Material Handler, 1st Shift

Wenger Corporation is a privately-held, leading manufacturer of high-quality music education, performing arts and athletic products.

To better balance the needs of your personal life, Wenger Corporation provides best-in-class, family-friendly scheduling for our manufacturing team. Our flexible options include four 10-hour shifts (Mon-Thurs) with OT Fridays. And when the unexpected does arise, we'll work with you to help you be where, and when, you are needed most.

Wenger Corporation is seeking a Material Handler to distribute product in a safe, timely manner within and among all assigned areas in a manner that expedites production and contributes to the consistent achievement of established quality and quantity standards.

Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Reviews the week's production schedules for areas assigned in order to plan the best use of available time for production support and anticipate possible bottlenecks before they occur
• Confers with production team, Cell Leads on a regular basis to help ensure the highest level of production support possible, making changes in the material handling schedules as directed
• Maintains records, lists and notations that are required to complete assigned duties and responsibilities in an accurate and timely manner
• Develops and maintains a thorough working knowledge of materials locations, and continually reviews location information or maps as required
• Provides direction to others as required or requested on safe, proper methods of loading, unloading and transporting materials
• Informs a Cell Lead of questions and/or problems with completing assigned duties, making suggestions to minimize future problems
• Complete inventory transactions in business management systems
• Maintains accurate inventory locations and qualities and will be involved with the weekly cycle counts
• Contributes to a cooperative work effort through performance of assigned duties in an accurate and timely manner
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of parts, materials, and material handling processes established for areas assigned typically learned from at least six to nine (6-9) months experience
• Skill and ability to work in assigned area(s) under only general supervision
• Familiarity with scanning devices
• Previous forklift experience with the ability to obtain a valid license through Wenger Corporation