Inventory Specialist (temp to hire)
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Uster
Knoxville, TN, US
Summary
The Inventory Specialist manages shipping, receiving, and inventory control tasks while performing ERP system transactions. They are responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy through cycle counts, material handling, and ensuring a safe, organized warehouse environment.
Job Description
Shift Schedule: Monday - Thursday, 6:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Successfully performs all shipping, receiving, and inventory control tasks and associated ERP transactions; supports supply chain projects as requested.
- Performs ERP system transactions related to receiving, inventory movements, material issues, transfers, and goods receipts; using all available equipment including handheld scanners.
- Receives incoming materials and verify quantities, condition, and documentation against purchase orders and packing slips.
- Puts away all goods receipts into designated inventory locations in a timely and accurate manner.
- Pulls, kits, and stages materials for Shop Orders, Spare Parts orders, customer orders, production requirements, and stockroom order-picking activities.
- Owns replenishment of shop floor materials ensuring production runs uninterrupted.
- Crates instruments and packages spare parts and other products such as engineering samples; accurately completes all associated check sheets.
- Operates all material handling equipment safely and efficiently; performs all required pre-operation inspections of hoist and powered industrial trucks.
- Performs scheduled and ad hoc cycle counts and investigates inventory discrepancies to maintain inventory accuracy.
- Maintains inventory integrity through accurate transaction processing, adherence to inventory control procedures, and keeping inventory secure.
- Stocks materials in designated locations and ensure proper identification and organization of inventory.
- Tracks and verifies inventory counts of received materials and reports discrepancies as required.
- Verifies return authorizations from Purchasing and prepares materials for return to vendors.
- Initiates actions to ensure a clean, organized, and safe warehouse and stockroom environment.
- Actively participates in continuous improvement initiatives related to shipping & receiving, inventory control, and shipping.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- High school diploma or GED.
- Valid driver's license required.
- Able to lift and carry up to thirty-five (35) pounds.
- Ability to work independently to achieve targets and ensure accuracy of ones own work.
- Proficient using ERP and peripheral devices to perform inventory and shipping transactions inventory transactions.
- Experienced troubleshooting inventory or transaction discrepancies; including exporting and evaluating reports to Excel.
- Strong understanding of inventory control practices, material handling procedures, and warehouse operations.
- Able to operate and maintain qualifications on necessary equipment including powered industrial trucks and hoist.
- Requires extensive standing, walking, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, grasping, and lifting for up to 10 hours per day, standard 40 hour work week (Occasional overtime per business needs).
- Comfortable in adjusting work assignments, tasks, or areas to meet evolving customer service needs.
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Uster is the world’s leading provider of quality management solutions from fiber to fabric.
Uster Technologies provides high-technology instruments, systems and services for quality control, prediction, certification and optimization in the textile industry. This includes systems for quality management, laboratory testing and in-line process control for fibers, staple and filament yarns, fabric inspection as well as value-added services.
Uster provides the globally-acknowledged Uster Statistics benchmarks for trading, textile know-how training, consulting and worldwide after-sales services – always aspiring to fulfill the textile market’s needs, to drive innovation forward with ‘quality in mind’.
Uster Technologies AG is headquartered in Uster, Switzerland and operates worldwide. It has sales and service subsidiaries in the major textile markets and Technology Centers in Uster (Switzerland), Knoxville (USA), Suzhou (China) and Caesarea (Israel).
www.uster.com
Founded
1875
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Textile Manufacturing
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Uster
Uster is the world’s leading provider of quality management solutions from fiber to fabric.
Uster Technologies provides high-technology instruments, systems and services for quality control, prediction, certification and optimization in the textile industry. This includes systems for quality management, laboratory testing and in-line process control for fibers, staple and filament yarns, fabric inspection as well as value-added services.
Uster provides the globally-acknowledged Uster Statistics benchmarks for trading, textile know-how training, consulting and worldwide after-sales services – always aspiring to fulfill the textile market’s needs, to drive innovation forward with ‘quality in mind’.
Uster Technologies AG is headquartered in Uster, Switzerland and operates worldwide. It has sales and service subsidiaries in the major textile markets and Technology Centers in Uster (Switzerland), Knoxville (USA), Suzhou (China) and Caesarea (Israel).
www.uster.com
Founded
1875
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Textile Manufacturing
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Uster