Raw Materials Coordinator

Job Overview

The Raw Materials Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and expediting the flow of raw materials according to production and shipping schedules or department priorities, reconciling inventory and investigating discrepancies, and compiling and maintaining manual or computerized records. This position also reviews production schedules and related information and confers with department supervisors to determine material requirements and to identify and track overdue materials. The Raw Materials Coordinator also serves as a resource to the production team to ensure all safety, quality, and environmental rules and regulations are followed.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Counts and reconciles Inventory daily investigates and resolves inventory discrepancies, participates in month-end, quarter-end, and year-end inventories, and is accountable for all raw materials needed for scheduled production
• Collaborates with the Corporate Scheduler to ensure requested raw materials are available for production schedule and communicates scheduling changes with appropriate plant personnel
• Liaise with Transportation to ensure raw material deliveries coincide with the production schedule and communicates with suppliers for availability and on-time deliveries
• Serves as a resource to the production team and ensures all safety, quality, and environmental rules and regulations are followed
• Examines material delivered to production departments to verify conformance to specifications, graphics, ingredient changes, and new products
• Performs qualification runs to qualify new raw materials and works with vendors, technicians, and internal auditors to ensure product and process quality and safety following ISO standards

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Lift 25 pounds multiple times a day
• Climbing stairs multiple times a day
• Walking and standing up to 4 hours per day
• Ability to drive or learn how to operate forklift and get forklift certified
• Prolonged seating 50% office and 50% in the plant
• Plant area is hot and cold
• 3 am – 12:30 pm are the normal hours
• One weekend day per month is required for every month all year
• SAP, MS Office, and Windows Experience
• Must be able to work under tight deadlines and adapt to change

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Knowledge acquired through 1 to up to 3 years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 Years Manufacturing Inventory Management Experience

Work Environment

Noisy, wet, and extreme temperature environment