Materials Technician I at The Planet Group

Encompasses managing inventory, supporting operations or daily manufacturing, coordinating material shipping, Physical inventory counting, and other adhoc tasks as needed

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Setting up and closing out work orders in the Inventory System.
• Make daily inventory entries as inventory moves in and out of different manufacturing areas.
• Interfaces with other of our clients Plants and external customers, including export, with timely shipments.
• Properly account for and track inventory returned from locations to ensure proper disposition of inventory and credits are applied.
• Take in shipments from vendors and plant locations.
• Must verify weights and make entries into inventory system.
• With other material coordinators, perform a monthly inventory count and reconciliation.
• All of these duties include lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Maintain integrity of the Inventory System and make necessary updates to data tables.
• Perform slow moving inventory review twice a year.
• Maintain Inventory System access authorization list

Desired Skills:

• Inventory supply chain experience
• Manufacturing experience, particularly storeroom, warehouse, shipping and receiving, and material coordination and logistics

Soft Skills:

• Ability to work in teams as well as on own
• Self-motivated - ability to prioritize work and manage self
• Willing to enforce procedures and guidelines
• Good interpersonal skills with people from different levels and different cultural backgrounds.
• Strong customer orientation
• Excellent written and oral communication skills