Material Processor

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Job description

Job Description

The role of Material Processor is to perform the duties associated with the tasks related to the material inventory function of the business. Works within assigned department(s) with various products, assembly lines, internal and external Engineering, Service Groups and Vendors

What you will Do:

Placement of POs for specified parts, including C-item and inventory, review of exception reports, receiving conformations, tracking delivery of incoming parts to production lines, materials group, production supervisors, follow up and direct communication with suppliers on day-to-day basis to ensure timely delivery

Inventory maintenance responsibility up to/including system updates for cycle counting and reporting, also assisting with cycle counting issues to troubleshoot root cause, resolution, and alleviation of future occurrences, collaborate with Materials for Kanban set-up including creation and maintenance of cards. Track and update Expedite Sheets Daily.

Attention to detail - ensure entries to Epicor or other inventory functions are updated correctly, understands the correlation between inventory entry and financial impact, discovers or anticipates issues and communicates appropriately

Coordinates all service orders, including entering sales order, notifying line supervisor/managers and materials as required for manufactured parts and/or large orders that could impact plant production, keying of inventory, either inventory transfer or Kanban receipt, and packaging for shipment/ bin system and differentiation of expense items compared to inventory parts, cycle counting procedures

Adherence to safety standards including, but not limited to, work-area housekeeping and safe storage of materials/inventory.

Familiar with RMA process, rejects damaged items, documents. Assist with DMR/RA processes for all defective parts or equipment for replacement or credit including the facilitation of returning parts to the supplier

Communicates effectively/ utilizes teamwork with appropriate cross-functional personnel, including management, accounting, purchasing, assembly, engineering, customer service, service, warehouse, etc. May communicate with outside vendors in person, over the phone or via email for purposes related to materials including expediting and problem/issue resolution

Prepare and expedite shipments, warehouse or direct

File and maintain all required documents, understand document retention requirements and disposition

Assist/train other employees in understanding the Kanban and MRD processes

Other duties as assigned

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