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Inventory Control Specialist - 1st Shift

EATON
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Jun 2026

About the role

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking an Inventory Control Specialist - 1st Shift at our Oakleys Ct site in Richmond, VA.

 

The pay rate for this position is 23.80 per hour.

Core hours are 7:00am-3:30pm

 

Why work at Eaton?

  • Health benefits and vacation time
  • Paid holidays
  • Career progression opportunities to cross-train in different departments
  • Overtime opportunities
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Educational Assistance Program, Wellness Reimbursement, and more!

 

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

What you’ll do:

Position Overview:
The Inventory Control Specialist is responsible for Support management as needed to accomplish Eaton’s overall objectives of providing on-time delivery of quality products.   Support and initiate actions with management to ensure that personnel comply to the company’s policies and performance/productivity levels.



In this function you will:
•    Be responsible for root cause analysis on troubled inventory 
•    Ability to find lost inventory items 
•    Ability to understand inputs and outputs of inventory systems
•    Ability perform cycle counting as needed 
•    Ability to work autonomously without direct supervision
•    Ability to coordinate with team lead, inventory workers, and material handlers to solve various issues. 
•    Ability to effective use ERP systems and basic Microsoft applications (excel)
•    Ability to work cross functional across plants
•    Ability to operate forklift and electrical pallet jack as needed.  
•    Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned. 

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
•    High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) required
•    Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without out company sponsorship, now or in the future
•    No relocation is being offered for this role.  All candidates considered must live within 50 miles of the Richmond, VA location.  Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation

Preferred Qualifications:
•    2+ years of experience in a warehouse environment
•    Prior experience with Microsoft applications

Skills:

Position Criteria:
•    Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  
•    Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret graphs and charts.
•    Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. 
•    Ability to solve complex practical problems 
•    Must be able to simultaneously manage several objectives, and reassign priorities  
•    Ability to deal with a wide variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists 
•    Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
•    Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines
•    Ability to inspire, motivate and influence diverse global teams
•    Ability to lead and work in cross-functional multi-cultural teams
•    Individual may be required to sit, stand and walk regularly 
•    Individual must be able to lift up to 50 pounds on occasion.
•    Individual must be able to express and/or exchange ideas by means of listening and using spoken word
•    Individual must have the visual acuity to perform essential job functions
•    Individual may be required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, push and/or pull. 

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws. 

 

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