Material Handler

Coherent • East Granby, CT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Primary Duties & Responsibilities Responsible for supporting inventories across multiple manufacturing departments, including both glass movement and inventory transactions. Management of products in-process including receiving, minor calculations and preparation/transporting before and after external operations. Delivering material to different department stock shelves Moving product in-process to different Inventory locations Handling the requisition of product to and from outside processes (third party processing) Including packaging Miscellaneous shipping order creation Retrieving raw material from stock per engineers’ instructions to fulfill work orders Handling products and raw materials from Receiving (including inspection and entering technical data into databases, generating lot numbers) Scrapping product no longer needed Responsible for product movement throughout the plant, supporting the Test and Finished Goods Inventory (FGI) departments Moving finished product from Test to FGI when required Similarly, moving finished goods to and from engineering inventory and maintaining that database Supporting Test and Engineering with reclassification of finished products when needed Aiding in RMA (Returned Material Analysis), including logging returned products into appropriate databases & delivery Collecting and sending out product samples for outside vendor chemical analysis. Delivery of other raw materials and supplies throughout the facility as needed Picking up and distributing clean room garments Other Inventory Support Help set up site-wide Kanban systems 6S support and area audits, maintaining the raw material and other material storage areas Provide back-up & support for the Receiving and FGI team Weekly cycle counting of inventory Perform associated Oracle and Cumulus transactions for all the above items

Requirements

• H.S. Diploma or equivalent plus 4 years of directly related work experience in a manufacturing environment, including inventory control, shipping and receiving experience.
• Proficient with MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Word and technical manufacturing databases.
• Experience with Oracle/Agile (or other MRP/ERP systems) is required.
• Detail-oriented, methodical approach to task completion, with excellent organizational and inventory skills.
• Conscientious and able to work with minimal supervision, but seek supervisory approval on non-routine tasks.
• Strong written / verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills are required.
• Possess a high level of organizational skills and be able to work on and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Team-oriented and work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Ability to engage effective working relationships with all levels of personnel in the organization
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Nice To Haves

• Lean manufacturing
• Ability to drive a forklift
• Vocational or technical education

Responsibilities

• Supporting inventories across multiple manufacturing departments, including both glass movement and inventory transactions.
• Management of products in-process including receiving, minor calculations and preparation/transporting before and after external operations.
• Delivering material to different department stock shelves
• Moving product in-process to different Inventory locations
• Handling the requisition of product to and from outside processes (third party processing)
• Including packaging
• Miscellaneous shipping order creation
• Retrieving raw material from stock per engineers’ instructions to fulfill work orders
• Handling products and raw materials from Receiving (including inspection and entering technical data into databases, generating lot numbers)
• Scrapping product no longer needed
• Responsible for product movement throughout the plant, supporting the Test and Finished Goods Inventory (FGI) departments
• Moving finished product from Test to FGI when required
• Moving finished goods to and from engineering inventory and maintaining that database
• Supporting Test and Engineering with reclassification of finished products when needed
• Aiding in RMA (Returned Material Analysis), including logging returned products into appropriate databases & delivery
• Collecting and sending out product samples for outside vendor chemical analysis.
• Delivery of other raw materials and supplies throughout the facility as needed
• Picking up and distributing clean room garments
• Help set up site-wide Kanban systems
• 6S support and area audits, maintaining the raw material and other material storage areas
• Provide back-up & support for the Receiving and FGI team
• Weekly cycle counting of inventory
• Perform associated Oracle and Cumulus transactions for all the above items

What This Job Offers

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