Inventory Lead – Weekend Shift

Castelion Corporation•Torrance, CA

About The Position

The Inventory Lead is a working lead responsible for weekend-shift inventory and material-flow activities supporting Castelion’s manufacturing operations. The role coordinates the movement, control, and availability of materials while ensuring accurate inventory transactions, material traceability, and timely support for Production. The Inventory Lead provides day-to-day direction to Inventory Specialists and material-handling personnel, prioritizes shift activities, assigns work, resolves material issues, and communicates status and risks to cross-functional partners and leadership. The position requires a hands-on, organized, detail-oriented approach in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, maintaining safety, quality, inventory accuracy, and material traceability as priorities. The specified Weekend Day Shift is 6:00 AM–6:00 PM, Thursday through Sunday. Overtime may be needed to reach critical mission milestones. The role may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or information, subject to applicable clearance, authorization, citizenship, and other eligibility requirements. Employment also requires access to applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
At least 3 years of experience in inventory control, warehouse operations, materials management, or a related manufacturing environment.
Prior experience providing day-to-day direction, training, or coordination of warehouse or inventory personnel.
Experience using an ERP, MES, warehouse-management, or inventory-control system.
Forklift certification or ability to obtain forklift certification.
Demonstrated experience with inventory transactions, cycle counting, material staging, and inventory reconciliation.
Ability to lift 25 lbs. unassisted.
Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently, make sound decisions, and appropriately escalate issues.
Ability to work the Weekend Day Shift, 6:00 AM–6:00 PM, Thursday through Sunday, and overtime as needed to reach critical mission milestones.
Ability to access applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required.
If designated by the Company or applicable government requirements, ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance or other government authorization and satisfy applicable citizenship or other eligibility requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, semiconductor, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
Experience with serialized, lot-controlled, shelf-life-controlled, or export-controlled material.
Experience leading cycle counts, inventory audits, 5S activities, or continuous-improvement initiatives.
Experience interpreting work orders, bills of material, pick lists, and manufacturing priorities.
Familiarity with lean manufacturing or material-flow principles.
Previous experience as an Inventory Lead, Warehouse Lead, Materials Lead, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate daily inventory and material-handling activities for the weekend shift.
Assign work, establish priorities, and adjust staffing and activities based on Production requirements.
Serve as the primary weekend-shift point of contact for Inventory and Materials-related issues.
Pick, organize, stage, and move raw materials, hardware, purchased components, machined parts, assemblies, and other production material.
Pick and prepare kits for manufacturing work orders, accurately accounting for required materials and quantities.
Receive, put away, transfer, issue, and consume inventory, ensuring physical movements are accurately recorded in the ERP/MES system.
Maintain accurate inventory locations and ensure materials are stored in designated, properly labeled, and audit-ready areas.
Perform and coordinate daily cycle counts, investigate discrepancies, and support inventory reconciliation.
Maintain material identification, lot and serial traceability, and shelf-life controls as applicable.
Monitor shelf-life-controlled inventory and maintain stock rotation, including FIFO requirements.
Follow material-handling practices to prevent damage, contamination, loss, or loss of traceability.
Coordinate material staging and replenishment to production areas based on manufacturing priorities.
Locate and resolve missing, damaged, or incorrectly stored material and appropriately escalate unresolved discrepancies.
Review inventory transactions and shift activity for accuracy and completeness.
Support shift-start planning and end-of-shift handoffs, communicating open issues, material shortages, and production risks.
Train, coach, and support Inventory Specialists and other material-handling personnel on procedures, systems, safety, and best practices.
Identify process improvements to increase inventory accuracy, material availability, productivity, and responsiveness.
Assemble and maintain racks, shelving, bins, labels, and other inventory storage systems.
Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, carts, and other material-handling equipment as required.
Maintain clean, organized, and audit-ready inventory areas using established 5S practices.
Coordinate with Production, Engineering, Quality, Shipping & Receiving, and Supply Chain to resolve material issues and support production schedules.
Support Shipping & Receiving and other Materials functions as operational priorities require.
Promote safety, accountability, teamwork, and operational discipline.
Follow applicable safety, quality, export-control, and company procedures.
Perform other Materials and Inventory tasks as assigned to support changing production requirements.