About this Tool Crib/Saw Operator role at Teledyne FLIR
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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.
We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.
Job Description
The Tool Crib Attendant / Saw Operator is responsible for machine shop saw operations and overall material handling activities, including receiving, stocking, inventory management, storage, and put-away of raw materials. This role serves as the primary point of ownership for incoming raw material from receipt through delivery to manufacturing operations, ensuring efficient material flow, inventory accuracy, and material traceability.
In addition to supporting production and machine shop operations, the position maintains a close working relationship with the Quality Department and operates with a dotted-line responsibility to Quality for incoming material processing. The incumbent will coordinate with Quality personnel to ensure incoming materials meet inspection, documentation, and traceability requirements prior to release to production.
This role is critical to improving accountability for incoming materials, streamlining material flow throughout the facility, supporting on-time production requirements, and reducing administrative and labor burdens across Receiving, Incoming Inspection, Quality, and Manufacturing functions.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Act as the primary owner of incoming raw material receiving, stocking, storage, and distribution processes.
- Receive and verify incoming raw material shipments against purchase orders, packing slips, certifications, and receiving documentation.
- Perform material put-away activities and maintain organized storage locations for all raw materials.
- Ensure proper identification, labeling, and traceability of all incoming materials.
- Stage raw materials for inspection, saw operations, and machining activities.
- Maintain accurate inventory transactions within company inventory or ERP systems.
- Support cycle count activities and inventory accuracy initiatives.
Quality & Incoming Inspection Coordination
- Serve as the primary liaison between Receiving, Manufacturing, and Quality for incoming raw materials.
- Coordinate with Quality personnel to ensure incoming inspection requirements are completed in a timely manner.
- Verify required certifications, material test reports, and documentation accompany received material.
- Maintain segregation and control of nonconforming or suspect material as directed by Quality.
- Support compliance with quality system requirements related to material control and traceability.
- Operate with a dotted-line reporting relationship to Quality for activities related to incoming material inspection and control.
The Tool Crib Attendant / Saw Operator position is intended to:
- Establish clear accountability and ownership for incoming raw material management.
- Improve material flow from receiving through manufacturing operations.
- Support efficient incoming inspection processes and reduce production delays.
- Increase overall machine shop productivity and responsiveness.
- Reduce labor burden across Incoming Inspection, Quality, and Manufacturing by centralizing material handling responsibilities.
- Enhance inventory accuracy, traceability, organization, and operational efficiency.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Previous manufacturing, machine shop, warehouse, stockroom, or inventory experience.
- Ability to read and interpret work instructions, drawings, and specifications.
- Basic math skills including fractions, decimals, and measurements.
- Experience using measuring tools such as tape measures, calipers, and micrometers preferred.
- Basic computer skills for inventory transactions and recordkeeping.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and prioritize multiple tasks.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience operating band saws or other material preparation equipment.
- Experience with tooling management in a CNC machining environment.
- Forklift certification or ability to obtain certification.
- Experience with ERP or inventory management systems.
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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.
Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.
