Materials Handler

Daily contact will be with inventory personnel, materials buyers and planners, expediter, master scheduler, quality control, management staff, carriers and corporate personnel. Description: A Material Handler II will complete duties as needed within the department with the primary responsibility of processing customer orders for shipment.

Job Title: Material Handler
Location: Houston, TX (100% Onsite)
Duration: 6 Months Contract
Pay rate: $18.20 per hour on W2
Schedule: 5:00 AM - 1:30 PM -  Monday to Friday
 
Description:

• A Material Handler II will complete duties as needed within the department with the primary responsibility of processing customer orders for shipment.
• Daily contact will be with inventory personnel, materials buyers and planners, expediter, master scheduler, quality control, management staff, carriers and corporate personnel.

 
Responsibilities:

• Processes customer shipments and manual shipments (B-tickets)
• Analyzes order HOLDs and communicates with customer service
• Analyzes inventory availability for shipments (location & quantity)
• Releases sales orders to pick status
• Monitors sales orders picked but not shipped
• Maintains shipping records per the Emerson record retention policy
• Coordinates freight schedules—small package, will call, LTL and TL
• Follows on customer orders allocated but not picked with appropriate personnel
• Provides shipping documents to customer service as requested.
• Acts as a liaison between customer service and shipping activities—coordinate weights & dims, shipping methods, etc.
• Requests/Creates commercial invoices for international shipments as needed
• Monitors shipping supplies
• Assists with Material Handling responsibilities as needed
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Work overtime as required