Inventory Specialist

Location: Appleton, WI (or Project/Shop-Based as Applicable)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Travel: Minimal Local Travel Required

Keep Critical Power Infrastructure Projects Moving

Successful power delivery projects depend on having the right materials, equipment, and components available when and where they are needed. From prefabrication activities and warehouse operations to jobsite support and inventory management, Inventory Specialists play a critical role in helping project teams maintain productivity, minimize downtime, and successfully execute complex projects.

About Michels Power, Inc.

Michels Power, Inc. supports America's electrical and communication backbone by delivering comprehensive overhead and underground construction services for 69 kV to 765 kV electric utility systems and fiber networks. As one of the largest private power utility electrical contractors in the United States, Michels Power combines experienced project leadership, highly skilled field resources, and one of the industry's premier equipment fleets to successfully execute complex power delivery projects across North America.

Our teams design, build, and maintain critical infrastructure including transmission lines, distribution systems, electrical substations, renewable energy facilities, battery energy storage systems (BESS), communication systems, structure foundations, heavy civil infrastructure, and horizontal directional drilling (HDD) projects. We provide comprehensive project oversight from planning and scheduling through procurement, construction, quality assurance, commissioning, and project closeout.

Leveraging engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) delivery capabilities, Michels Power partners with utilities, developers, cooperatives, municipalities, and industrial customers to safely execute some of the most complex power infrastructure projects in the industry. Michels Power is proud to be a member of the Michels Family of Companies, one of North America's largest and most diversified energy and infrastructure contractors.

Position Overview

As an Inventory Specialist, you will help maintain a comprehensive inventory management program supporting prefabrication operations, field construction activities, and project teams. You will be responsible for ordering, receiving, stocking, issuing, tracking, and auditing materials while ensuring inventory accuracy and availability.

This role serves as an important connection between operations, purchasing, vendors, and field teams, helping ensure critical project materials and supplies are available to support efficient project execution. Success requires strong attention to detail, organizational skills, customer service, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with limited supervision.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage inventory by ordering, receiving, stocking, storing, tracking, and issuing materials and parts.
• Maintain accurate inventory records and support inventory control processes.
• Support prefabrication operations and project teams with material availability and inventory management.
• Coordinate with purchasing, vendors, and project leadership to meet material requirements.
• Perform inventory audits and cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Promote a strong culture of safety throughout all warehouse and inventory activities.

What You'll Do

• Receive, inspect, stock, organize, and distribute inventory items supporting prefabrication and field construction activities.
• Maintain inventory records and enter inventory transactions into company software systems.
• Conduct inventory counts, audits, reconciliations, and cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Communicate regularly with project leaders and field personnel to understand inventory and material support needs.
• Track and enter job cost data into company systems on a daily basis.
• Assist purchasing personnel with vendor quotations, material sourcing activities, and procurement support.
• Coordinate shipping and receiving activities while ensuring proper documentation and tracking.
• Maintain relationships with critical vendors and suppliers.
• Compile, organize, and maintain product information, documentation, and supporting records.
• Help optimize inventory levels while minimizing material shortages and excess inventory.
• Support continuous improvement efforts focused on inventory accuracy, warehouse organization, and operational efficiency.

Why Michels Power, Inc.?

• Engineering News-Record ranks us as the No. 1 Electrical Transmission & Distribution Contractor.
• Our steady, strategic growth revolves around a commitment to quality.
• We are family owned and operated.
• We invest an average of $5,000 per employee per year in training and career development.
• We perform challenging, meaningful work that helps build and strengthen the nation's electric grid.
• We believe everyone is responsible for promoting safety, regardless of job title.
• We are part of the Michels Family of Companies, one of North America's largest and most diversified energy and infrastructure contractors.
• Our teams help deliver the transmission, distribution, substation, renewable energy, and battery energy storage infrastructure that powers communities across the country.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Legal Plan
• Identity Theft Protection and Monitoring Plan

Benefits may vary based on position and location.

Why You?

• You like to surround yourself with dedicated, value-driven people.
• You relish new challenges and evolving technology.
• You cringe when you hear: “Because that's the way we've always done it.”
• You take pride in maintaining organized systems and accurate records.
• You enjoy supporting internal customers and helping teams succeed.
• You believe attention to detail makes a meaningful difference.
• You value accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• You want to work to make a difference.

What It Takes

• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) and a minimum of 3 years of experience in a parts room, warehouse environment, inventory management role, or inventory tracking system, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience ordering, receiving, stocking, storing, tracking, and issuing inventory items.
• Experience maintaining inventory records and working within inventory tracking software systems.
• Strong customer service skills with the ability to support project teams, field personnel, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to accurately enter inventory transactions, job cost data, and inventory records into computer systems.
• Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office applications and inventory management software.
• Experience supporting purchasing activities, vendor communications, shipping, and receiving processes is preferred.
• Experience working within construction, utility, industrial, warehouse, electrical, or prefabrication environments is preferred.
• Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is preferred but not required.
• Ability to work independently and manage daily responsibilities with limited supervision.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, push, pull, and reach throughout the workday.
• Ability to work in warehouse, shop, yard, and outdoor environments.
• Ability to perform physically demanding inventory and material handling activities.

Join a company that powers progress. Be a part of Michels Power, Inc.—where you don’t just build projects, you build a career.