Material HandlerThompson Construction Group

Since its foundation in 1986, Thompson Construction Group, Inc. has grown from a small, local company into one of the largest privately held companies based in South Carolina. Our diverse services portfolio includes capital projects, power services, maintenance services, disaster recovery, hydro consulting, and commercial construction. We believe in investing in our employees to help them reach their professional goals, as well as their personal goals. Thompson promotes a work environment that fosters learning, leadership, and development, along with a safety culture that never waivers. Thompson is headquartered in Sumter, South Carolina, with offices spanning the United States, primarily the southeast and central United States.

Job Responsibilities

• Safely operates Powered Industrial Trucks by securing material prior to transferring to or from storage locations.
• Support two plants with the potential to support other plants, in the area of receiving, storing, staging & shipping material as needed.
• Support ongoing Plant Operations planned outages, unplanned outages & maintenance activities at the various sites.
• Maintain accurate records of inventory incoming, outgoing, receipts, transfers & bin movement (both in the Maximo system and all hardcopy records).
• Maintain clean and orderly warehouse facilities that comply with good business practices and all safety regulations.
• Perform quarterly cycle counts and participate in annual inventories.
• Work with each plant’s material specialist, inventory champion, plant personnel and on-site plant management to ensure accuracy of materials received, put away, issued and/or returned.
• Provides good customer support for site personnel.
• Timely resolution of inbound/outbound freight issues
• Receive, unload, inspect, label, store, stage, load and ship materials.
• Maintain accurate inventory records and provide reports as requested.
• Dust, clean and maintain warehouse and storage areas to comply with good business practices.
• Prepare for and perform full Annual Inventories, Quarterly Cycle Count inventories.

Job Qualifications

• Education: A high school diploma or equivalent is required. Associate or bachelor’s degree in business or technology related field preferred.
• Experience: Five (5) years of warehouse experience in the utility, generation, transmission, and distribution industry.
• Equivalent Experience: Seven (7) years of warehouse experience in non-utility, generation, transmission, distribution, or related industry.
• Licenses: Valid driver’s license that meets the insurance eligibility requirements, & Forklift certification required
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be able to physically meet job requirements, including standing, kneeling, climbing, lifting up to 50 lbs, and standing up to 10 hours.
• Great attendance and ability to work independently.
• Willingness to commute. This position requires travel between two (or more) locations. Working one day in one location and the next day at a different location.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Background check and drug screen based on job location/requirements