Material Coordinator

VLS Environmental Solutions • Mauldin, SC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Materials Coordinator is the control point between receiving, plant operations, quality, and outbound movement at VLS Environmental Solutions’ Mauldin facility. The role protects employees and plant reliability by confirming that materials are identified, documented, segregated, and routed correctly before processing. It supports service quality by maintaining accurate inventory and receiving records and identifying discrepancies before they create production, compliance, or customer issues.

This is a hands-on plant position in active receiving, staging, sampling, testing, and processing areas, rather than a desk-only coordination role. The employee combines careful documentation with sound field judgment, disciplined use of procedures, and clear escalation.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least two years of experience in industrial receiving, materials coordination, inventory control, waste operations, manufacturing quality, laboratory support, or a closely related environment.
• Ability to read and compare waste profiles, labels, bills of lading, scale tickets, inventory records, procedures, SDS information, and quality documentation.
• Basic math, measurement, and data-entry skills, with careful attention to counts, units, profile numbers, dates, and test results.
• Working ability with Microsoft Office and electronic inventory, receiving, or waste-tracking systems.
• Ability to qualify for and safely operate a forklift or other assigned mobile equipment after VLS training and authorization.
• Ability to work assigned shifts, overtime, weekends, and schedule changes based on facility needs.

Responsibilities

• Verify inbound non-hazardous waste against available profiles, schedules, work orders, bills of lading, scale tickets, container counts and types, labels, and other required shipment information before releasing materials for normal processing.
• Count containers after staging, record results on the approved QA/QC receiving record, and coordinate with Receiving to resolve shortages, overages, damaged containers, paperwork errors, and other discrepancies.
• Inspect containers and bulk loads for visible condition issues, leaks, damage, swelling, unusual heat, incorrect or missing labels, inconsistent appearance, and other signs that shipments may not match their documentation.
• Use Digital Waste or the current approved operating system to locate material profiles, confirm handling requirements, identify assigned compatibility categories, and maintain accurate inventory and movement records.
• Apply the approved color-identification system and ensure materials are staged and segregated correctly, including maintaining required separation of limited-compatibility or single-compatible waste streams.
• Coordinate safe material movement with forklift and heavy-equipment operators, Receiving, the Scale House, and plant supervision, and prevent unapproved material from entering the processing sequence.
• Maintain accurate records for inbound waste, recyclables, sawdust, absorbents, solidification agents, and other materials used to support operations.
• Track outbound materials and confirm that shipping documentation, quantities, destinations, and end-user requirements are complete and accurate within assigned responsibilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED