Lead Material Handler – Direct Hire

Hilliard, Ohio

1st Shift | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

$22–$25/hr + Benefits

What’s next for you? This great job. 

At Kelly® Professional & Industrial, we’re passionate about helping great people find great careers.

We’re currently seeking an experienced Lead Material Handler for a Direct Hire opportunity in Hilliard, OH with a growing manufacturing team that values organization, accuracy, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

If you enjoy owning your warehouse, keeping production moving, solving inventory puzzles before they become problems, and being the go-to person others rely on… this may be exactly what you’ve been looking for.

What You’ll Be Doing

As the Lead Material Handler, you’ll be the warehouse point person for inventory accuracy, material flow, and ERP system integrity. You’ll work closely with production, purchasing, planning, and finance to make sure the right materials are in the right place… at the right time.

In this role, you will:

• Lead daily warehouse and material handling operations
  

• Pick, stage, and issue materials for production work orders
  

• Maintain accurate inventory transactions, bin transfers, and system updates
  

• Perform and oversee daily cycle counts and inventory audits
  

• Review and understand Bills of Materials (BOMs), work orders, and assembly builds
  

• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies before they impact production
  

• Coordinate material movement between warehouse and production areas
  

• Maintain a clean, organized, and production-ready warehouse
  

• Partner with purchasing, planning, production, and finance teams to improve inventory integrity
  

• Identify process improvements to drive efficiency and reduce recurring errors

What You Bring

• High School Diploma or higher
  

• 5+ years of warehouse/material handling experience
  

• Previous experience in a Lead, Senior, or go-to warehouse role
  

• Strong understanding of BOMs, work orders, and assembly builds
  

• Experience with inventory control, cycle counts, and material transactions
  

• ERP system experience required-NetSuite ERP experience is highly preferred and will strongly set you apart
  

• Comfortable with shipping systems, scanners, and basic computer applications
  

• Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through
  

• Ability to prioritize, pivot quickly, and support changing production needs
  

• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally

? What Makes You Successful

You’re someone who:

• Takes ownership and holds yourself accountable
  

• Notices when something doesn’t look right… and fixes it
  

• Thrives in organized, fast-paced environments
  

• Enjoys improving processes and solving problems
  

• Can balance multiple priorities without losing accuracy
  

• Builds strong working relationships across departments

Why This Opportunity?

• Direct Hire from Day 1
  

• 1st Shift – Work/Life Balance
  

• Competitive Pay: $22–$25/hr
  

• Stable, growing organization
  

• Opportunity to make a real impact in operations
  

• Be the go-to warehouse expert, not just another number

Ready for what’s next?

Apply today with Kelly® Professional & Industrial and let’s get to work. 

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