Material Handler
Schedule: M-F, 7:00am-3:30pm
Pay Rate: $19.00, Hourly
Location: Boise, ID
Position Type: Full Time
Benefits: This position is eligible for WGNSTAR’s full benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k). Additional benefits are listed at the end of this posting.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Receives, stores, retrieves, and issues electrical utility materials, tools, and equipment with limited supervision in both indoor and outdoor storage environments.
- Maintains organized warehouse and yard areas, ensuring cleanliness and adherence to 5S standards while performing regular safety inspections and equipment upkeep.
- Utilizes computerized inventory control systems (Passport) to process material receipts, issues, returns, transfers, and maintain accurate movement records.
- Inspects incoming materials for accuracy against packing lists, bills of lading, shipping manifests, and purchase orders; prepares outgoing shipments with proper packaging, labeling, and documentation.
- Operates forklifts, man‑lifts, and other powered equipment to safely move, store, load, and unload materials, following proper rigging and equipment inspection procedures.
- Retrieves and issues materials based on requisitions, ensuring proper authorization and conducting sorting, cleaning, disassembly, or preparation as needed.
- Handles chemicals and materials requiring specialized storage, packaging, and safety precautions to mitigate environmental and workplace hazards.
- Assembles and maintains racking, shelving, and storage systems for efficient material organization.
Requirements:
- Brings at least one year of forklift operating experience, including current forklift certification.
- Possesses knowledge of ERP systems and handheld scanning devices for efficient material tracking.
- Has one year of materials‑handling or utility material/equipment experience, or equivalent training providing the necessary skills and abilities.
- 4-years of materials handling experience utilizing an electronic inventory management system.
Physical Effort/Activities:
May be required to walk up to 5+miles per day, able to be on feet for 8-10 hrs at a time, able to bend, twist, push/pull, crouch, kneel in confined spaces, work at heights, on a ladder, and lift up to 50-75 pounds. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The people who thrive most at WGNSTAR are those individuals who perform well in a team environment, enjoy interacting and engaging with several different stakeholders, and adapt quickly to changing environments, while leveraging their skills, quality, and knowledge to drive themselves and their teams towards continuous improvement and success.
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, O-1, etc). Additionally, WGNSTAR does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program for this role.
Equal opportunities and Social Governance
WGNSTAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.
WGNSTAR places an immense emphasis on equal employment, encourages diversity in the workplace, and applies an open-door policy for inclusion of all employees. Our diversity program encourages people from any gender, background, ethnicity, culture, education, and experience to join the company and more importantly build a career through employee development.
Through our Global wellness programs, WGNSTAR ensures our employees and families have access to a full range of wellness services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). In the communities that surround our business operations, we support individual and group sponsorships for local sports and those that are vulnerable in society.