Materials Replenishment Operator

Trane Italia • Arecibo, PR

3d • $14 • Onsite

About The Position

As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world. Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and at home. We boldly go. The Materials Replenishment Operator is responsible for receiving, auditing, and locating materials and/or raw materials to be used in the operation. They are dedicated to supplying the production line with the necessary material to complete the established production. This is a full-time, on-site position requiring 5 days of work per week.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree or equivalent in education and experience (1 year university + 3 years experience or high school diploma + 4 years experience)
• Minimum 2 years of related experience in material handling.
• Knowledge of computers (MS Office).
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Manual, counting, and material handling skills.
• Driver's license and forklift license.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to pass additional drug screening as this is a Safety Sensitive Role.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual (Spanish and English) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receive, audit, and locate material in the assigned belt or location.
• Ensure that required components in the area are in neat and orderly condition. Take corrective actions to resolve issues if components are missing.
• Identify containers used in component storage with appropriate part numbers following the established format.
• Ensure labels are in good condition and replace them when necessary.
• Operate material handling equipment (forklifts, tuggers, etc.) to move parts to workstations as required.
• Count, sort, or weigh parts and articles to verify receipts of items against requisitions or invoices.
• Create claims for parts that did not arrive correctly.
• Prepare periodic, special, or perpetual inventories.
• Manage inventory using the FIFO methodology.
• Determine storage, identification, and location methods for supplies considering temperature, humidity, altitude and weight limits, movement, floor load capacity, and required space.
• Validate documentation of material receipts against orders in the system.
• Audit the condition of received materials and segregate those with any deviation.
• Process material returns with the necessary documentation and evidence.
• Unload, load, and transfer material from containers.
• Perform system transactions and generate labels to identify merchandise.
• Perform computer transactions.
• Report balance differences to make necessary adjustments.
• Examine supplies to verify conformity to specifications.
• Create bundles of returnable packaging and empty bins.
• Perform movements to containers or pallets, bins, and empty returnables.
• Fill kit carts according to the P-star to be dispatched to the production line.
• Locate material from the belt to its fixed location.
• Perform inventory of parts in the excess materials area.
• Work with 'return to stock' material.
• Receive, locate, and dispatch chemicals.
• Organize and distribute kanban cards.
• Dispatch parts to the kanban card production line using a scanner.
• Validate material before it is dispatched.
• Transport material to the production line in the tuggers.
• Inspect assigned equipment.
• Verify and analyze material inventory at the production line stations.
• Support Lean initiatives (RIE, 9 steps, JDI, etc.).
• Maintain work area clean and orderly.
• Comply with company policies and procedures, including those related to EHS and ISO.
• Perform other tasks and projects as required.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Holistic wellness programs with generous incentives
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution
• Paid time off includes 15 vacation days, 9 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, sick leave
• Additional options to support volunteer and parental leave
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs
• Tuition assistance
• Student debt support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree