Material Handler I

About the Role

CesiumAstro is seeking a passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking Material Handler I to support inventory and warehouse operations. This role is crucial for ensuring materials are available to support manufacturing, production, and business operations, contributing to operational efficiency. The position offers hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work in a startup environment, supporting manufacturing, repair, and rework for satellite communications equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive, inspect, store, and issue materials in accordance with established warehouse procedures.
• Move materials between warehouse, production, and storage locations using appropriate material handling equipment.
• Maintain inventory accuracy by completing inventory transactions and documenting material movement.
• Support cycle counts, physical inventories, and inventory reconciliation activities.
• Organize warehouse inventory to promote efficient storage, retrieval, and material flow.
• Prepare materials for production, shipment, or storage in accordance with established procedures.
• Support shipping, receiving, packaging, labeling, and material identification activities.
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe warehouse work areas.
• Accurately record inventory transactions using warehouse management systems or ERP applications.
• Identify inventory discrepancies, damaged materials, or material shortages and notify appropriate personnel.
• Support inventory accuracy initiatives and warehouse process improvements.
• Follow established inventory control procedures and quality requirements.
• Support daily warehouse operations to meet production schedules and customer requirements.
• Build productive working relationships with Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, and Program Management personnel.
• Maintain warehouse documentation and inventory records.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of warehouse organization, inventory accuracy, and material handling processes.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High school diploma or GED.
• Basic knowledge of warehouse operations, material handling, inventory control, receiving, and shipping processes.
• Foundational understanding of material identification, inventory accuracy, storage locations, stock rotation, and material movement practices.
• Familiarity with receiving, put-away, picking, kitting, staging, material issuance, and inventory transaction processes.
• Understanding of part numbers, quantities, lot and serial number traceability, shelf-life materials, and inventory labeling requirements.
• Basic knowledge of material handling, packaging, storage, and preservation practices used to protect parts and materials from damage or contamination.
• Familiarity with warehouse safety, material handling equipment, inventory documentation, and established procedures supporting accurate material flow.
• Ability to lift heavy materials.
• Data entry skills and the ability to read and analyze information.

Preferred Experience

• Previous stock or inventory experience.
• Previous experience operating a forklift or pallet jack.

Qualifications

• Less than a year of experience working as a material handler.

Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

$23.22 - $27.44 an hour