Material Specialist

Department:

Technical Operations

Our Company Promise

We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.

Job Description:

Pay & Benefits:

Pay of $19.57 per hour*, with the opportunity for future increase per applicable collective bargaining agreement wage scale based on time in position. Opportunities for overtime and shift premiums.

Benefits you’ll love:    

• Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)  

• Southwest will help fund your Retirement Savings Plan with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings**

• Potential for annual Profit Sharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement 

Savings Plan - when Southwest profits, you profit*** 

• Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including 

pets)

• Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.

• Explore more Benefits you’ll love: https://careers.southwestair.com/benefits 

The People of Southwest Airlines come together to deliver on our Purpose, which is to connect People to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. Our Material Specialists maintain Company storeroom logs and records, deliver aircraft parts to various Technical Operations Teams with Southwest Hospitality, and multitask effectively to meet required deadlines. The Houston (HOU) Material Specialist works within the Houston Hangar and its warehouse environment. In this role you will have opportunities to collaborate with various workgroups and identify additional areas of interest to gain exposure as you further develop your career. Material Specialists enjoy working with others to execute logistics in a detail-oriented, dynamic, and safe environment. 

Additional details: 

• A union-based role that includes working assigned shifts based on seniority. Shifts can include early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and holidays.  

• U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available. 

 

We’re committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.

 

Responsibilities

• Provides friendly service to and maintains positive relationships with all internal and external Customers.
• Executes the receiving, shipping, checking, classifying, issuing, inventorying (on a nonexclusive basis), storing and warehousing of supplies, tools, materials and the operation of stores equipment and the preparation and maintenance of records and reports in connection therewith
• The duties of a Material Specialist shall include the delivery of parts and materials to the maintenance department and ground equipment maintenance department
• Assembly and/or erection of stocking bins, shelves, decks, employing the use of required power tools when necessary and the driving of motor vehicles
• The pickup and delivery of parts, equipment, materials and tools where Material Specialists are assigned
• Duties vary by size and organization of th