Material Distributor – 1st Shift

SUMMARY:  

Performs duties involved in distributing stock to individual stations, recording material usage accurately, recording material movement, including stock, job, and making parts, ensuring materials are where they are required to fit the schedule, and conducting cycle counts—attention to detail, including data input accuracy.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING.  OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED:

• Move materials from stored bins to required bins.
• Record material usage.
• Record material movement.
• Manage the move queues online—work from routings, bills of material, and verbal and written instructions.
• Use a forklift, tow motor, and side loader to handle, place, and remove raw stock, equipment, parts, scrap, refuse, and miscellaneous materials.
• Remove finished products, scraps, and filled baskets from bins.
• Place stock parts in designated areas according to identification.
• Pick up, move, and stack miscellaneous materials such as baskets, pans, tubs, and tote boxes.
• Weigh and dump scrap from hoppers.
• Maintain workflow to prevent lack or excessive accumulation of materials in work and staging areas; maintain aisles and storage areas for safety and ease of movement.
• Use forklift and floor-controlled overhead crane equipment as necessary to move parts and materials; use care to lift and balance loads properly; operate equipment safely.
• Exercise proper care in using tools, equipment, and materials.
• Detect and report faulty equipment, defective material, improper operations, and unusual conditions to supervision.
• Maintain the stock room in a neat and orderly condition.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

KNOWLEDGE: Manufacturing math, intermediate computer skills to ensure data accuracy, working process/product, and part knowledge.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:  One to three years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must be computer literate.

 

The specific statements in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive.  They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to perform the job successfully.  At the employee’s request, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job’s essential functions.