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Material Handler - 8:30am to 4:30pm
full-time•Des Moines
About this role
POSITION SUMMARY — Operate powered industrial vehicles such as lift trucks, high lifts, internal combustion or electric. Staging of baskets at machines and moving of WIP throughout buildings. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT — Must be willing and able to work in an environment exposed to elements that can include but are not limited to coolant, dust, mist, elevated noise, and uncontrolled temperatures.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Operate powered industrial vehicles such as lift trucks, high lifts, internal combustion or electric
- Stage baskets at machines and move WIP throughout buildings
- Check equipment daily, fluid levels, tires, etc. and complete daily check sheet
- Load and unload trailers and scan all items
- Verify pallets, crates, and boxes are correctly labeled and identified
- Operate pallet wrapper and floor scale
- Route and deliver goods to proper areas within the plant
- Sweep up debris on the floors as needed
- Stage Baskets at machines for operators as needed
- Occasionally operate cranes for moving and staging of coils
- Know material hazards MSDS
- Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with 6S procedures, rules, and regulations
- Ability to stop the production line and/or prevent shipment of products due to nonconformance or potential nonconformance products to our customers
- Support the environmental policy with proactive process implementation, improvement suggestions, reducing waste, and acting on environment performance results and findings
SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Ability to operate scan guns for movement of material and inventory and location check
- Ability to read and understand Bills of Materials
- Ability to operate shrink wrap machine and battery hoist
- Follow safety procedures on forklift
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Effectively communicate between line lead and area being serviced
- Ability to band pallets
- Must be watchful of pedestrian traffic
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education: High School Graduate, GED, or HSDE preferred
Experience: One-year related experience preferred
Computer Skills: Must demonstrate computer literacy
Certificates & Licenses: Must pass and maintain written and driving test for forklift certification
What you'll do
- The Material Handler operates powered industrial vehicles to stage baskets and move work-in-progress materials throughout the facility. They are also responsible for checking equipment, loading and unloading trailers, and maintaining a safe working environment.
About Dee Zee
Dee Zee's extensive product lines are built with you in mind. We recognize your need for durable, functional, and stylish products to keep up with your hectic pace. Dee Zee's classic styles are intertwined with the newest modern looks to explicitly satisfy your needs.
Dee Zee has been a staple brand in the truck accessory market since 1977. We are trusted to support the biggest names in the auto industry as their Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) on a variety of products. If you take a closer look, you may see a Dee Zee finished product underneath a Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, or Toyota logo. Our proven manufacturing techniques have carried over to our consumer market accessories you see flooding websites, catalogs and your local retail stores.
The fertile ground in America's Heartland gives way to eight buildings in Central Iowa comprised of over 1 million square feet dedicated to manufacturing, packaging, warehousing and shipping. In-house engineers create Dee Zee's storied products with the latest design software to produce custom fit applications for your vehicle. The majority of Dee Zee products are made and packaged in Des Moines, IA with 90% of supplied parts coming from American vendors.
Dee Zee is always promoting a cleaner tomorrow by practicing green manufacturing techniques. Our eco-friendly manufacturing processes not only save the end consumer money by using lean practices, but we do our part to protect the planet. Dee Zee's reduced carbon footprint is achieved through massive recycling efforts, material reductions and efficient manufacturing processes. We are proud to work with vendors who are Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program participants for paper and cardboard products during packaging.
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What does a Material Handler - 8:30am to 4:30pm do at Dee Zee?
As a Material Handler - 8:30am to 4:30pm at Dee Zee, you will: the Material Handler operates powered industrial vehicles to stage baskets and move work-in-progress materials throughout the facility. They are also responsible for checking equipment, loading and unloading trailers, and maintaining a safe working environment..
Is the Material Handler - 8:30am to 4:30pm position at Dee Zee remote?
The Material Handler - 8:30am to 4:30pm position at Dee Zee is based in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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