What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Handler position at RK?
Description
The Material Handler at RK is responsible for supporting daily shop operations by safely loading, unloading, and transporting raw materials, parts, and fabricated components throughout the facility. This role plays a critical part in staging materials for production, maintaining accurate inventory counts, and ensuring materials are delivered to the right teams on time.
You’ll work closely with fabrication crews, shop leads, and logistics staff to keep workflows organized and efficient. The job involves operating forklifts, overhead cranes, and other equipment, as well as performing routine checks to ensure materials are stored and handled according to safety standards.
RK Overview
RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life.
Position Summary
Coordinate off-loading with crafts and quality control for controlled materials. Place materials in proper area according to storage and handling lists to initiate storage. Change forms and document new location when necessary. Load, unload and move material within or near warehouse or worksite. Read work order or follow oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved. Load and unload materials onto or from trucks, trays, racks and shelves by hand or fork lift. Be the primary trainer for new employees.
Role Responsibilities
RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law
The Material Handler at RK is responsible for supporting daily shop operations by safely loading, unloading, and transporting raw materials, parts, and fabricated components throughout the facility. This role plays a critical part in staging materials for production, maintaining accurate inventory counts, and ensuring materials are delivered to the right teams on time.
You’ll work closely with fabrication crews, shop leads, and logistics staff to keep workflows organized and efficient. The job involves operating forklifts, overhead cranes, and other equipment, as well as performing routine checks to ensure materials are stored and handled according to safety standards.
RK Overview
RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life.
Position Summary
Coordinate off-loading with crafts and quality control for controlled materials. Place materials in proper area according to storage and handling lists to initiate storage. Change forms and document new location when necessary. Load, unload and move material within or near warehouse or worksite. Read work order or follow oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved. Load and unload materials onto or from trucks, trays, racks and shelves by hand or fork lift. Be the primary trainer for new employees.
Role Responsibilities
- Inspect and maintain storage yards and warehouses for cleanliness, etc. and report problems to supervisor.
- Issue material by field requisition, locate and distribute material as directed by craft foreman and direct supervisor.
- Ensure documentation is complete and accurate and check other employees paperwork for errors before completion
- Identify materials and items being received or shipped and ensure they are the correct items
- Maintain accurate records for any and all inventory transactions
- Move materials to or from storage or worksites to designated areas, using hand truck or power device.
- Locate and prepare materials for outbound shipment and notify supervisor when shipment is ready.
- Load and unload materials within warehouse or storage facility.
- Utilize hand trucks, forklifts, hoists, conveyors or other handling equipment to move material.
- Coordinate and perform shipment loading and complete required paperwork.
- Perform additional assignments per supervisor’s request.
- May require delivering material to jobsites as needed; acceptable Motor Vehicle Report required for this task.
- Receives direct supervision.
- Performs technical responsibilities.
- Work is generally structured or recurring.
- Objectives based on established guidelines, processes and operating procedures.
- Relevant past experience is not necessarily required.
- 3 Years of experience in Forklift and Material Handling ideally in heavy steel required.
- Experience with All Terrain extended boom and fork lift required, including Telehandler.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and a variety of office equipment.
- Occasionally may need to reach, stoop, or kneel.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
- Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
- Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
- Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
- Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
- Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program
RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law