Role snapshot
Step into a hands-on logistics role where you keep projects moving by receiving, organizing, and transporting materials with precision and care. As a Logistics & Material Handling Specialist, you’ll ensure inventory is processed safely, accurately, and on time—every shift.
A day in the life
You start by reviewing inbound schedules and confirming receiving paperwork. A trailer backs into the dock—you verify counts, inspect for damage, and get product into the right slots. Using a sit-down or reach forklift and electric pallet jack, you move pallets to designated locations, label and organize inventory, and stage orders for outbound runs to job sites.
Midday, you pull pick tickets, consolidate materials, and double-check accuracy. You might deliver equipment or materials to a job site and pick up returns from vendors or supply houses—keeping detailed logs along the way. Throughout the day, you keep aisles clear, maintain housekeeping standards, and immediately flag any incorrect, short-shipped, or damaged items to your supervisor. You wrap up by updating documentation, conducting safety checks, and leaving the warehouse safe and accessible for your teammates.
Duties may vary by location, and you may be asked to support other tasks as assigned.
What you’ll handle
- Receive and verify inbound merchandise from external vendors
- Read, pick, and stage orders accurately for delivery to job sites
- Move inventory across facilities using forklifts and pallet jacks
- Sort, organize, label, and store materials in proper locations
- Deliver and pick up equipment/materials from job sites, vendors, and supply houses
- Report damaged, missing, or short-shipped items immediately
- Maintain logs, counts, and documentation for inventory processing
- Keep the warehouse safe, clean, and accessible for all associates
- Follow company policies and procedures, especially safety requirements
Must-haves
- 1+ year of prior warehouse experience
- Ability to operate a forklift and pallet jack
- Valid driver’s license (required for deliveries and pickups)
- High school diploma or GED (related experience may substitute)
- Effective English communication skills, verbal and written
- Willingness to work overtime with short notice; occasional weekends
Nice to have
- Experience using or towing with a trailer
How you’ll thrive
- Operate confidently in a fast-paced warehouse
- Bring a proactive, safety-first mindset
- Work independently and as a dependable team member
- Demonstrate strong organization and attention to detail
- Build positive relationships with internal and external customers
- Collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization
- Maintain a positive attitude and eagerness to learn
Working conditions
- Warehouse environment with travel by vehicle to and from work locations
- Indoor and outdoor work in all weather (heat, rain, cold, wind) with appropriate PPE
Physical demands
- Drive/operate motorized passenger vehicles and forklifts
- Lift and move up to 50 pounds frequently
- Frequent climbing, bending at the waist, crawling, kneeling, and crouching
- Work at heights; climb ladders and stairways; occasional platform/scaffolding work with fall protection
- Wear required PPE: hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs, masks/respirators, reflective vests, gloves, and safety-toe construction-grade boots
- Stand, walk, or sit for extended periods
- Hear and distinguish speech and other sounds to safely operate equipment/phones
- Close, distance, and peripheral vision with normal depth perception (with or without correction)
- Clearly express ideas verbally
- Enter data via keyboard and/or 10-key
- Use arms/hands to reach overhead; signal, grasp, hold, lift, turn, push, and pull tools and materials
Tools & technology
- Sit-down forklift
- Reach forklift
- Cherry picker (order picker)
- Electric pallet jack
- Manual pallet jack
- Forklifts (various)
You should be proficient in general warehouse operations.