Position Summary
Provides support in the areas of shipping, receiving, inventory control and may include moving and transporting raw materials and finished goods throughout the manufacturing facility.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Safely operate material handling equipment including forklifts (sit-down and stand-up), pallet jacks, high-reach trucks, and reel movers to transport heavy cable reels, spools, pallets, and raw materials.
- Load, unload, and move raw materials, WIP, and finished goods to appropriate warhouse storage or production areas.
- Perform accurate cycle counts, maintain inventory records, locate materials using RF scanners or inventory software, and report shortages or quality issues to supervision.
- Prepare and kit materials required for upcoming production work orders, ensuring timely and accurate delivery to production.
- Organize and maintain warehouse and production storage areas for efficient space utilization and FIFO (First In, First Out) material rotation.
- Assist with loading and unloading trucks for incoming raw materials and outgoing finished goods shipments.
- Keep work areas clean and organized using 6S standards to support a safe and efficient manufacturing environment.
- Obey all safety rules, use caution in work activities, and continuously practice safe behaviors.
- Immediately report unsafe conditions/behaviors and work-related injuries to site supervision.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma or GED
- Demonstrated hands-on experience working in a material handler capacity and/or in warehouse environment
- Cable and wire experience a plus
- Proficient reading comprehension skills in English to understand written information on packaging, contents, handling specifications and instructions, bills of lading, MSDS sheets, and other pertinent information
- Skilled in operating electric sit down fork trucks, electric (or gas) stand-up, hand or reach trucks and pallet jacks in a warehouse environment to move stock and reorganize storage
- Ability to operate vehicle equipment in tight and/or congested areas
- Knowledge and familiarity using a variety of hand tools
- Aware of proper storage and product placement in the warehouse
- Skilled in lifting heavy box materials and objects
- Ability to take direction and work with minimal supervision and as a team member
- Focus on customer service and quality
- Accurately performs multiple operational tasks assigned within the facility
Physical Demands
- Ability to stand for long periods of time
- Frequent bending, stooping, moving within the plant to move product and materials daily
- Lifting, carrying, moving, and reaching to maneuver a minimum of 50 lbs of materials, product, boxes, cartons, packages in the facility
- Move within facility to inside office locations and/or warehouse areas, to loading dock areas, including outdoors throughout all seasons
- Eye hand coordination
- Hand and finger dexterity
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer
Proterial Cable America provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. As a Federal Contractor, we encourage priority referral of protected veterans under VEVRAA.
