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Material Handler - 1st Shift

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Richmond, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/7/2026
Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Material Handler - 1st Shift - at our Klockner Dr location in Richmond, VA.

The hourly rate for this position is $19.47 per hour.

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.

HOURS: 7:00am - 3:30pm

Why work at Eaton? Below are a few of the outstanding benefits we offer:

  • Health benefits and vacation time - available to use on day one of your employment!
  • 10 Paid holidays
  • Overtime opportunities
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Educational Assistance Program, Wellness Reimbursement, and more!


What You’ll Do

This position requires the ability to use a forklift or power equipment to move and store a variety of materials, parts, and products. This position will transport items from incoming staging area or from finished goods staging area to a storage area and/or shipping area. This position may operate an overhead crane or hoist to assist in moving of material. Individual will also complete related documentation associated with shipping and receiving material as well as move or expedite material to the proper department.

  • Act as backup to other material handlers as needed in different sections.
  • Visually inspect for damaged material.
  • Keep areas neat and orderly using 5S guidelines.
  • 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
  • Perform duties of internal truck driver, making pickups and deliveries in a timely fashion. Assist with delivery / receipt of product to outside vendors and / or contractors.
  • Operate stretchwrap machine.
  • Maintain stock levels. Coordinate movement of material. Locate material when required by other material handlers, internal customers or Supervisors.
  • Work with planners and buyers to make them aware of problems
  • Assist with annual inventory.
  • Process internal Kanban cards. Assist in the maintenance of the Kanban system.


Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

  • Must have a high School diploma or GED from an accredited institution
  • No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Richmond, VA will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
  • 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.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Ability to obtain forklift certification and previous experience in a warehouse or manufacturing environment preferred.
  • Ability to use computer systems for the input and tracking of materials.


Skills

Position Criteria:

  • Ability to lift 50 pounds
  • Ability to stand for extended periods of time. Repetitive lifting, bending, and squatting is inherent to this position.
  • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Effective oral and written communication skills as well as planning and organizational skills
  • Maintain 5S and housekeeping in work area
  • Maintain health and safety equipment in good working order
  • Know and follow established job specific and facility wide health and safety procedures and rules


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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