Material Handler Resume Template
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Austin Nelson
Senior Material Handler · Manufacturing Logistics
Columbus, OH
(614) 555-5462
austin.nelson@email.com
linkedin.com/in/austinnelson
Profile
Material handler with 9 years moving raw stock and finished goods through an automotive parts plant. Coordinates inbound and outbound material flow for 3 production lines with a 99% on-time delivery rate.
Logistics Experience
Senior Material Handler
2020 – Present
Buckeye Auto Components, Columbus, OH
- Coordinate raw material and finished-goods flow for 3 production lines using a WMS scanner.
- Operate forklifts and pallet jacks to move 250+ pallets a shift between dock and staging areas.
- Hold a 99% on-time material delivery rate to production lines across the last fiscal year.
- Inspect incoming shipments against purchase orders, flagging shortages before line release.
- Train new material handlers on equipment operation and warehouse safety procedures.
Material Handler
2017 – 2020
Buckeye Auto Components, Columbus, OH
- Loaded and unloaded trailers and staged material kits for scheduled production runs.
- Tracked inventory locations in the WMS and reconciled counts during weekly cycle audits.
- Inspected pallets and containers for damage before moving material into storage racks.
- Maintained equipment storage areas and reported forklift issues to the maintenance team.
Warehouse Associate
2015 – 2017
Buckeye Auto Components, Columbus, OH
- Picked and packed component kits for delivery to assembly line workstations.
- Recorded units handled on daily production sheets for shift supervisors.
Certifications
Powered Industrial Truck Operator Certification
Employer program per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178
Core Skills
Material handling equipment
Inventory tracking
Load/unload procedures
Warehouse management systems
Quality inspection
Shipping & receiving
OSHA safety compliance
Systems
Warehouse management systemSAPMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Outlook
Education
High School Diploma
2014
Eastmoor Academy
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Skills to list
- Material Handling Equipment Operation
- Inventory Tracking
- Load/Unload Procedures
- Warehouse Management Systems
- OSHA Safety Compliance
- Quality Inspection
- Basic Equipment Maintenance
- Shipping and Receiving
Software and tools
- Warehouse management system WMS
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- SAP software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Barcode scanners
- Inventory software
Duties to describe on a material handler resume
- Sealed outlet valves on tank cars, barges, and trucks.
- Verified tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions.
- Started pumps and adjusted valves or cables to regulate the flow of products to vessels, using knowledge of loading procedures.
- Checked conditions and weights of vessels to ensure cleanliness and compliance with loading procedures.
- Observed positions of cars passing loading spouts, and swung spouts into the correct positions at the appropriate times.
- Monitored product movement to and from storage tanks, coordinating activities with other workers to ensure constant product flow.
Titles along the way
- Material Handler
- Senior Material Handler
- Materials Operations Lead
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