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Material Handler - 1st Shift

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Omaha, NE Full Time
POSTED ON 5/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/19/2026
Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking a Material Handler - 1st Shift.

The hourly rate for this position is $18.00 per hour.

The core hours are 6:30am - 3:30 pm.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You’ll Do

This Material Handler will assist in distributing out our materials for our electrical metering, relaying and transformer components into medium voltage (5-38kv) switchgear assemblies as well as device wiring.

In This Function You Will

  • Operate a forklift to move raw materials and WIP on pallets from one location to another.
  • Organize queue areas for WIP.
  • Proactively stage material in production areas to minimize operator time wasted when searching for parts.
  • Assist with checking in and loading job carts and processing surplus material returns.
  • Build crates for miscellaneous orders as needed.
  • Perform driving duties as necessary to pick up supplies for the shop or parts for outsourcing.
  • Focus on continuous improvement and accomplishing team/plant goals; participate in Kaizen events.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution
  • Must have Valid Driving License
  • Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
  • No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation


Preferred Qualifications

  • Minimum 1-year related experience in a manufacturing environment
  • 1-year Fork truck experience
  • Ability to drive a manual transmission


Position Criteria

  • Communicate effectively with Inventory Specialist and Supervisors to ensure material is timely staged.
  • Maintain work area cleanliness and assist in scheduled 5S activities.
  • Must be willing to work overtime as required, including weekends.
  • Good problem solving and troubleshooting ability
  • Excellent history of work performance, team work and attendance


Why work at Eaton?

We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being. Listed below are programs that are offered globally, but program availabilities may vary by site.

  • Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)
  • Healthcare/retirement savings programs
  • Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance
  • Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development
  • Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs
  • Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico)


We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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