Material Handler

The Material Handler receives, stores, ships and issues equipment, material, supplies, merchandise, or tools, and compiles stock records in stockroom, warehouse, by performing the following duties.

Requirements

• Counts, sorts, or weighs incoming articles to verify receipt of items on requisition or invoices
• Stores articles in bins, on floor, or on shelves, according to identifying information such as part number, size, or type of material
• Fills orders or issues supplies from stock
• Compiles reports on use of stock handling equipment, adjustments of inventory count and stock records, spoilage of or damage to stock, location changes, and refusal of shipments
• Marks identifying codes, figures, or letters on articles
• Distributes stock among production workers, keeping records of material issued
• Determines methods of storage, identification, and stock location, considering temperature, humidity, height and weight limits, turnover, floor loading capacities, and required space
• Moves or transports material or supplies to other departments
• Maintains inventory and other stock records
• Packs customer orders according to procedures
• May learn computerized systems for various modes of shipping
• May drive forklift to complete duties