Material Handler Tier 3

Materials Handler 1st shift
- Tier 3

Description: Materials Handler 1st shift
- Tier 3

About BITZER: BITZER, established in 1934, provides innovative products and services for the refrigeration and air-conditioning market. Our global team of over 3,500 employees delivers products that are focused on customer satisfaction maintaining the optimum temperature in buses, trains, buildings and food storage. Perfection and precision shape our operations; efficiency and sustainability is our way of thinking.

BITZER Scroll Inc., a subsidiary of BITZER established in 2006, is a development and production facility located in Syracuse, NY. We are a team of 130 people, designing, laboratory testing, machining and assembling scroll compressors for the global commercial air-conditioning market.

Summary (Position Description): The Material Handler position has the combined responsibilities for maintaining warehouse inventory, shipping and receiving freight, handling stock to fulfil the assembly line needs, maintaining the cleanliness of parts and facilities as needed, and operating a powered fork truck to accurately move freight throughout the building. The Tier 3 position is a highly qualified SAP user that needs little to no training.

Reports To: Warehouse Supervisor

Pay Rate: Starting wage $20; if SAP experience is present, higher pay may apply.

• Loads, unloads and moves materials within or near the facility
• Reads work orders or follows verbal instructions to retrieve materials or containers to be moved
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks and shelves by hand
• Maintains material quality and inventory of materials to be moved by sight inspection and counting before moving
• Lifts heavy objects by hand or by using power equipment
• Cleans work area, machines and equipment using brooms, mops, cloths, and cleaning compounds to maintain housekeeping
• Stacks or assembles materials into bundles and bands bundles together using a banding tool
• Verifies, records, and keeps record of all outgoing and incoming shipments and prepares materials for shipment
• Routes incoming materials, supplies or equipment to the appropriate departments or other areas
• Prepares products or materials for shipment by closing and sealing packages, affixing labels, and checking postage
• Compiles and keeps records of quantity, type and values of material counted
• Counts materials, property and supplies and records totals to inventory program in SAP
• Verifies recorded computations against physical count of inventory and adjusts errors or investigates and reports reasons for discrepancies
• Prepares reports, inventory balance sheets and lists of depleted or defective or unusable material
• Controls stock and issues materials to the assembly line as needed
• Other responsibilities as outlined in the Job Description

• Ability to use SAP or ERP systems – previous experience preferred
• Ability to safely operate powered industrial equipment including a forklift
• Ability to communicate professionally
• Ability to keep organized & maintain attention to detail
• General computer skills required
• Ability to work within the BITZER BIPROS system
• Ability to work safely and effectively within a team environment
• Able to lift 50-60 pounds as needed and 30 or more pounds on a regular basis

• Ability to effectively meet and communicate with employees, the public and vendors
• Daily contact requires courtesy, discretion and sound judgment
• Solid PC skills using Microsoft Office software, as well as a working knowledge of general office equipment (photocopier, fax machine, phones)
• Good written communication skills and effective organizational skills
• Ability to work collectively with others within the organization

• This job is performed in a Warehouse/Manufacturing environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; bend; stoop; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. May be required to lift up to 50-60 pounds as needed and 30 pounds on a regular basis

Must be able to pass a basic computer skills and SAP test