Job Details

Job Info

• Job Identification
  115755
  
• Job Category
  Operations
  
• Posting Date
  01/16/2026, 09:12 PM
  
• Locations
  
  
  7600 South Santa Fe, Houston, TX, 77061, US
  
  (On-site)
  
  
• Job Schedule
  Full time
  
• Export-Controlled Data
  This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items
  

Essential Functions:

Howmet's Houston Extrusions Plant focuses on converting specialty metals into value added extrusions for the aerospace and defense industries. The Material Handler is responsible for providing inventory support, inventory facilitation, coordination, organization, planning and other similar activities involved with the day-to-day shipping and receiving processes.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Pulls material for customer orders

• Fills out all paperwork required to complete orders

• Loads customer trucks and processes customer orders
• Offloads material from vendor trucks then receives and verifies vendor supplied material and processes paperwork. Affixes tags supplied by administrator-sales.

• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.

• Operate forklifts and side loaders on a daily basis.

• Be able to work flexible hours for critical or end of month shipments.

• Manage inventory of crates, pallets, or other shipping materials.

• Ensures all incoming and outgoing materials are traceable, damage free and are handled in a safe manner to preserve the quality of the product.

• Contributes to customer satisfaction by ensuring that finished material is shipped in a timely manner, free of damage, in accordance with (customer) release requirements.

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining documented work instructions for safe and proper handling of incoming materials.

• Responsible for verification of all incoming supply shipments to ensure correct delivery.

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining documented work instructions for proper loading of trucks in accordance with State and Federal regulations.

• Perform other tasks as assigned.

basic qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• A minimum of 3 years of material handling experience

• This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

preferred qualifications:

• Must be able to obtain an in-house mobile equipment certification, including use of forklift and boom lift
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and blueprints.
• Experience using a computer to enter and track data.
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule to include holidays, weekends, and overtime.
• Physical Demands: This is primarily an warehouse environment position. Sitting, Standing and possibly heavy lifting (up to 100 lbs) may be required. Temperature conditions will vary with the outside environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively; both written and orally.
• Strong PC skills; MS Office, Excel
• Experience with SAP
• Must be able to obtain an in-house mobile equipment certification, including use of forklift and boom lift
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.