Material Job Description
Material
provides various material handling expertise (certified forklift operations, rigging support, loading and off-loading of equipment, etc.).
Material Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective material job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included material job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Unload inbound freight and accurately complete receiving reports
Report shortages, discrepancies or damage to receiving clerk or Manager
Use SAP RF scanner equipment for basic transactions
Process SAP transaction for production line components pull/return to warehouse stock (bus stop)
Evaluate and maintain inventories of stock to adequately support scheduled production
Maintain and operate all electronic data interchange (EDI) systems related to supplier and communications
Inventory control analysis for all WIP, cycle counts, variance analysis and problem resolution
Update and maintain systems as required for Work Orders, Deliveries, stocks, Material master, Interface management, Approval dates
Manages all work in production orders
Reads work orders & instructions to determine which materials are to be moved and where
Material Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Material
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS, CSCP, CPIM, CAPIC, TDG, DOT, NAFTA, CPM, NAPM, CSCMP
Education for Material
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the material job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Bachelor's Degree in General Education, Education, Business, Engineering, Management, Manufacturing, Associates, Technical, Supply Chain Management, Science
Skills for Material
Desired skills for material include:
CMMS programs
SAP
N.E.C
Damage identification procedures and safety forklift operations techniques
Loading/unloading/storage requirements
Microsoft Office
Excel
Receiving
Material Handling issues
Shipping
Desired experience for material includes:
Knowledge of Inventory policy including Safety Stock, Cycle Stock, Lead times
4 year degree in Management or equivalent experience
Aptitude for working with numbers with a high degree of accuracy (establishing MRP, product times, run outs )
Minimum of 2 years experience in M.R.P
Must have experience driving a Cherry picker/Standing forklift
Must be able to read, write, and speak English Bilingual a plus Prefer previous warehouse and distribution center experience
Material Examples
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of material. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for material
- Maintain open communication with Supervisor, Line Leaders, and Quality
- Safely operate the forklift and report safety or mechanical problems
- Affix proper storage unit labels to the inbound components
- Load outbound materials properly into vehicles as required, to prevent shifting, or damage during transit
- Replace propane tanks
- Makes sure that items are properly tagged and labeled
- Assures correct materials are pulled from stock and staged with the location noted
- Assists in assuring accurate issues on material requests and required systems process occurs
- Assuring accurate issues on material requests and required systems processing occurs
- Assists in preparing crates and other items to be shipped
Qualifications for material
- The planner must have good communications skills to work with various departments in the organization outside vendors
- Coordinating and improving the flow of materials to maximize on time delivery of raw materials, components, and finished goods
- Incumbents may be routinely exposed to equipment operational noise heat-cold-dust, and/or aircraft equipment, parts, or fuel odors
- Incumbents may be required to stand, sit, squat, walk, bend, move, reach, or stretch for prolonged time periods with no restrictions, as required by job duties
- Work in a safe and professional manner while adhering to all regulatory requirements (FAA, OSHA, DOT, EPA, State, and Federal regulations)
- Pull, push, carry, lift or move materials/people/items/equipment weighing up to 50lbs or more during the work shift, with the use of Company provided “reach assistance technology” or “movement assist technology” (fork-lifts, pallet jacks, pulleys, dolly’s, robotics reach equipment, people movers ), as required by job duties
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a material. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for material
- Provides the necessary support in terms of transporting raw material and products to and from manufacturing and warehouse areas
- Receives the material returned by manufacturing, confirms quantity and lot number
- Reports all of the differences relative to errors to the coordinator or supervisor for corrective action
- Responsible for the improvement and profitability of the company’s goals by participating and ensuring end of month, end of quarter and end of year activities are completed, accurately and in a timely manner
- Supports operations goals by ensuring promptness and accuracy in the supply of materials
- Works towards inventory accuracy and goals by actively participating in annual and other periodic physical inventory activities of stored parts
- Maintains high level of transactional accuracy
- Ensures material counts are accurate prior to acceptance into department
- Verify count and proper identification of parts with the work order
- Issue finished materials to production or to vendors
Qualifications for material
- Must have several years of fork lift experience
- BA/BS degree and 10+ years of planner/buyer manufacturing experience within a High Volume/Mix environment or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Determines raw material needed at machines by reading job ticket
- Removes product from conveyor and manually stacks onto skids or pallets
- Proficiently operate a sit down fork truck
- MUST HAVE an active DOD – Top Secret Security Clearance for customer consideration
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of material. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for material
- Maintains master data information in order to effectively manage by exception items stocked in the SC’s
- Perform daily replenishment functions from Plants to Hubs and Hubs to SC’s
- Places order for other miscellaneous non-casket items required for the SC’s
- Participates in the SIOP process as needed
- Evaluates and removes barriers
- Investigates remedies for inventory discrepancies
- Participates on and/or leads on cross functional teams as requested in support of division wide initiatives
- Collaborates cross functionally with Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing, Distribution and Transportation to build consensus, lead change and drive best practices
- Keep inventory investment to a minimum
- Initiate, organize and participate in continuous improvement activities as it relates to inventory planning processes
Qualifications for material
- MUST obtain apre-deployment DOS Medical Clearance upon hire
- This specific management role will require self-motivation, quality performance, decision making and the ability to work effectively under minimal supervision and will look to coordinate all aspects of program materials and provide expert guidance on equipment
- Material Managers will look to coordinate all aspects of program materials and provides expert guidance on equipment movements
- Must be able to develop or maintain analytical systems to organize, track, and account for systems, project material, and assets in support of DS operations world-wide
- Material Managers will be the focal point for all material processing and logistics for all security technology-related programs, including using the Diplomatic Security (DS) work management system (currently CMMS/ILMS) to track and manage assets and other materials
- Must be able to work with other technical teammates to input and process Bills of Material and Purchase Requests using the DS work management system, and route them for approval
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a material. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for material
- Transfer, impound, and label materials
- Must comply with company policies and procedures and be willing to work in a defined TEAM environment
- Read production schedules, inventory reports, and work orders to determine type and quantity of materials required, availability of stock, and order priority
- Orchestrate efficient flow of materials and products throughout the purchasing, manufacturing and assembly process
- Perform as liaison to departments to assist and provide up to date information on materials status
- Assist in identifying and following up outstanding claims
- Confer with department supervisors to determine overdue material and parts and to inform supervisors of material status
- Locate and distribute materials to specified production areas
- Track material status in vendor custody
- Maintains cleanliness of the work center as required
Qualifications for material
- Must be able to work while standing or walking for 8 hours per day
- Mechanical aptitude would be an asset
- Perform required quality inspections including inspecting parts for defects
- Able to take the initiative to solve problems, where appropriate
- Must be willing to cross-train in various areas of the department as required
- Participate and maintain 5S in the workplace
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a material. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for material
- Presents a courteous and professional demeanor when interacting with customers and co-workers
- May perform other duties related to the classification as assigned
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the Logistics Supervisor
- Will be moving materials from stock to floor as needed
- Ship goods from the establishment
- Prepare records of goods shipped
- Receive incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials
- Verify correctness of shipments against bills of lading, invoices
- Keep records of goods received
- Report damaged goods
Qualifications for material
- Maintain and follow the ISO standard operating procedures
- Must be able to obtain a LMI forklift certification
- Thorough understanding of process flows, lead times and lean principles in a mfg
- Must be skilled in using a forklift and pallet jacks and be able to lift 50 lbs
- Flexibility to work additional hours as required
- Working computer literacy using an ERP system, spreadsheet and word processing software, inventory control and work order procedures are required (JDE preferred)