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Material Handler- 1st shift

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Fayetteville, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 4/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/25/2026
Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking a Material Handler- 1st shift. Overtime may exceed these hours and can be mandatory at times. The hourly rate for this position is $18.40 per hour.

Shift Hours: 7:00am - 3:30pm Monday - Friday.

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

The Material Handler uses forklift or power equipment to move and store a variety of materials, parts or products. May unload incoming materials from trailers and vehicles. Transport items from incoming staging area or from finished goods staging area to storage area. Store, stack, and arrange material and maintain related documentation. May operate overhead crane or hoist in moving of material, only crane certified associates. Verify, identify and quantify items received against purchase order. Visually inspect and count items / incoming parts, materials and supplies to detect shortages, damages in transit, broken packages and obvious defects. Complete related documentation. Move or expedite material to proper department. Pull material and package for delivery to Service Centers. Use KanBan system to order and replenish materials.

  • Visually inspect for damaged material.
  • Safely and efficiently deliver materials as needed to storeroom locations, or POU locations.
  • Notify internal customers of receipts / product marked to their attention. Maintain working relationship with internal customers.
  • Receive P.O’s in system. Separate AML material from non-AML. (Kanban)
  • Sort and disperse return material. Maintain all documentation accordingly.
  • Unload trucks and check freight bills accordingly. Verify material against packing list.
  • Pull parts from Storeroom if needed in Service Center packing. Ensure packaging is to standard to prevent loss or damage to product.
  • Process internal Kanban cards. Assist in the maintenance of the Kanban system.


Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

  • A high school diploma or GED from an accredited institution
  • 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 offered for this position. Candidates must reside within a 50 - mile radius of Fayetteville, NC will be considered. Active - Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in material handling in a manufacturing setting
  • Experience with forklift operation in either a standup or sit down capacity


Skills

Position Criteria

  • Ability to communicate effectively with other departments to ensure parts and components are delivered on time and meet quality specifications.
  • Flex into other departments as needed to ensure customer and Eaton expectations are met.
  • Ability to work with programs like AS400, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Vista
  • Ability to use electrical schematics and blueprints to identify parts and components needed
  • Ability to use handheld scanners to track inventory in Shipping & Receiving


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 considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. 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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