Material Handler

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* Position Summary:

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* Bush Hog is one of the most recognized and successful names in the Agricultural Market. The Material Handler is a key position in the Company and will support and contribute to the company goals of profitability, return on investment, inventory turnover, and accident prevention.  The Material Handler, under general supervision, will perform a combination of tasks to handle parts and materials for Receiving, Manufacturing, and Shipping operations.

Will read production schedules, customer orders, work orders and shipping orders or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered or distributed.  Responsible for maintaining the accuracy of inventory and be assigned to a particular work center or various centers.

** Core Competencies for this position include:*
* + Learning

+ People Relations

+ Communication

+ Position/Tech Knowledge

+ Results Driven

** Essential Functions of the Job:*
* ** SHIPPING/SERVICE PARTS DEPARTMENT*
* + Focus, communicate, encourage and contribute to Safety in all aspects of the job and all company meetings.

+ Check and verify inventory problems or errors.

+ Check and verify units to match customer order via the load sheet

+ Pick, pack and prepare product for loading

+ Operate a material handling device(s) to load, retrieve or move product throughout the facility

+ Disassembly of units may be required

+ Respond to request from Supervisor to locate needed parts and product

+ Use standard measuring equipment for example; load height stick of 13.6' for DOT regulations

+ Determine basic space requirement and trailer size per product being loaded.

+ Pick, pack, prepare and ship customer orders via: commercial carrier and/or export container or customer pick-ups.

+ Mark material with identifying information using stencil, crayon or other marking device

+ Record amount of material or items received or distributed by processing issue, transfer, receipt or sale orders

+ Load material safely using authorized equipment

+ Weigh or count items for distribution within plant to ensure conformance to company standards, or insure compliance with height, weight and length

+ Use print and/or computer to access information or data

+ Use computer with inventory scanning device, Excel, and Outlook.

+ Maintain good housekeeping and safe area practices.

+ Perform all other duties assigned by Supervisor.

** RECEIVING DEPARTMENT*
* + Unload or load Trucks.

+ Receive incoming inventory with electronic scanning device unless directed otherwise by Supervisor.

+ Check and verify incoming material meets Bush Hog's packaging and label standards.

+ Safely operate overhead crane.

+ Interpret pick sheet(s), match part number and quantities against pick sheet(s).

+ Pick parts from assigned locations, place correct production  on each pallet, and deliver parts to specific locations. Transfer inventory from receiving location to Manufacturing location via electronic scanning device whenever possible.

+ Operate material handling device(s).

+ Use computer with inventory scanning device, Excel and Outlook

+ Execute 5s program.

Alamo Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing (where permitted by law).