willingness and ability to obtain and maintain forklift driver certification.
• Prior experience with manufacturing assembly, handwork or packing preferred.
• Knowledge of and ability to perform shipping, receiving and inventory control procedures.
• Skill in performing basic mathematical calculation and filing and organizing material.
• Skill in operating office equipment, including personal computer for data entry, order searches, email, web searches (mail, UPS, FedEx etc....).
• Ability to maintain records, documents and compile and organize reports.
• Ability to operate postage equipment and manual and electronic shipping equipment.
• Be willing to work weekend hours, and overtime as required.