Join Our Team as a Material Handler III at Wilcox + Flegel! Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We are looking for a dedicated Material Handler III to join our Vancouver department. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth flow of materials and products. If you are detail-oriented, organized, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you! Apply now to be part of our innovative team at Wilcox + Flegel.
We offer an industry-leading benefits package that includes:
Medical, Dental, Vision, RX, Optional FSA Optional Medical Waive Bonus Company paid Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability, and AD&D 401(k) with generous company match Paid Vacation Time, 120 hours per year 7 Paid Holidays Working Holiday Pay Paid Volunteer Hours Employee Fuel Discount Account Wellness Program Incentives Recognition & Reward Program Team Member Referral Bonus Boot Reimbursement
Position Summary:
Ensure the accurate and safe handling of materials and completion of other duties required to effectively operate in a high-volume and fast paced distribution environment. Responsible to consistently role model our Core Values.
Essential Position Functions and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for performing general warehousing duties involving physical handling of product, materials, supplies and equipment
- Operate industrial power equipment in a safe manner
- Storing and stacking materials according to company standards
- Transfers materials and items from receiving dock to bin location or other designated area by hand, hand truck, forklift or other industrial powered truck
- Assembles and prepares customer orders for shipping and loads the order onto trailers
- Accurately execute inventory functions/processes as assigned
- Recognize and correct potential process errors before actions adversely affect the customer
- Identifies damaged products and takes appropriate action when discovered
- Properly prepares, handles, and maintains all required documentation
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor/manager
- Leadership in preloading trucks for customer deliveries and ensuring orders are staged efficiently.
- Overseeing unloading trucks, including returning undelivered products and managing empty totes, drums, and other returned items.
- Ensuring all trucks are efficiently loaded and unloaded for operational efficiency.
- Warehouse audits to ensure compliance with company policies and safety standards.
- High-level data entry in WMS, ERP, and dispatching software.
- Follows all requirements and controls for product integrity and compliance.
- Reports all incidents and accidents to management promptly.
- Coordinates all deliveries for optimum routing and truck efficiency.
- Collaborating with management and other departments to solve issues, identify gaps, and address customer-related disappointments, ensuring continuous service improvements.
- Cross-departmental collaboration to proactively solve operational inefficiencies and enhance customer satisfaction.
- Expertise in inventory management, including maintaining min/max stock levels and managing fuel and lubricant orders.
- High-level compliance with OSHA and company safety standards.
- Leadership in the company’s continuous improvement culture, including 5S implementation, teaching and educating Material Handler I and II in 5S methodologies and best practices, and reducing the 8 wastes.
- Responsible for daily housekeeping and ensuring proper usage of opening and closing checklists.
- Extensive training and mentoring of other staff, with a focus on safety, problem-solving, and improving operational efficiency.
- Basic training of new employees in warehouse functions and safety standards
- Regular interaction with management to assess and implement solutions for operational challenges and ensure alignment with company goals.
- Fostering a culture of continuous education and professional development across teams.
- Familiar with legal weights of different types of commercial vehicles to ensure proper loading and compliance.
Critical Core Competencies and Skills:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to operate a forklift and/or order picker in a safe and efficient manner.
- Demonstrated aptitude for problem solving; ability to determine solutions for customers
- High level of organization and follow through
- Results oriented and able to work both independently and within a team environment
- Comfortable interacting with high-level leaders in across functional disciplines
- Regular attendance is required
- Ability and willingness to work overtime/flexible hours as assigned by supervisor
- Ability to keep all business and operations information confidential
- Familiarity with modern warehousing practices, methods, and theories
- Excellent interpersonal skills as well as verbal and written communication skill
- Must be highly organized with strong ability to multi-task
- Able to assess competing demands and determine appropriate direction
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing environment; agile, flexible and resilient
- Analytical
- Problem Solving
- Project Management
- Customer Service
- Interpersonal Skills
- Teamwork
- Strategic Thinking
- Initiative
- This position has been designated as a Safety Sensitive Position. This position is subject to pre-employment drug testing, as well as random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug and alcohol testing. The results of this testing will be a condition of employment
Minimum Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Minimum of 5 years of warehousing experience required
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Preferred Education, Experience & Skills:
- 7+ years of warehousing experience required preferred
- 3+ years of transacting data in WMS or ERP systems preferred
Licenses, Certifications and/or Registrations:
- Ability to operate a manual / powered pallet jack or lift product required
- Forklift certification is a plus
Equipment and Software Requirements:
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) preferred
Position Location/Working Conditions/Equipment
- Warehouse
- Equipment Shop
- High noise environment
- Exposure to moving machinery
Physical Requirements
- Typically standing or walking
- Typically driving forklift, pallet jack, etc.
- Typically bending, crouching, stooping
- Frequent lifting (60 lbs.)
Equipment
- Heavy equipment (forklift, etc...)
