Material Coordinator

SAIC•Hanahan, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Material Coordinator for our Hanahan location. The Material Coordinator is responsible for preparing and arranging materials and products in bulk and non-bulk forms for distribution or storage; moving and loading or unloading equipment, materials, and products; operating or tending pipelines pumps and valves to transfer liquids; driving forklifts and related material-handling machinery and equipment; and using scoops, hand trucks, and wheelbarrows to load and move materials. They will also coordinate and expedite the flow of material, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules or department supervisors' priorities. This role involves reviewing production schedules, conferring with department supervisors to determine material requirements, locating overdue materials, requisitioning materials, and establishing delivery sequences based on job order priorities and anticipated availability. The Material Coordinator will arrange for in-plant transfer of materials to meet production schedules, coordinate with department supervisors for repair and assembly of material and its transportation, and examine delivered materials to verify type specifications. Additionally, they will monitor and control the movement of material and parts along conveyor systems using remote-control panel boards, compute material amounts needed for specific job orders, compile reports on material inventory, move or transport material between departments, and may compile perpetual production records using manual or computerized systems to locate materials in process and maintain employee records.

Requirements

Preparing and arranging materials and products in bulk and non-bulk forms for distribution or storage
Moving and loading or unloading equipment, materials, and products
Operating or tending pipelines pumps and valves to transfer liquids
Driving forklifts and related material-handling machinery and equipment
Using scoops, hand trucks, and wheelbarrows to load and move materials
Coordinating and expediting the flow of material, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules or department supervisors' priorities
Reviews production schedules and confers with department supervisors to determine material required or overdue and to locate material
Requisitions material and establishes delivery sequences to departments according to job order priorities and anticipated availability of material
Arranges for in-plant transfer of materials to meet production schedules
Examines material delivered to production departments to verify if type specified
Monitor and control movement of material and parts along conveyor system, using remote-control panel board
Compute amount of material needed for specific job orders, applying knowledge of product and manufacturing processes and using adding machine
Compile report of quantity and type of material on hand
Move or transport material from one department to another, using hand or industrial truck
May compile perpetual production records in order to locate material in process of production, using manual or computerized system
Maintain employee records

Responsibilities

Preparing and arranging materials and products in bulk and non-bulk forms for distribution or storage
Moving and loading or unloading equipment, materials, and products
Operating or tending pipelines pumps and valves to transfer liquids
Driving forklifts and related material-handling machinery and equipment
Using scoops, hand trucks, and wheelbarrows to load and move materials
Coordinating and expediting the flow of material, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules or department supervisors' priorities
Reviewing production schedules and conferring with department supervisors to determine material required or overdue and to locate material
Requisitioning material and establishing delivery sequences to departments according to job order priorities and anticipated availability of material
Arranging for in-plant transfer of materials to meet production schedules
Coordinating with department supervisors for repair and assembly of material and its transportation to various departments
Examining material delivered to production departments to verify if type specified
Monitoring and controlling movement of material and parts along conveyor system, using remote-control panel board
Computing amount of material needed for specific job orders, applying knowledge of product and manufacturing processes and using adding machine
Compiling report of quantity and type of material on hand
Moving or transporting material from one department to another, using hand or industrial truck
Compiling perpetual production records in order to locate material in process of production, using manual or computerized system
Maintaining employee records