Position Description: Perform material handling and inventory activities to support safe, accurate, and efficient flow of raw materials, components, supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods throughout manufacturing operations. Receive, store, stage, kit, issue, move, and track materials to maintain production schedules and inventory accuracy. Essential Duties Key Responsibilities: - Material Movement Production Support - Move, stage, and deliver raw materials, components, supplies, work-in-process, and finished goods between receiving, storage, production, staging, and shipping areas to support manufacturing schedules and operational requirements. - Review production orders, work orders, pick lists, bills of materials (BOMs), and other material requirements to identify, pick, and deliver the correct materials and quantities to production areas. - Remove finished goods, unused materials, scrap, and other materials from production areas and route to appropriate storage, staging, disposition, or shipping locations. - Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, carts, hand trucks, and other approved material handling equipment to safely transport materials throughout the facility. - Coordinate with manufacturing, planning, purchasing, quality, shipping and receiving, and other teams to prioritize material movement based on production and operational needs. - Storage Material Identification - Identify, label, sort, and store materials in designated inventory locations using established storage, handling, and material identification requirements. - Report damaged, incorrect, missing, or unidentified materials and assist appropriate teams with resolving discrepancies. - Maintain organized storage, staging, production support, and material handling areas to support efficient material flow and accessibility. - Inventory Control System Transactions - Verify part numbers, quantities, locations, lot or other identifying information prior to material movement and system transactions. - Maintain accurate physical and electronic records of material locations, quantities, movements, and status. - Assist with performing cycle counts and support physical inventories; research inventory discrepancies and communicate findings to appropriate team members. - Identify misplaced, excess, obsolete, damaged, or discrepant inventory and support disposition and corrective actions as directed. - Kitting, Staging Order Fulfillment - Pick, organize, and stage materials and components required for manufacturing operations in accordance with production schedules, work orders, and material requirements. - Verify staged materials for correct part identification, quantity, condition, and destination prior to delivery to production. - Pick and stage finished goods or other materials for internal transfer or outbound shipment as required. - Package, wrap, palletize, label, or otherwise prepare materials for movement, storage, production use, or shipment. - Communicate shortages, missing components, incorrect materials, or other conditions that could affect production schedules and escalate priorities as appropriate. - Material Control, Safety Continuous Improvement - Perform required pre-use inspections of forklifts and other material handling equipment; identify and report damage, defects, or unsafe operating conditions. - Follow established safety, quality, inventory control, material handling, and equipment operating procedures. - Maintain clean and organized material storage, staging, and production support areas in accordance with established housekeeping and workplace organization standards. - Utilize inventory and material movement information to identify discrepancies, recurring shortages, inefficient material flow, and opportunities to improve material availability and inventory accuracy. - Contribute recommendations to improve material handling, storage, inventory control, workplace organization, and production support processes. - Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.