Temporary Material Handler, MC

About Day and Zimmermann

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Job Summary

We’re looking for a temporary Material Handler to join our Day & Zimmermann team located in Charlotte, NC. The Material Handler, MC moves inventory, tools, and production supplies safely from warehouses to power plants, industrial sites, and office facilities. This role ensures the safe and timely delivery of materials, employing the highest industry safety standards. Coordinates with a team of tooling specialists to maximize efficiency, paying careful attention to detail, ensuring the proper completion of every order.

As the temporary Material Handler, here’s the work you’ll do:

• Lift and unload heavy pallets, both by hand, material handling equipment and by forklift, and safely relocate them elsewhere in the warehouse or prepare them for transport.
• Receive, confirm, track, store, dispatch and deliver material from the warehouse to to power plants, industrial sites, and office facilities.
• Facilitate and maintain a safe work environment and a trained workforce, committed to the best practices in the industry.
• Perform quality inspections of materials, ensuring that the delivery is completed as requested and that the order meets company and industry standards.
• Keep the warehouse organized and tidy and implement general housekeeping practices to maintain workplace cleanliness.
• Fill out inventory lists, crosscheck shipping invoices and maintain accurate delivery log records for every order. Answer phone calls and questions regarding delivery status, order changes and confirmations as well as other general logistical inquiries.

This role is for you if you have these skills:

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., stand/walk continuously and perform physical tasks.
• Experience in forklift, pallet jack and other heavy equipment operation (Operating Forklift, Pallet Jack).
• Understanding safety inspections on equipment and completing them daily.
• Understand the basics of the supply chain, including shipping and receiving logistics, quality assurance, equipment upkeep, and facility maintenance.
• Skills in basic computer software, such as MS Word, Excel, etc. (not required but preferred) Basic math, writing and oral communication.

And if you have these qualifications:

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
• 1+ years of relevant experience required.
• Forklift Certification required.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Great attitude and team player. 
• Successful completion of background and drug screening process.

Essential Functions

To ensure a safe work environment while meeting the physical demands of the job, you must be able to perform the following physical and mental tasks, with or without a reasonable accommodation: 

• Visual acuity (e.g., needed to prepare and analyze data, to transcribe documents, to view a computer, to read, to inspect objects, to operate machinery.  

• Balancing (e.g. maintaining equilibrium when walking, climbing, crouching, etc.)  

• Stooping (e.g. bending the spine at the waist)  

• Reaching (e.g. reaching the arms or legs in any direction)  

• Lifting motion or lifting objects more than 50 pounds  

• Walking  

• Repetitive motion of any part of the body  

• Kneeling, crouching or crawling  

• Pushing or pulling (e.g. using a part of your body to press against something in a downward or outward direction or in a dragging or hauling motion)  

• Manual Dexterity (e.g. picking, pinching, typing, or other working that uses fingers)  

• Grasping (e.g. use of hand to apply pressure)  

• Feeling (e.g. perceiving an object’s size, shape, texture, etc.)