Material Handler

Job Responsibilities

Organizes and monitors inventory, loads and unloads materials,   documents   orders and manifests.

- Assist   with all shipping, receiving, and inventory organization efforts

- Help to efficiently carry   out all product loading and unloading tasks

- Receive and process new inventory, ensuring contents match manifest documents

- Inspect receivables for defects, damages, or missing items

- Unload, stack, move, and place products in appropriately designated areas

- Move and transfer products between various sections of the warehouse as needed

- Use forklifts, pallet jacks, hand carts etc. to transfer and deliver goods

- Perform detailed manual inventory counts

- Label warehouse stock for quick and easy identification and retrieval

- Stack, shelve, and stage items for storage and shipment as necessary

- Fulfill and track outgoing orders

- Collect, prepare, package, and label goods for shipment

- Loa d   and stra p /b and   totes   and /or d rums   in   containe rs for   ov ers e as   shipment

- L oad   and   unload   from   dry   van s,   containers,   and fl at beds

- Double-check items to verify accuracy of outgoing orders

- Operate floor sweeper

- Ensure tools and equipment are kept clean and in working order

- Report any equipment malfunctions or issues to upper management

- Follow all warehouse policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

- Adhere to all health and safety rules and regulations

- Wear protective clothing and equipment as   required

- Operate tools and machinery safely and efficiently according to company protocol

- Work with other warehouse team members to effectively complete assigned tasks

- Duties related to Hazardous Waste Management

- Assist   wi th sta ging   traile rs, v ans, or t ankers   in   docks   or   loading a reas   as n eeded   via y ard mule

- Performs other duties as assigned

Candidate   Qualifications / Requirement s

- Previous   experience with shipping/receiving hazardous materials   preferred

- Familiar with hazardous material manifesting requirements

- Previous   warehouse experience preferred

- Forklift certification and/or ability to successfully complete forklift training

- Yard   mule   experience   and/or experience   backing   in   trailers   preferred

- Excellent verbal communicator

- Computer literate

- Familiar with common warehouse tools and equipment

- Thorough, alert, and detail-oriented

- Dependable and responsible

- Strong work ethic

- Comfortable working independently

- Makes safety a priority

Physical & Work Requirement

- Must be able to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel,   crouch   or crawl and talk or hear.

- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision,   depth   perception   and the ability to adjust focus.

- Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 lbs.

- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts

- High, precarious places

- Fumes or airborne particles

- Outside weather conditions

- Contribute to other projects and plans not specifically noted to reach divisional objectives

Koppers Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal   opportunity   employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category or characteristic protected by federal law, state ,   or local law.