Material Handler - 1st Shift

Overview

For 140 years, A.W. Chesterton has been an innovator and a knowledge provider for our industrial partners around the globe. From our ground-breaking split seal technologies, to our cutting-edge packing and lubricant solutions, we are continually focused on new ways to bring solutions to our customers, while also celebrating our own rich history and our unique place in the sealing industry.

The lifeblood of our organization are our frontline manufacturing professionals! Whether you are running a machine, assembling product, material prepping, or inspecting finished work, our manufacturing workers collaborate to create and build the world-class products that our customers have come to rely on. In addition to a work environment that promotes learning and promote-from-within opportunities, we understand what matters to our production workers: competitive, market‑drive pay, outstanding benefits, and a stable and dependable job place supported by over 140 years of being in business.

Whether you have just started to explore manufacturing as a career, or are looking for a place to call home in your next role, Chesterton wants you for our manufacturing team!

Our benefits offering include:

• “Work Today, get paid tomorrow” - withdraw up to 30% of your earned daily wages the next day after you work rather than waiting for pay day!
• Chesterton Student Loan Repayment Program
• BCBS Medical Coverage
• Delta Dental
• 401K savings plan with a Chesterton contribution
• PTO including vacation sick, time, 11 paid holidays, and paid to time off to volunteer for causes
• Vision insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Short‑term disability and long‑term disability insurance
• HSA & FSA options to cover additional medical costs
• Parental leave for moms and dads to be
• Hiring referral bonuses (up to $3,000 for select roles)
• A host of other fringe benefits including legal services, pet insurance, Chesterton relief fund for employees in need, and more!

This job can be described as:

At Chesterton, we have a laser focus on our customers. The Material Handler I is a frontline manufacturing position responsible for accurately processes the intake, transfer, and storage of all mechanical seal components and packaging in accordance with company procedures and expected time frames. This includes but is not limited to: performing computer transactions on manufacturing orders, putting stock away in defined inventory locations, pulling components for customer orders, and packing and shipping items as requested.

Job Model: On‑Site

All fully remote positions will require you to travel on site 2-4 times per month depending upon business needs at your own expense.

Hybrid positions will require employees to work both on‑site and remote each week under a schedule that has been determined and agreed upon by you and your manager.

On‑Site positions will require employees to work on‑site for each of their scheduled shifts.

A typical day at work would include:

• Accurately transacts data daily related to incoming and stocking items in Company’s internal Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
• Verifies receipt of materials against packing lists to ensure accuracy in inventory transactions.
• Working closely with Mechanical Seal Team Members, resolves issues related to transactions, inventory discrepancies, and overall material movement within the cell, (ex. conducts root cause analysis on missing inventory).
• Maintains accurate inventory through transactions in applicable systems and ensures proper placement and labeling of materials.
• Rotates materials for shipments and storage in accordance with accounting standards (FIFO).
• Operates forklift to return empty pallets to the loading dock area for reuse or removal and as needed to support the business.
• Maintains stock of packaging supplies by doing a daily inventory of the packaging stations and resupplying as needed.
• Conducts daily, system generated cycle counts of inventory and reports information to a data processor.
• Accurately picks / packs component and customer orders in accordance with department procedures and quality metrics and using proper packaging and labeling methods.
• Physically scraps items in accordance with…