Top 3 Freight handler Jobs in Bridgeport Ct

Material Handler
BendPak Inc —Milford, CT
- $22 - $25 an hour
- Overtime
- Spanish
- Forklift
- Ability to climb stairs
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- $18 - $20 an hour
- Overtime
- Computer literacy
- Basic math
- English
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- $18 - $19 an hour
- Overtime
- Computer literacy
- Basic math
- English
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance

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Material Handler

BendPak Inc -
Milford, CT

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Job Details

Full-time
$22 - $25 an hour

Qualifications

Forklift
High school diploma or GED
Warehouse experience
Material handling equipment operation

Full Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

As a Material Handler with our organization, you will be responsible for unloading product deliveries, maintaining stock in the warehouse, and moving stock and other materials to fulfill orders.

The ideal candidate for the material handler position is a diligent worker who can complete tasks successfully with little to no guidance.

JOB DUTIES:

Move freight and stock to and from loading docks, delivery vehicles, storage areas, and production areas either manually or using equipment such as forklifts.
Follow written or oral instructions regarding daily tasks and job duties.
Stage products based on customer orders; assist in filling customer orders.
Sort cargo during loading or unloading process and mark containers with identifying information.
Stacking goodsin the correct storage bays, following inventory control instructions
Document the numbers of units handled or moved each day using production sheets.
Operate warehouse equipment safely and efficiently while meeting productivity and quality expectations.
Perform labeling, sorting, wrapping, packing and other miscellaneoustasks as needed.
Operate machinery such as booms, cranes, pallet trucks, hand trucks and forklifts to handle materials and stock.
Conduct operations and model behavior that promotes a safe environment. This would include looking in the direction of travel, wearing a seat belt, driving at an appropriate speed, and appropriate use of the horn as examples.
Utilize RF scanners and the Warehouse Management System.
Sweep and clean area, including trailers, as needed.
Abide by all company rules and policies in regards to conduct and safety.
Perform additional duties as needed and/or assigned by supervisor/manager.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Regularly sitting on a powered industrial truck
Frequently lift up to 50 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for long periods of time
Having a good sense of balance
Having good eye-hand-foot coordination
Ability to assess weights and judge distances and heights
Ability to work in varying temperatures
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) forklift certification strongly preferred.
Availability to work overtime hours preferred.
High school diploma required.
1-2 years proven work experience as a warehouse
Bilingual, Spanish a plus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT and PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The normal work environment is typical of a warehouse distribution company.
While performing the job, may be exposed to loud noise, harmful chemicals, and loud machinery and must regularly walk to and from different warehouses.
PPE requirements: Steel-toed shoes and safety glasses are required when on the warehouse floor as a minimum. Other PPE may be required depending on the area and specific functional needs.
The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
The candidate is routinely required to sit, stand, walk, climb stairs, touch, see, and hear.
Ability to lift cartons and other packages weighing up to 50 pounds.
Must be able to bend and push/pull heavy pallets.
The candidate will occasionally operate machinery.
The candidate will operate a variety of forklifts
Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and making fine discriminations in sound.
Kneeling: Bending legs at the knee to come to rest on the knee or knees.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Visual Acuity: The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes. The worker is required to have visual acuity to safely operate heavy equipment and operate forklifts.

7:00AM - 3:30PM, Monday- Friday

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