Material Handler

Overview

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries.  We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are.  We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.  We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective:

The position of Material Handler works to pull all material needed to run a full day’s production based off the production schedule set by manufacturing leaders. Material Handlers pull specific material and quantities to specific production pools and production orders.

Essential Functions:

• Picks and scans all material to fulfill a day’s production or runs hot parts for material shortages on the production line.  
• Maintenance of raw material inventory (parts, supplies, etc.)
• Movement of completed parts into and through production and shipping if needed.
• Assistance in loading and preparation product for build
• Loading and unloading of trucks if needed.  
• Properly identify and locate all parts according to established procedures.

Other Key Responsibilities:

• Reports defective materials or questionable conditions to the department leader.
• Maintains the work areas and equipment, clean and orderly condition, and follows prescribed safety regulations.
• Perform all other responsibilities as may be assigned by management.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions:

• Primarily working indoors, factory environment.
• May stand for several hours at a time.
• Occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme weather conditions.
• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibrations.
• The noise level in the work environment can be loud

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Must be able to physically and mentally maintain daily production goals and deadlines as established by management.

Competencies:

• Communication proficiency
• Organizational skills
• Technical capacity
• Initiative
• Thoroughness
• Time management.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This role does not have any supervisory responsibilities upon hiring.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The Team Member may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

Thie is a full-time hourly position, and hours/days of work are decided by production schedules and your reporting manager.

Travel:

Travel is not required for this position.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Manufacturing/industry experience

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
None.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay Group : AAP/EEO Statement

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law.  This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters.  All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member.  Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members.  Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership.  Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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