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The Greenbrier Companies

Material Handler (1st shift- 6-230pm) at The Greenbrier Companies

The Greenbrier Companies Tacoma, WA

Job Description

At Greenbrier we do the hard work that matters.The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) is powering the movement of products around the world as a leading designer manufacturer and supplier of freight rail transportation equipment and services.Greenbriers heritage of hard work and industrial innovation is celebrated at every level of our organization.We structure our business to support teams that deliver innovative solutions for our customers while positively impacting the world around us.Greenbriers success begins with people. We believe in supporting our global workforce through our unwavering attention to Safety Quality Respect for People and Customer Satisfaction. Our Inclusion Diversity Engagement Access and Leadership (IDEAL) commitment is rooted in these values which lead to a culture where employees are engaged and feel good about coming to work every day.SummaryThe Material Handler is responsible for loading unloading and moving materials within or near the plant yard or work site.Duties and ResponsibilitiesTo perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned to address business needs and changing business practices.Receives processes and tags incoming materialMoves inventory materials to their respective areaDelivers parts to areas in the plant where work is in processPerforms cycle counting and physical inventories as directedMaintains forklift trucks in clean good working orderQualificationsThe following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties.Minimum QualificationsAbility to work within a team environment communicate professionally with team members and vendors clearly and concisely both verbally and in writingAbility to organize and prioritize projects and information with accurate turnaround under tight timeframesAbility to identify plan start and complete projects or other work that needs to be accomplishedPreferred QualificationsMaterials or warehouse experienceOne years work experience as a material handler in an industrial settingExperience driving a forklift or other heavy equipmentWork Environment and Physical RequirementsWork EnvironmentThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.With the exception of clerical administrative and some management positions the physical environment requires the employee to work in hot and cold environments in and out of the weather work safely around heavy equipment and on top of and under railcars as well as around railroad tracks. Employees are required to use personal protective equipment such as steel toe boots hard hat hearing protection safety glasses welding and grinding shields etc. or as environmental conditions dictate.Physical Activities and RequirementsFrequency KeyNot Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupationOccasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5 hours/day)Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5: 5.5 hours/day)Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5 hours/day)Working PosturesSit: OccasionallyWalk: FrequentlyBend: FrequentlyKneel/Squat: FrequentlyCrawl: FrequentlyClimb: FrequentlyReach Forward: FrequentlyReach Upward: FrequentlyHandling/Fingering: FrequentlyLift / Carry Requirements5-10 lbs: Frequently10-25 lbs: Frequently25-50 lbs: Frequently50-75 lbs: Not Applicable75 lbs: Not ApplicablePush / Pull RequirementsUp to 10 lbs: Frequently10-25 lbs: Frequently25-50 lbs: Frequently50-75 lbs: Not Applicable75 lbs: Not ApplicableEOE including Vet/DisabilityClick here for more information: Know Your RightsGreenbrier makes reasonable accommodations in the application and hiring process for individuals with known disabilities unless providing accommodation would result in an undue hardship. Any applicant believing that he or she may need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact Greenbrier Human Resources ator call us at .---Email communication from The Greenbrier Companies (Greenbrier) will always come from a corporate email address that ends in @ or from our applicant tracking system iCIMS after you have created a secure account and submitted your application. During the application process you will create a secure account in our secure applicant tracking site that ends with -. In this portal we will ask you to provide your contact information past employment history education history and other job-related information. Key Skills Athletics,Hr Internship,Insurance Management,Insurance Paralegal,Catia,ACCA Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1

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