Load Leader

Job Summary:  The candidate will be responsible for receiving product in the facility, loading and unloading trucks and making deliveries on an as needed basis from our Sparta Manufacturing Facility in Sparta, Tennessee.

Duties include building a professional relationship with our customers as well as assisting in loading and unloading material for customer deliveries.

Major Responsibilities/Activities:

• Assist in shipping and receiving, unloading trucks, and checking in material.
• Reading customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed and/or shipped.
• Moving materials and items from receiving or storage areas to shipping or to other designated areas.
• Loading trucks in a safe and orderly manner to ensure that products arrive at customer’s location in good condition.
• Sorting and placing materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
• Ensuring warehouse is accessible and safe for employees, sales staff, and customer traffic.
• Assembling customer orders from stock and placing orders on pallets or shelves, or relocating orders to a holding area or shipping area.
• Marking materials with identifying information using appropriate method.
• Assisting in counting of physical inventory.
• Sweeping, dusting, and mopping.
• Organizing work area for orderliness at all times.
• Wearing the proper safety equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Must be capable of obtaining certification to operate power equipment.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, squat to perform loading/unloading assignment(s).
• Must be able to read and interpret, in English, job related documents and possess good to excellent communication skills.
• Must be able to identify products by way of work related documents such as pick lists, work orders, shipping documents, etc.
• Must be able to maintain focus of tasks at hand with high level of attention to detail.
• Must be able to follow an established routine and able to interact in a team environment.

Essential Mental Functions: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Able to maintain focus of tasks at hand with attention to detail.
• Follow an established routine and be predisposed to high level of interaction in a team environment.
• Successful candidates must be a highly organized, self-motivated individual who can work independently without continuous supervision.
• Work with an understanding that they are a member of a team where success for one is measured by success for all.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks, priorities, and easily adapt to changing situations.
• Perform general math calculations
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds repeatedly.
• Must be able to stand and walk on concrete floors for extended periods.
• Work environment may be hot or cold depending on weather.

Who we are

Hörmann is a premier manufacturer of garage doors. We provide the building industry with high quality, innovative garage doors at competitive prices while maintaining a reputation of quality, reliability, and integrity. We offer a team-centered environment, where each member's unique knowledge, skills, abilities, and efforts define our success as a company.

As an international corporation Hörmann LLC prizes diversity in all positions; therefore, candidates with second language ability especially in Spanish or German will be given additional consideration; however, fluency in English is required. 

Hörmann is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a diverse employment environment.

Hörmann is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable laws.

Additional Comments

Hörmann offers a comprehensive, competitive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance plans, 401(k) with employer match, as well as vacation and holiday pay.

Hörmann is a drug-free workplace. All offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a criminal background check and a pre-employment drug test.