Material Coordinator

General Summary

Coordinates and expedites the flow of material, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules or department supervisors’ priorities.

Essential Duties

• Reviews production schedules and confers with department supervisors to determine material required or overdue and locate material
• Maintain working familiarity with hazardous material documentation (SDS)
• Creates purchase orders in proprietary computer system
• Maintains vendor records in accordance with Company policy
• Matches delivery and billing records to purchase orders
• Requisitions material and establishes delivery sequences to departments according to job order priorities and anticipated availability of material
• Arranges for transfer of materials to meet production schedules
• Arranges with department supervisors for repair and assembly of material and its transportation to various departments
• Examines material delivered to production departments to verify material meets specifications
• Computes amount of material needed for specific job orders, applying knowledge of product and manufacturing processes as needed
• Compiles reports of quantity and type of material on hand as needed
• Transports material from one department to another, using hand truck or industrial truck as needed
• Compiles perpetual production records in order to locate material in process of production, using manual or computerized system as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Experience and Skill Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent. Associate’s degree preferred
• Ability to research parts independently
• Familiarity with basics of building maintenance
• Good communication skills necessary
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Software
• Strong attention to detail
• Must have excellent organizational skills
• Must be able to read and write English

Work Environment

• Must be able to lift 50 lbs., squat, bend, stoop and kneel for short periods, climb a ladder, stand for long periods of time, constant arm extensions.
• Physical demands include intermittent sitting, standing, and walking, and occasional bending reaching and lifting.
• Occasional exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, chemicals, but none to the point of being disagreeable. May involve minor safety hazards where likely result would be cuts, bruises, etc.

This job description is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)