Materials Specialist

Wabtec•Cumberland, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the Field Services Americas team, you will be responsible for helping our customer (CSX) maintain their fleet of GE/Wabtec locomotives through expert logistics and materials/inventory management. You will be part of a team made up of Wabtec technical and materials experts, all working to ensure our customer’s fleet is running at optimal levels. The Locomotive Maintenance Materials Management Specialist (MMS) position is dedicated to inventory and logistics excellence to ensure that our customer has the repair parts they need, when they need them. You’ll work with other Wabtec service shop locations, distribution centers, and suppliers to manage leverage our large-scale supply chain to ensure our customer is always covered. Our structured training and certification program for Materials Management Specialists provides them with multiple career opportunities within the company as their careers progress. With over 27,000 global employees, Wabtec provides rich career development and growth opportunities for our employees.

Requirements

High school diploma / GED
Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations
Ability to operate multiple computer applications and enter/research information accurately and efficiently
Successful previous experience working in a logistics or shipping/receiving work environment
Previous experience safely operating forklifts and other shop equipment
A high level of attention to detail in juggling multiple duties/responsibilities
Must have the ability to work in warehouse/shop environment
Previous experience or ability to work non-standard/shop coverage work schedules
The ability to maintain reliable and predictable attendance
A high level of dependability, a great attitude, and an ability to work well with a team towards achieving a common goal

Responsibilities

Pulling material from warehouse for shop use and ensuring material is issued to correct locomotive with all necessary information: position, serial number, removal reason, service sheet.
Weekly managing stockouts, including obtaining updated estimated times of arrival for completely stocked out parts or parts low on stock.
Daily performing cycle counts to find and correct inconsistencies in inventory on hands.
Forecasting material needs for inbound and in-shop locomotives and pulling in any needed material in the timeliest and cost efficient manner.
Performing quality control processes on inbound and outbound shipments to meet company standards including checking shipment documents for discrepancies and resolving potential transportation delays or conflicts.
Arranging LTL and Expedite shipments using the Ryder portal as well as ensuring correct paperwork is attached to all shipments and correct BOLs are used for proper billing. Ensuring customs documents are requested and obtained prior to shipping when needed.
Effectively using multiple software programs to order, receive, ship, and track material to and from the warehouse. Including Hazmat material with appropriate shipping documents.
Reading mechanical drawings to determine needed material.
Forklift Operation including daily shift inspections.
Compiling reports on various inventory metrics.
Processing sales of material
Retrieving repair cycle assets from shop floor, including timely and appropriate processing of assets in Oracle to ensure material is repaired and returned to stock quickly.
Restocking warehouse and shop floor material.
Performing general housekeeping, maintenance, and organization of the warehouse.
Processing warranty claims on any removed core that is warranty eligible.
Performing daily counts of large commodity assets including verification of serial number and size for both FGI and repair cycle assets.
Daily answer requests from Circle of Service shops requesting additional material for locomotives, ensuring the correct parts are requested, workorders are open, material is transacted correctly in Oracle, and appropriate shipping is arranged.
Wearing of the proper safety equipment is a must.
Recording of materials transactions such as receiving, distribution and Usage via appropriate system transaction or computer program.
Assemble customer orders from stock and place orders on pallets or shelves or relocate orders to a holding area or shipping department.
Assist/lead with the coordination of physical inventory counting.
All other job duties as assigned and required