Material Handler

Day Shift: $17.68/hour to start

Evening & Night Shift: $19.45 to start

What Can We Give You?

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Matching up to 4%, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, 10 Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, and more

Material Handler I at Ditch Witch:

This employee fills orders, receives and stocks parts into the warehouse, delivers parts with forklifts or Raymond, and unloads trucks. This employee also performs routine maintenance on forklifts and parts wagons.

What Will You Do? 

• Read information from various documents.   

• Locate and identify parts in the warehouse.   

• Use a forklift, Raymond, or hoist to move or deliver parts and containers.   

• Count or use scales to weigh-count parts.   

• Use a computer to check the location, inventory, and routing/ordering of parts.  

• Perform routine service on forklifts, including filling the propane tank, checking and adding engine oil, cleaning the radiator, and washing the forklift.   

What Will You Need?  

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.     

• Prior forklift experience and/or certification preferred.   

• Have appropriate reading, clerical, and basic math skills. This includes the ability to understand written instructions, record transactions accurately, and perform basic calculations.   

Work Environment: 

• Manufacturing plant conditions (indoors, with variable temperature, humidity, noise, and dirt).  

• Limited outdoor exposure (while getting parts and filling forklift propane tank).   

• Physical hazards such as powered vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic, overhead storage, and materials handling.   

• Working with hazardous materials, including LPG, solvents, oils, grease, acids, caustics, paints, and batteries.   

Essential Physical Functions:   

The physical demands for this job are classified as medium and include the following:   

• Be able to regularly handle items weighing up to 60 pounds from floor to knuckle.   

• Be able to regularly pull or push items weighing up to 50 pounds.   

• Be able to regularly lift items up to 35 pounds from knuckle to shoulder.   

• Be able to regularly lift items up to 25 pounds from shoulder to overhead.   

• Job requires frequent standing, sitting, bending, climbing, and elevated work.   

• Job requires occasional twisting, squatting, and kneeling.   

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related needs and conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.