Material Specialist -1st Shift - East Peoria- Bldg KK

Career Area:

Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Job Description:

Description

As a Materials Specialist at Caterpillar, you will perform a variety of functions to check, receive, verify accuracy of our prime product. You will check, store, disburse or fill orders for parts, materials, tools, equipment and supplies.
 

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain and report daily receiving and shipping activities

• Safely perform the material handling and warehousing functions required in the receiving, processing, storing, moving, packing, and shipping of parts, materials equipment and supplies.

• Performs related and/or specialized clerical duties and resolves discrepancies as required. Maintains related clerical records and operates computer terminal and/or hand held scanner to access and update information for receiving, counting and order processing. Performs housekeeping functions. 

• Uses mobile equipment as required to facilitate job functions.

• Reports defects and need for repairs.

Additional Information:

• Pay is $18.18 hr

• This position does not offer relocation

• This position requires no travel.

• This is a supplemental position - 40 hrs or more with limited benefits

• This is for 1st shift in East Peoria - Bldg KK

• Safety is a core value at Caterpillar.  We owe it to our employees and their families to work in a safe and secure workplace.  All candidates for employment must successfully pass a preemployment drug screen held to the DOT standards for prohibited substances, including marijuana

Basic Qualifications:

• Prior experience in a warehouse or similar environment

• Excellent computer skills

• High School Diploma

• Valid Drivers License and Forklift driver certification

• Ability to frequently lift and carry boxes weighing up to 35 pounds for intervals of 15-30 minutes 

• Work at heights of up to 30 feet from the floor, work in an environment with frequently changing temperatures, and walk, squat and bend over for intervals of 15-30 minutes, with or without reasonable accommodation

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Ability to read/write and interpret documents, the ability to perform a variety of clerical functions and do basic math

• Warehouse and/or order filling experience

Caterpillar is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers

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