Material Handler 2 - 1st Shift - Bruce, MS

Job Overview

Coordinates material flow to support manufacturing and distribution operations by receiving, staging, loading, unloading, and delivering materials and finished products. Maintains inventory accuracy, creates and manages picklists, fulfills customer and production requirements, and helps resolve material availability and inventory issues to support operational efficiency.

Essential Functions

• Material Selection. Accesses electronic production and warehousing systems to create and prioritize pick lists and review inbound and outbound requirements. Verifies order, staging, delivery, and labeling information, investigates system or scanning discrepancies, and coordinates corrections to maintain material flow.

• Material Coordination. Orders or locates parts and supplies using the inventory system, verifies inventory accuracy, and coordinates replenishment based on production, warehouse, or shipping needs. Delivers and stocks materials, completes putaways and required system transactions, and resolves routine inventory discrepancies.

• Safety, Continuous Improvement, and Quality. Safely operates powered industrial trucks (PIT) and pallet jacks to pick, deliver, stage, load, and unload materials or finished products in manufacturing, warehouse, and receiving areas. Applies proper handling and load techniques, completes required equipment inspections and routine battery or propane tasks, and addresses or reports equipment and load-safety concerns.

• Technical Operations. Independently picks, delivers, and stages materials or products for complex, priority, inbound, or outbound requirements. Coordinates sequencing and staging locations, verifies item and quantity accuracy, resolves material or inventory discrepancies, and updates warehousing transactions to maintain production and shipping flow.

• Quality Assurance. Inspects, verifies packaging, labeling, product condition, and order accuracy for inbound and outbound loads. Determines appropriate handling, staging, and load placement; investigates and documents nonconformance issues; and coordinates corrective action before materials or products are released.

• Operational Coordination. Independently communicates with internal departments, external vendors, carriers, and customers to coordinate inbound and outbound schedules. Resolves routine scheduling conflicts, provides status updates, escalates significant risks, and helps maintain continuity of receiving, production, and shipping operations.

• Problem Solving and Troubleshooting. Leads or coordinates problem solving for complex or recurring material-flow, inventory, receiving, shipping, or system issues. Determines root causes, develops and implements corrective actions with cross-functional partners, and helps standardize improvements to prevent recurrence.

• Expedited Order Fulfillment. Fulfills expedited or priority orders by accessing order information in the designated system, picking and verifying components, packaging and labeling the order, completing required system transactions, and staging it for carrier pickup or delivery.

• Meets daily production requirements

• Respects and follows safety policies and regulations; Scans the environment for things that may pose a safety risk. Encourages others to utilize safe and healthy work practices; Wears appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)

• Follows company policies and standard work procedures; Encourages others to follow work rules; Calls attention to actions that may violate policies and procedures

• Performs quality work and inspections (per Haworth quality standards) throughout the production process

• Flexes weekly work schedules as business demands; May work more than forty hours per week, including weekends and/or holidays

• Follows all housekeeping standards and complete daily 5S checklists/tasks

• Cross trains and performs in other job functions as requested

• Completes other duties as needed

Required Qualifications

• EDUCATION: Minimum of 8th grade education

• WORK EXPERIENCE: Two years warehouse experience or one year manufacturing experience

• Military Equivalency at www.mynextmove.org/vets/find/military

• Military education and experience may be considered when directly related to the applicable work requirements, skills, and experience outlined in this job description. Find Military Equivalency at www.mynextmove.org/vets/find/military

• Certifications/Licensures:(Powered industrial Truck (PIT))

Preferred Qualifications