Material Handler in Channahon, Illinois at Valto
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Job Description
Material Handler
Full Time
Channahon, IL, US
Salary Range: $23.00 To $25.00 Hourly
With over 70 years of innovative products and services, Valto, Inc is the world’s leading provider of FRP composite panels. Our lightweight composite products deliver unsurpassed strength and durability; and we continue to pioneer next level performance in building materials, recreational vehicles, and transportation. We deliver quality products that perform in demanding environments.
Valto is seeking a Material Handler is responsible for receiving, unloading, inspecting, storing, and distributing raw materials and inventory needed to support manufacturing operations. This role ensures inventory accuracy, proper material handling, warehouse organization, and timely delivery of materials to production while maintaining safety, quality, and inventory control standards.
The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of warehouse, receiving, shipping, inventory control, or material handling experience, with strong forklift skills, inventory management knowledge, and a commitment to safety, accuracy, and operational efficiency. Experience working with warehouse management systems and supporting manufacturing operations is preferred.
How you’ll make an impact in this role:
- Receive, inspect, count, and unload incoming materials and shipments to ensure inventory accuracy and compliance with receiving procedures.
- Safely operate forklifts and material handling equipment to transport, store, and issue materials throughout the facility.
- Maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counts, inventory transactions, warehouse organization, and material tracking activities.
- Maintain warehouse housekeeping, 5S standards, and safe storage practices while supporting continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
- Coordinate shipping orders from initial processing through final loading.
- Handle returned goods authorizations (RGAs) and related claims.
What You'll Bring to the Table
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred; some college coursework is a plus.
- 2-5 years of warehouse, receiving, shipping, inventory control, logistics, or material handling experience preferred.
- Forklift certification or the ability to obtain and maintain certification.
- Strong understanding of warehouse operations, inventory control principles, and material handling procedures.
- Experience working with warehouse management systems and inventory tracking processes.
We offer a comprehensive total rewards package that includes bonus eligibility and a competitive benefits program. This package includes employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 11 Paid Holidays.
For this role, we anticipate paying $23-$25 an hour. Placement within the range considers experience, skills, and internal equity.
Valto, Inc complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), and the Illinois Human Rights Act, and provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities as required by law.
Valto, Inc provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Disclaimer
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Management reserves the right to modify job duties and responsibilities at any time based on business needs.
Nothing in this job description creates an employment contract, express or implied. Employment remains at will where permitted by applicable law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.