Material Handler (LA)

NOX METALS
Los Angeles, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have warehouse or shipping experience and are comfortable with heavy materials.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with prior warehouse or shipping experience and a willingness to work with heavy materials
    — “Comfortable working around large, heavy material”
  • Individuals who can follow precise instructions and maintain inventory accuracy
    — “Help maintain inventory accuracy through counts and location checks”
  • People with a strong commitment to safety and team collaboration
    — “Committed to safety and a team player who takes ownership of the entire handoff”

Things to consider

  • This role requires a full-time, in-person commitment in Los Angeles
    — “This role is full time and in person in Los Angeles.”
  • The position involves physical demands like lifting up to 50 lbs. and operating heavy equipment
    — “Able to lift up to 50 lbs., operate heavy equipment”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize prior experience with industrial materials and inventory systems on your resume
    — “Stage material for production and completed orders for shipment”
  • Highlight your ability to maintain safety standards and collaborate effectively with teams
    — “Follow all safety protocols and hold your teammates to the same standard”
  • Showcase your software skills or eagerness to learn new systems in your application materials
    — “Comfortable with software or willing to learn”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • accurate material movement
  • safe and efficient loading and unloading
  • inventory accuracy
  • clean and organized work areas
Typical background
material handling certificationwarehouse experienceforklift certification

Skills & requirements

Required

Material HandlingForklift OperationInventory ManagementPackagingShippingSafety ProtocolsTeamwork

Preferred

Manufacturing ExperienceWarehouse ExperienceShipping ExperienceLoading Dock ExperienceForklift CertificationOverhead Crane CertificationMetal Handling ExperienceAI Tool Usage

Stack & domain

ForkliftMaterial-handling EquipmentSoftwareSafetyReliableOrganizedAttentive To DetailTeam PlayerComfortable With SoftwareForklift CertificationOverhead-crane CertificationManufacturingWarehouseShippingLoading-dock

About the role

Original posting from NOX METALS via Ashby

Material Handler | Nox Metals | Los Angeles, CA

About Nox Metals. American factories deserve a supply chain that moves as fast as they do. Nox Metals is building it, along with the tools that run it. We’re a technology company in Metro Detroit supplying aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible.

The role. We're hiring Material Handlers to keep metal flowing through our Los Angeles factory, from the truck to the saw to the customer. Nothing gets cut until it gets moved. You will receive, move, stage, and ship aluminum plate, bar, and rounds. You run forklifts, load and unload trucks, and make sure every piece of material is where our system says it is.

This is the way onto our floor. We'll train and certify you on forklifts and cranes, and as you grow you'll learn the bandsaw and the rest of our equipment. You report to your Shift Lead.

If you've worked in a warehouse, on a loading dock, or in a factory and you want to learn a trade, this is your next step.

You will:

· Follow all OSHA and site safety protocols and hold your teammates to the same standard

· Operate forklifts to receive, stage, and move aluminum plate, bar, and rounds, we’ll train and certify you

· Load and unload trucks safely and efficiently

· Receive inbound material and verify against purchase orders

· Package, label, and stage outbound shipments

· Record material movements in our software systems, accurately, every time

· Keep the floor clean, organized, and free of hazards

· Complete required safety training and certifications

· Learn the bandsaw and other metals equipment as you grow in the role

· Complete other tasks as assigned

You are:

· Committed to safety

· Experienced with forklifts or warehouse work, or a fast learner ready to get certified

· Attentive to detail, every load, every label, every shipment

· Coachable and curious about broader floor operations

· A team player with a good attitude

· Someone who takes ownership, if it is your shift, it is your responsibility

· Reliable and steady under pressure

· Comfortable with software, or willing to learn

· Organized and dependable

· Able to lift up to 50 lbs., operate heavy equipment and be on your feet for a full shift with or without reasonable accommodation

· Not afraid to work outside normal hours when America demands it

Nice to have:

· Experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, or industrial environment

· Forklift and/or overhead crane certification

· Experience with bandsaws, industrial saws, or metals handling

· Comfortable using AI tools to work faster and smarter

Benefits:

· Equity in Nox Metals

· Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

This role is full time, in person in Los Angeles.

Nox Metals is an equal opportunity employer. We hire based on skill, attitude, and fit for the work, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, height, weight, marital status, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.

Source: NOX METALS careers (Ashby)

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