Material Expeditor

Mill Creek Community Church•Hazel Park, MI

66d•Onsite

About The Position

Miller Industries, LLC is a rapidly growing, family-owned company that designs, engineers, and manufactures custom products. The company has divisions including Miller Fabricated Systems, Flex Air, Miller Industries Representatives, and Fusion Cooling, offering custom steel fabrication, custom commercial and industrial HVAC systems, and modular equipment rooms. Miller Industries serves automotive, healthcare, and institutional customers worldwide and is committed to employee growth and development. The Material Expeditor role is crucial for ensuring that production materials and components move efficiently from the warehouse to the manufacturing plants to support scheduled work. This hands-on position involves monitoring shortages, due dates, and requirements, and requires proficient operation of a Hi-Lo for material handling.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Demonstrated ability to operate a sit-down industrial forklift/Hi-Lo safely and proficiently; current certification preferred, with ability to complete company-required qualification.
Ability to read purchase orders, packing slips, job and unit identifiers, bills of material, shortage reports, and production schedules.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and escalate risks early.

Nice To Haves

Additional training in supply chain, logistics, inventory, or manufacturing preferred.
Three or more years of experience in expediting, material control, shipping and receiving, inventory, purchasing support, production control, or manufacturing preferred.
Experience with ERP or inventory systems and basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and Teams preferred.
Strong follow-through, urgency, organization, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities without losing transaction accuracy.

Responsibilities

Review production priorities, material requirements, shortage reports, purchasing commitments, and warehouse availability to identify material requiring immediate action.
Coordinate with Buyers, Planning, Production, Shipping and Receiving, Program Management, suppliers, and transportation resources to resolve material constraints.
Expedite open purchase orders and supplier commitments when requested, documenting updated promise dates, quantities, shipment status, and risks.
Locate material within the warehouse and confirm part number, job, unit, quantity, condition, and storage location before movement.
Stage and transfer material and production units to the appropriate manufacturing plant or work area based on approved priorities and need dates.
Operate a Hi-Lo to unload, move, stage, load, and deliver material safely and efficiently.
Ensure all physical moves are supported by accurate labels, transfer documents, packing slips, and timely inventory transactions.
Identify shortages, missing material, damaged parts, incorrect quantities, and misplaced inventory; escalate issues with clear facts and recommended next actions.
Follow urgent material through receipt, inspection, storage, staging, transfer, and delivery to the manufacturing point of use.
Maintain a current expediting log or system record that identifies owner, commitment, risk, next action, and required date.
Support receiving and shipping activities during workload peaks, including verification, labeling, put-away, staging, and documentation.
Participate in material readiness reviews and communicate realistic status without overstating supplier or internal commitments.
Protect job and unit traceability when material is split, transferred, substituted, returned, or reallocated.
Support orderly warehouse storage, housekeeping, aisle control, and safe material handling practices.
Complete required Hi-Lo pre-use inspections and report equipment or safety concerns immediately.
Perform other duties as assigned to support Shipping and Receiving and manufacturing operations.