TACOM (WVA): Material Handler (Contingency)

KBR•City of Watervliet, NY

20d•$38,900 - $58,400

About The Position

The Material Handler coordinates the receipt, storage, tracking, issuance, and movement of materials, parts, and supplies in support of TACOM maintenance and sustainment activities. The role ensures that materials are available for production schedules, maintenance work orders, and operational requirements while maintaining accurate inventory records and complying with logistics and property-accountability procedures. The position also supports cycle counts, physical inventories, and reconciliation activities. This position is contingent upon contract award.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Typically 2–4 years of experience in material coordination, inventory control, warehouse operations, or logistics.
Skill in verifying shortages, overages, and damage in incoming stock by opening, counting, and visually inspecting container contents.
Knowledge of procedures for reporting shortages, overages, and damage in incoming stock.
Ability to report stock discrepancies or damage to a supervisor or other responsible supply personnel when required.
Ability to obtain or maintain a U.S. Government security clearance, as required.
U.S. citizenship.
Access to the information management system for email and LMP is required.

Nice To Haves

Supplemental technical or vocational training.
Previous experience supporting DoD, Army, or TACOM programs.
Prior government contracting experience.

Responsibilities

Process workflow in the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
Plan and acquire parts for an assigned branch.
Use LMP CAMS/ERP software and its Material Requirements Planning (MRP) processes to validate material requirements and support mission schedules.
Manage material and demand within LMP, maintaining adequate supplies while minimizing unnecessary or premature expenditures.
Request needed materials following validation from Parts Managers and established standard operating procedures.
Use LMP production-order component listings to identify material requirements for kit building and production.
Update required materials on production orders and issue final component listings to eliminate unnecessary demands based on material consumption.
Use LMP transactions to issue and return materials to the correct production orders for billing accuracy.
Investigate production orders daily for parts-billing issues, missing final-issue indicators, transfer requirements, and transfer orders, and take corrective action.
Coordinate with shop-floor material expediters to ensure parts are included on production orders or inform Parts Managers when material needs to be added to the bill of materials.
Compile and communicate material shortages affecting production using spreadsheets and email systems.
Ensure parts are ordered in time to meet schedules.
Resolve parts problems, including incorrect parts received, unacceptable substitutions, and unavailable materials.
Maintain contact with customers and other offices regarding urgent requirements, critical shortages, and other special items.
Maintain production-order component lists as needed and research and obtain materials through coordination with Material Planners, Production Planners, other Expeditors, and the Defense Logistics Agency.
Apply knowledge of scheduling activities and their impact on materials management in ERP/LMP/SAP environments.
Coordinate with Parts Managers, Production Planners, and PMD personnel to ensure materials are available for schedule requirements.
Validate supply actions and promptly address issues such as late deliveries, identifying corrective actions with minimal supervision.
Work with internal and external organizations, including the on-site Defense Logistics Agency.
Perform other duties as assigned.