Logistics Tech

Fresenius Medical Care•Knoxville, TN

12d

About The Position

The Logistics Tech is responsible for batch production records (BPR) and logistics activities, providing production and other departments with the paperwork, materials, and instructions needed to execute the production schedule. The role carries out daily logistics activities, balances workloads among collaborators, develops an effective cross-training matrix, and works with other logistics personnel to use labor efficiently. The position supports production scheduling and orders, BPR lifecycle activities, materials acquisition and delivery, inventory monitoring, shipments, warehouse tracking, and movement of materials and finished goods. It also supports audits, process improvements, MRP, new-part processing, and spare-parts inventory management. The role regularly interacts with internal departments and outside organizations to exchange information and help resolve problems. Routine work is generally performed without instruction; general instructions are provided for newly introduced assignments. The employee may assist junior staff with complex support tasks as directed by the immediate supervisor and may escalate issues to the supervisor when needed. The role requires a high school diploma; an associate’s degree is desirable. Candidates should have 2–4 years of related experience, be proficient with PCs, Microsoft Office, SAP, and appropriate systems, and hold fork-lift certification. APICS training or certification is preferred. The job is scheduled Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The physical demands include frequent sitting and occasional standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, or crouching, as well as regularly lifting or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 35 pounds. Personal protective equipment may be required.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
2–4 years of related experience.
Fork-lift certification.
Proficiency with PCs, Microsoft Office applications, SAP, and appropriate systems.
Ability to work with little or no supervision and to be a self-starter.
Able to meet the stated physical demands, including regularly lifting or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 35 pounds, with reasonable accommodations as applicable.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree desirable.
APICS training or certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Accurately and promptly complete logistics-area functions to meet company production and inventory objectives.
Receive the Production Plan and develop production schedules for production departments in support of the MPS.
Create and release production orders in appropriate systems, including assigning lot numbers.
Assist with the BPR lifecycle, including creation, distribution, material consumption, review, corrections, release, and closure.
Coordinate acquisition and delivery of materials needed by other departments, including raw materials, sub-assemblies, packaging, print plates, and MRO supplies.
Maintain a BPR control log for manually assigned lot numbers issued when the system is offline and a log of TECO’d lot numbers.
Confirm production orders in appropriate systems, including that raw materials are consumed in departments using barcode scanning on production lines.
Monitor production-supply-area inventory, perform spot inventories, and follow up to resolve discrepancies.
Prepare and print material kit lists for production batches for SAP bar-coding.
Initiate and follow up on DN’s, NCR’s, DS’s, SPR’s, QFN’s, and MADR’s to support product flow through production and release.
Handle incoming shipments of materials and equipment and outgoing domestic and international shipments.
Prepare appropriate documents for domestic and international customers and suppliers.
Deliver interplant packages and notify personnel regarding Chain of Custody, C.O.D.’s, customer returns, and related matters.
Maintain continuous accountability of raw materials through a perpetual inventory system.
Track and verify finished goods through internal process flows and release.
Assist with moving materials and finished goods between the manufacturing plant and multiple off-site facilities.
Procure released finished-good and quarantine finished-good samples.
Interface with internal and external customers to resolve problems.
Maintain materials-management records and retention.
Participate in and support audits and process-improvement activities.
Assist with MRP and new-part processing.
Manage and continuously improve the spare-parts inventory system.
Comply with the Code of Business Conduct, applicable company policies and procedures, and local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
Assist with projects assigned by the direct supervisor and perform other duties as assigned.
Balance workloads among collaborators, develop a cross-training matrix, and collaborate with logistics personnel to use labor efficiently.