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Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc.
Material Handler/Driver
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What they do
A Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver drives large commercial vehicles such as tractor-trailers, semi-trucks, or big rigs. Responsibilities typically include transporting cargo across long distances, sometimes over the course of multiple days. They may work for trucking companies, freight carriers, logistics, or shipping companies.
$41,896 / year median in Wisconsin
-18% projected decline
Job Description
Overview Transport incoming and outgoing manufactured parts and products to designated areas using forklift truck, hand jack, carts or other power driven equipment. Supply production areas with a variety of materials. Load material to and from pallets, shelves and trucks. Perform electronic inventory transactions to receive incoming material, verify counts and perform accurate data entry. Use computer software to enter weight and dimensions, process shipments, validate shipping methods and print bills of lading, invoices and shipping labels. Responsibilities Knowledge of inventory, Kanban and/or manufacturing storage systems Read and interpret work instructions and engineering prints. Operate a forklift, lift cranes, hand jack, and hand and air powered tools Count and record incoming raw materials using basic math skills Enter incoming raw materials and quantities into software for company tracking Identify and maintain accurate inventory locations Supply production area with needed materials from inventory Load material to or from pallets, trays or shelves. Order parts from suppliers using computer and Kan Ban system. Communicate part shortages, scrap, or delays in part process or distribution. Prepare product or parts for shipment. Load trucks for shipments Make pick-ups and deliveries to all plants using company truck Perform receiving tasks to meet daily production standards of quality and quantity Unload, unpack and examine incoming shipment, reject damaged items, record shortages, and correspond with Purchasing, Transportation and Inventory Depts to rectify damages and shortages.