Position: Material Handler Specialist
Location: Owings Mills, MD
Pay: $22.00 - $25.00/hourly (depending on experience)
Shift: 1st Full-Time - 8 hours Monday to Friday
Hours: Full-Time 8:00am - 4:30pm
Interview: In-Person
Ability to Commute to Owings Mill, MD
Must Pass a Background and drug test
Job Summary:
We are seeking a dedicated Material Handler Specialist. In this role, you will be responsible for efficiently managing the movement, storage, and distribution of materials within a fast-paced warehouse environment. Your expertise in heavy equipment operation, materials handling, and inventory management will ensure smooth shipping, receiving, and order fulfillment processes. The ideal candidate will possess strong mechanical knowledge, experience with warehouse management systems, and a commitment to safety standards to support operational excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Overall responsibility for picking, packing and preparing orders for shipment.
- Reporting to Inside Sales and Customer Service Manager.
- Also views and prints documents and labels and completes shipping entries in the system. Additionally, the Order Fulfillment Specialist is responsible for staging and loading shipments.
- Picks packs and prepares orders for safe and accurate shipping. Responsible for confirming shipping details and paperwork.
- Utilizes ERP system to pull and ship orders.
- Uses shrink wrap machine and banding machine to palletize orders.
- Accurately labels outgoing orders with the correct shipping carrier information.
- Works closely with the traffic coordinator to ensure timely shipment and on time delivery to our customers.
- Safely operates the forklift and pallet jack to pull, prepare and stage shipments. Maintains the rotation of the finished goods stored in the warehouse.
- Act as backup for essential Traffic Coordinator duties as needed - coordinates freight (prepares shipping documents and schedules with carriers).
- Maintains a clean, safe, organized workstation.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Well-qualified candidates will have the following experience, capabilities, and traits:
- High School Diploma
- 3 or more years shipping or packing experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
- ERP Inventory control experience.
- Highly detail oriented, must have data entry experience and intermediate computer skills.
- Ability to do basic math routinely throughout the day.
- Ability to use hand/power tools.
- Ability to lift 35-50 lbs. repetitively and up to 70 lbs. with lift assistance.
- Ability to climb ladders.
- Ability works an alternate shift as required.
Additional experience, knowledge, and skills preferred
- Experience with Fed Ex or UPS Processing.
- Experience operating Electric Pallet Jack and/or Forklift equipment.
Physical requirements and working conditions
- Frequent standing or walking up to 8 -10 hours a day.
- Lifting of 35-50 lbs. up to 75% of the time.
- Repetitive hand and wrist motion used 100% of the workday using the computer, forklift and shrink wrap machine.
- Hearing is required to run machinery such as the forklift and pallet jack and is used up to 85% percent of the time.
- Visual acuity required to check packages and execute order picking.
- Frequent verbal communication is required between team members.
Key Words: Material handler, Warehouse, heavy lifting, forklift, pallet jack, basic math, ERP, Shrink wrap, pick/pack, load/unload.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $22.00 - $25.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Owings Mills, MD 21117 (Required)
Work Location: In person
