Material Handler

Material Handler

Pay $18.96 / hour

Weekend Shift - Friday - Sunday 6am-6pm

The purpose of this position is to move, stack and sort boat trailers for shipment by following preestablished guidelines, processes, and safety protocols. Persons within this position cover various stations and work as part of a team to ensure production is constantly flowing.

Essential Functions
1. Follow stacking, moving and storage processes to ensure that trailers are securely strapped and will not move, tip, or slide during shipment.
2. Operate and position overhead cranes manually or mechanically to load trailers to transport vehicles (e.g., 18-wheelers, parcels, hot shots).
3. Apply steel banding, straps, saran wrap and tape to secure trailers, parts, and accessories.
4. Work as part of a team by communicating and working closely with teammates.
5. Inspect loads to ensure proper banding, stacking and storage.
6. Drive a tractor in order to safely move trailers to and from various lots and locations
7. Stay ahead of production to prevent departmental downtime (e.g., ensure crane bays have trailers ready for upcoming stacks, clear repaired trailers from porch).
8. Hook tractors to trailer hitches and fasten attachments (e.g., winch cables, hitch pins).
9. Operate hand tools, banding tools, staple guns, razor knives, drills, hammers, and nail guns.
10. Use hand tools to build transport blocks and cover with carpet.
11. Install parts or attachments in transportation or material handling equipment.
12. Remove wheels or put them back on before or after loading.
13. Operate hand scanner to keep inventory of trailers and their lot locations.
14. Communicate with drivers to ensure proper loads are picked up and strapped on for transport.
15. Ensure all actions are in compliance with rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
16. Complete other duties and cross-training activities as assigned.