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Material Handler - 1st Shift
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What they do
A Warehouse Worker moves or transports freight, stocks, and materials, usually without using machinery.
$39,058 / year median in Wisconsin
-2% projected decline
Job Description
Material Handler
- 1st Shift
Parker Aerospace
CHETEK, Wisconsin
PERMANENT
Updated 09/05/2026
Job Description
Job Summary
Position Summary
Our Quick Coupling Division is looking for a Material Handler to support assembly and machining operations through receiving, storing, staging, and moving raw materials, subassemblies, and finished parts to support. This role ensures timely, accurate supply of components to production, maintains inventory accuracy, performs basic quality checks, and follows safety and handling procedures.
What Is a Quick Coupling?
Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies and systems with $19.9B in revenue in 2025. Parker's Quick Coupling Division is the largest manufacturer of quick couplings in the world. A quick coupling is used to provide a fast, make-or-break connection of fluid or gas transfer lines. Our plants provide critical equipment for many different industries including Agriculture, Construction, and Data Centers.
Responsibilities
Receive (physically and electronically) material and product
Shipping of parts and raw stock to vendors and other facilities
Data entry/generate reports and documents
Routine maintenance of department equipment
Load and unload trucks
Make labels
Deliver to WIP, finished goods and raw materials to designated areas
Spot Inventory/Weight counting
Pick product for shipping from carousel system/push back racks
Product traceability
Prepare shipping documents
Receiving and stocking of product
Knowledge of shipping documents
Receive product on Main Frame
Troubleshoot receiving problems
Receive UPS and raw stock
Collect and safely store non-conforming material
Cut-up scrap and prepare for disposal
Daily check steel storage system
Complete understanding of Raw Stock Program
Cut Work Orders and WIP release jobs
Load and unloading of pallet truck
Certified lift truck operator
Physical Requirements:
Able to lift and move average weight material (1-50 lbs)
Occasional lifting of over 50 lbs with assistance.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent
Good verbal and written communication skills
Must have excellent computer skills.
Must understand how to correctly complete shipping and WIP spanet documentation.
Ability to read and understand part numbers. This includes how to read location numbers.
Can work both independently and as part of a team.
Detail oriented. Demonstrate good judgment to comply with instructions and standard procedures, methods or practices.
Able to count accurately. Work at 95
- 100 inventory accuracy.
Pay, Benefits, Work Schedule
Pay
Starting Hourly Wage - $21.50
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Profit Sharing Bonus
401(k) Matching & Retirement Income Account
Life Insurance
Paid Vacation & Holidays
Work Schedule
Monday through Friday
6:00 am - 2:00 pm
Equal Employment Opportunity
Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.("Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor")
If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Drug Tests
Drug-Free WorkplaceIn accordance with Parker's policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.
Job and company information not to be copied, shared, scraped, or otherwise disseminated without explicit consent of JSfirm, LLC.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plans
- Employee Stock Options (ESOs)
- Health Insurance