Materials Specialist

Build Your Career as a Materials Specialist in a Growing Company

At ProMach, we’re looking for people who want to shine. You’ll have opportunities to take your career in the direction you desire. You can be creative. Strategic. Persuasive. Influential. A mechanical marvel. A customer service authority. Meticulous. A closer.

You’ll be challenged and rewarded. Make friends and have fun. Improve our customers’ packaging performance and efficiency every day. Help build the future of packaging automation. We’re proud of that and hope you will be too. 

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Pro Mach’s Rennco division is seeking a talented Materials Specialist to contribute to the success of the company by ensuring the shipping and receiving of inventory and associated documentation is completed in a timely, accurate manner.  The position reports to the Materials Manager and is located in our Homer, MI facility.

Responsibilities:

• Receipt and distribution of all fabricated components to production floor or job cart.
• Receipt and distribution of all purchased components to production floor or job cart, assuring conformance to purchase orders.
• Provide Backup for Shipping and Receiving Clerk as necessary.
• Issue purchased and fabricated components to machines as indicated and prioritized by the area supervisor.
• Receipt, storage, and identification of incoming material.
• Loading and unloading of trucks following forklift safety guidelines as necessary.
• Process job returns.
• Cycle Counting.
• Prepare fabricated parts for outside finishing to be done in a cost-effective manner, create purchase order.
• Physically place received materials into inventory location, job bin/cart, or deliver to the appropriate factory floor location.
• Initiates job bins/carts for each job with proper signage, handle staging of parts for all jobs where necessary, monitors and maintains all job bins/carts throughout the life span of the project.
• Stages the job bins/carts in the proper holding area, until ready for assembly
• Handles staging (preparing) parts for multiple or single customer orders which include receiving parts from production departments or removing product item(s) from inventory locations.
• Conduct periodic inventories and participate in yearly inventory program.
• Communicate needs for replenishment of stock to purchasing department.
• Review shop drawings to ensure that proper parts have been received.
• Receives finished goods (parts) from production departments. Places into designated inventory stock (bins) or stage in customer order rack for shipment
• Respond to assembly personnel’s needs for part status information.
• Verify short sheets before assembly start as needed.
• Participate in operations to insure proper overall company system functionality.
• Follow procedures as written, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Drive Box truck for local pickup/deliveries.
• Other tasks as requested by supervisor.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• High School/GED
• General knowledge of warehouse procedures, 1-2 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Administrative skills to include proficiency with Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to partner with employees and vendors and maintain a positive attitude
• Valid training certificate to operate fork truck preferred, training is provided
• Experience with ERP systems, Syteline preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Very organized and detail oriented.
• Team player.

BENEFITS:

Salary is only a part of a well-developed compensation program. As a Pro Mach employee, you receive more than just a paycheck. Total compensation includes your pay (base salary), very comprehensive medical/dental programs as well as life insurance, a generous paid time off program, a retirement savings plan and a wellness program. There is no waiting period for benefits – you are eligible on your first day of employment.

Pro Mach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Pro Mach complies with all states mandating the use of E-Verify to verify employment eligibility of new hires to work in the United States. Pro Mach is a drug-free workplace.

What’s in it for you?

There's no monopoly on innovative ideas or limits to how far you can advance with our team. We offer an open, communicative environment that fosters individual initiative. We pride ourselves in being a company where people choose to build a career.

In addition to growth opportunities, as a ProMach employee, you receive mo