The Material Control Technician is responsible for providing resolution to departmental problems related to receipts, orders, shipments, and/or materials to meet organizational goals and commitments.

This is an onsite role in our Mt. Juliet TN facility with a schedule of Friday - Sunday, 5AM – 5:30PM.

What will be my duties and responsibilities in this job?

• Monitors tableau/Oracle reporting to ensure dashboards are current, investigating and resolving the issues
• Research and resolve issues preventing devices, shipments, materials, authorizations from moving through respective department/processes
• Communicates with established representative to rectify problems related to order cancelations, materials transactions, call center support, shortages, damage, nonconformances
• Prepares documents to route materials: shipping labels, work orders, bills of lading
• Input material movement transactions to Oracle and/or ERP systems
• As a SME Train and/or cross trains associates as needed
• Participate in continuous improvement and team building activities
• Ensures department documentation is accurate and up to date and partners with Engineering regarding any changes
• Generate internal reports as requested by the department leadership
• Conducts other duties as assigned

What are the requirements needed for this position?

• High school diploma or general education (GED)
• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organizational skills to give the team direction
• Proficient in all process related procedures and equipment required for performing job functions of the Department
• Strong attention to detail
• Proficient with the use of personal computer, enter data, MS Office Internet Research, Oracle, and SQL
• Ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Ability to interact effectively and positively with all levels of company personnel

What other skills/experience would be helpful to have?

• 3+ years of previous experience working in a manufacturing environment

What are the working conditions and physical requirements of this job?  

• Occasional: bending, squatting, kneeling, reaching, twisting, exposure to changes in temperature, being near moving machinery, and office machinery
• This position requires incumbents to regularly sit at a desk and operate standard office equipment such as a computer and phone
• Employee is occasionally required to stand and walk, lift, carry and/or move up to 10 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus
• Ability to talk and hear
• Required to use hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Pay Range:

Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.

If there is no posting end date listed then this is a pipeline requisition, and we will continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis.

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