Material Handler

Job Description

Material Handler

Job Type: Full Time (Non-Exempt)

Location: Novi, MI

Reports To: Inventory Control Team Lead

­­­­­­­­­­Work Environment: Fully air-conditioned, climate-controlled production facility

Overview :

Brooks Utility Products is America’s oldest electric utility manufacturing company. 2023 marks our 150th year in business. Founded as EJ Brooks & Company, the business eventually incorporated Meter Devices Company and Ekstrom Industries to build the most comprehensive electric utility product line portfolio available. Today, we are the leading utility manufacturer of seals, locking equipment, adapters, meter sockets, meter-base testing equipment, test switches, and utility enclosures. Our product line focuses on utility safety, security, and productivity. In 2022, Brooks became a part of the Madison Industries family, joining companies such as Holmatro, Task Force Tips, Reelcraft, Tyden Brooks, Big Ass Fans, Broan/Nutone, and Seakeeper. Along with the entire Madison family of companies, we are on a mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more productive.

To help support that mission, our Novi plant is a clean, fully air-conditioned, climate-controlled environment that promotes quality work, safety, and productivity year-round.

Brooks is seeking a highly motivated Material Handler who assists both production and the Shipping and Receiving Department with material movement and stock transactions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receive and unload freight both manually or with equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks.
• Sign for incoming deliveries.
• Use a computer terminal to process inbound and/or outbound materials.
• Wrap freight both manually and with automated equipment prior to shipping.
• Delivers and retrieves supplies to and from work or storage areas.
• Sort and stage outbound freight.
• Uses scale to weigh raw materials and incoming freight. Tag material and record transaction when returning material to stock.
• Stock shelves and rotate inventory as needed.
• May perform basic preventative maintenance on warehouse equipment.
• Package and inspect product from production lines.
• May provide notice to purchasing regarding stock levels of certain materials.
• Maintain accurate inventory by recording all stock transfers.
• Participate in annual physical inventory .
• Regularly lifts up to 60 lbs.
• Work closely with multiple departments.
• Perform daily safety checks for powered industrial lift trucks.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• 5 years previous Warehouse experience preferred.
• Basic computer skills.
• Prior forklift experience.
• Prior experience with cycle counting would be preferred.