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Receiving Specialist

BTD Manufacturing, Detroit Lakes, MN, United States


BTD is a fast‑growing metalworking company. We provide custom metalwork services for some of the world's top brands. Our 1100+ employees work from four facilities throughout the Midwest and Southeast. We invest in our people, our equipment, and our facilities to offer our clients the best value possible. We are also a wholly owned subsidiary of Otter Tail Corporation, a publicly traded company on NASDAQ.

Summary In a manufacturing environment, performs moderately difficult to difficult material handling activities. Assists other departments and coworkers as needed.

Essential Functions

Puts away raw material and may move finished goods to trailers from production areas.

Assists in locating and monitoring new die sets to best utilize storage space.

Uses scanner when moving product from location to location.

Works with storage and inventory of containers.

Drives multiple types of forklifts in a safe manner.

Loads and unloads trucks as they arrive.

Uses overhead hoists to safely load and unload trucks.

Keeps all material neat and orderly in accordance with the Five‑Pillars concept.

Must be capable of using Axapta software programs to enter time/payroll information, job information, etc.

Provides production with raw material work in progress (including child parts), containers, and dies. Removes scrap, dies, and finished goods from Production.

Maintains a clean and safe work area.

Follows all safety regulations.

Other duties as required.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities At least one year of recent experience which includes the following skills and abilities:

High School Diploma

Strong working knowledge of warehouse/shipping/receiving activities.

Functional competency with Microsoft Office.

Ability to operate a forklift in a safe and effective manner.

Strong working knowledge of the equipment, materials, methods and practices used in material handling.

Working knowledge of related safety equipment to include proper use of safety equipment and proper safety precautions (forks down, no climbing racks, using walkway doors, etc.).

Ability to organize, coordinate and perform material handling activities in a production environment.

Must have knowledge of where material is used to coordinate with truck drivers where to dock trailers.

Ability to understand, follow and issue routine oral and written instructions.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Ability to anticipate potential bottlenecks in the production process and react to them in a safe and efficient manner.

Ability to work well under pressure in a safe and efficient manner.

The qualifications listed above are guidelines. Other combinations of education and experience could provide necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform this job.

Physical Demands The physical demands 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. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use of hands and fingers to, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 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 While performing the duties of the job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation Salary Range OTC3 $16.99 - 23.78 per hour. The range for this position is being displayed in compliance with all state and local regulations. Salaries are set based on a number of factors to include an individual's job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and education. This means that no two candidates are alike. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. The range provided above does not include additional compensation such as bonus, health benefits, vacation, 401(K) match, etc.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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