Position Description:
Perform material handling and inventory activities to support safe, accurate, and efficient flow of raw materials, components, supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods throughout manufacturing operations. Receive, store, stage, kit, issue, move, and track materials to maintain production schedules and inventory accuracy.
Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities:
- Material Movement & Production Support
- Move, stage, and deliver raw materials, components, supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods between receiving, storage, production, staging, and shipping areas to support manufacturing schedules and operational requirements.
- Review production orders, work orders, pick lists, bills of materials (BOMs), and other material requirements to identify, pick, and deliver the correct materials and quantities to production areas.
- Remove finished goods, unused materials, scrap, and other materials from production areas and route to appropriate storage, staging, disposition, or shipping locations.
- Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, carts, hand trucks, and other approved material handling equipment to safely transport materials throughout the facility.
- Coordinate with manufacturing, planning, purchasing, quality, shipping and receiving, and other teams to prioritize material movement based on production and operational needs.
- Storage & Material Identification
- Identify, label, sort, and store materials in designated inventory locations using established storage, handling, and material identification requirements.
- Report damaged, incorrect, missing, or unidentified materials and assist appropriate teams with resolving discrepancies.
- Maintain organized storage, staging, production support, and material handling areas to support efficient material flow and accessibility.
- Inventory Control & System Transactions
- Verify part numbers, quantities, locations, lot or other identifying information prior to material movement and system transactions.
- Maintain accurate physical and electronic records of material locations, quantities, movements, and status.
- Assist with performing cycle counts and support physical inventories; research inventory discrepancies and communicate findings to appropriate team members.
- Identify misplaced, excess, obsolete, damaged, or discrepant inventory and support disposition and corrective actions as directed.
- Kitting, Staging & Order Fulfillment
- Pick, organize, and stage materials and components required for manufacturing operations in accordance with production schedules, work orders, and material requirements.
- Verify staged materials for correct part identification, quantity, condition, and destination prior to delivery to production.
- Pick and stage finished goods or other materials for internal transfer or outbound shipment as required.
- Package, wrap, palletize, label, or otherwise prepare materials for movement, storage, production use, or shipment.
- Communicate shortages, missing components, incorrect materials, or other conditions that could affect production schedules and escalate priorities as appropriate.
- Material Control, Safety & Continuous Improvement
- Perform required pre-use inspections of forklifts and other material handling equipment; identify and report damage, defects, or unsafe operating conditions.
- Follow established safety, quality, inventory control, material handling, and equipment operating procedures.
- Maintain clean and organized material storage, staging, and production support areas in accordance with established housekeeping and workplace organization standards.
- Utilize inventory and material movement information to identify discrepancies, recurring shortages, inefficient material flow, and opportunities to improve material availability and inventory accuracy.
- Contribute recommendations to improve material handling, storage, inventory control, workplace organization, and production support processes.
- Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned. |
Qualifications:
Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing, shipping, receiving & logistics or warehousing experience required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Must have and maintain active OSHA 10-hour certification or willing to pursue certification
Achieve passing score on pre-employment test related to equipment operations or willing to complete training once in role (forklift, telehandler, skid steer, etc.)
Proficient knowledge and use of materials, methods, and tools involved in shipping, receiving, logistics and material handling
Able to think critically and use good judgment to solve problems
Ability to take direction, work independently with minimal supervision, and in team environment
Ability to apply active listening skills, ask clarifying questions, and complete assignments as directed
Reliable transportation required to arrive for every shift on time
Ability to accommodate night and weekend work as needed
Valid state and/or Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and certifications as applicable to operate equipment and/or travel as needed Physical Demands:
Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of this position, with or without reasonable accommodation. This role requires navigating active construction and manufacturing areas where heavy machinery is operating, using construction personnel hoists, climbing permanent and temporary stairs, and climbing ladders.
The position involves: - Constantly: Standing, walking, lifting and carrying items weighing less than 25 pounds, bending and twisting the neck, pushing and pulling, performing repetitive motions, flexing and extending the hands and wrists, and working at heights. Exposure to noise, dust, and chemicals is also constant. - Frequently: Lifting, lowering, and carrying items weighing 25-50 pounds and more than 50 pounds; reaching above and below shoulder height; and bending forward and sideways at the waist. - Occasionally: Sitting, balancing, squatting, kneeling, climbing, and working in areas with confined-space hazards. Required visual abilities include close and distance vision, color recognition, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The role also requires hearing abilities sufficient to perform essential job duties, with or without a hearing aid.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
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