Material Handler I

With a mantra of Empowering Human Potential, Hanger, Inc. is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) services and products, offering the most advanced O&P solutions, clinically differentiated programs and unsurpassed customer service. Hanger's Patient Care segment is the largest owner and operator of O&P patient care clinics nationwide. Through its Products & Services segment, Hanger distributes branded and private label O&P devices, products and components, and provides rehabilitative solutions to the broader market. With 160 years of clinical excellence and innovation, Hanger's vision is to lead the orthotic and prosthetic markets by providing superior patient care, outcomes, services and value. Collectively, Hanger employees touch thousands of lives each day, helping people achieve new levels of mobility and freedom.

Material Handler I is an entry-level warehouse operator responsible for performing foundational material handling, inventory, and distribution center activities that support receiving, inventory management, returns processing, order fulfillment, and shipping operations. This position works under close supervision and follows established procedures to ensure products, materials, and equipment are handled safely, accurately, and efficiently. The Material Handler I contributes to operational excellence by supporting productivity, quality, inventory accuracy, and safety objectives.

• Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

  • Receive, inspect, sort, and store incoming materials and products.
  • Pick, pack, and prepare customer orders for shipment.
  • Perform inventory transactions and material movements using warehouse systems.
  • Support shipping and receiving activities.
  • Conduct inventory counts and assist with cycle count activities.
  • Ensure proper labeling, packaging, and documentation of materials.
  • Follow standard operating procedures and work instructions.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work area utilizing 5S principles.
  • Operate warehouse equipment safely following training and certification requirements.
  • Report safety concerns, equipment issues, and inventory discrepancies to leadership.
  • Meet established productivity, quality, and attendance expectations.
  • Support team goals and operational requirements as assigned.
  • Other duties as assigned

   

   

  Job Characteristics

   

  Knowledge and Skill:

  Basic knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory management, shipping, receiving, and distribution activities. Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively; perform basic math calculations; follow written and verbal instructions; utilize basic computer applications and warehouse systems; and work safely within a warehouse environment. Experience with RF scanners, warehouse management systems, and material handling equipment is beneficial.

   

  Job Complexity:

   

  Works on assignments that are routine in nature, requiring limited judgment. Has little or no role in decision making. Performs standardized receiving, inventory, order fulfillment, shipping, and material handling activities while following established procedures, policies, and work instructions.

   

   

  Supervision Received and Exercised:

   

  Normally receives detailed instructions on all work. Works under close supervision while learning established warehouse procedures, operational standards, and safety practices.

Experience and Education:

•  High school diploma or equivalent
• Less than 1 year of related warehouse, logistics, shipping, receiving, or distribution experience preferred.

• Ability to effectively communicate with employees and managers.
• Good attention to detail.
• Quality Minded.
• Act with integrity in all ways and at all times, remaining honest, transparent, and respectful in all relationships.
• Keep the patient at the center of everything that you do, building lifelong trust.
• Foster open collaboration and constructive dialogue with everyone around you.
• Continuously innovate new solutions, influencing and responding to change.
• Focus on superior outcomes, and calibrate work processes for outstanding results.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
• Walking / Standing during working hours
• Effectively and safely use an industrial ladder.
• Ability to work in a non climate controlled environment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to stand, communicate with other employees and to operate computer hardware systems.
• The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, crouch and stoop.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Competitive Compensation Packages
• 8 Paid National Holidays & 4 additional Floating Holidays
• PTO that includes Vacation and Sick time
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401k Savings and Retirement Plan
• Paid Parental Bonding Leave for New Parents
• Flexible Work Schedules and Part-time Opportunities
• Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Mentorship Programs- Mentor and Mentee
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance by Location
• Relocation Assistance
• Regional & National traveling CPO/CO/CP opportunities
• Volunteering for Local and National events such as Hanger’s BAKA Bootcamp and EmpowerFest

Hanger, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. All conditions and privileges of employment are administered to all employees without discrimination or harassment because of race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, special disabled veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. The company will comply with all applicable state or local fair employment laws that forbid discrimination or harassment on the basis of other protected characteristics. Retaliation against any employee for filing or supporting a complaint of discrimination or harassment is prohibited.