3620 Pkg Raw Material Ingredients Coordinator-Day Shift

Mt. Olive Pickle Company, INC.•Goldsboro, NC

About The Position

The Raw Materials/Ingredient Coordinator (RMIC) manages and maintains accurate, adequate inventories of High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, and vinegar to support day- and night-shift operations at the main plant and distribution center. The coordinator releases orders from established contracts, tests and unloads product, and maintains related records. The role also monitors inventories of tank sucrose, alum, calcium chloride, and sodium benzoate; advises the Materials Buyer when to order and schedule deliveries; and unloads these items upon arrival. The coordinator takes month-end inventories of the listed raw materials and submits them to the Warehouse Supervisor for accounting and close purposes. The role also maintains sufficient spice inventory for production and unloads ingredients at company facilities and outside warehouses. The coordinator handles receipt, inspection, testing, storage, inventory counts, and traceability records for raw materials and ingredients. This includes weighing inbound and outbound trucks, verifying security seals and bills of lading, testing samples, maintaining certificates and kosher records, and coordinating railcar deliveries and pickups. The position also supports packaging-material cycle counts, ingredient staging for production, FIFO rotation, warehouse cleanliness, and coverage for other warehouse positions when needed. Work takes place both outdoors, unloading raw materials in varying weather conditions, and in an office. Long hours and work weeks are required. The role reports to the Warehouse Supervisor and regularly contacts Production Supervisors/Managers and truck drivers.

Requirements

Good written and verbal communication skills.
Good math skills and ability to maintain accurate records.
Some personal computer operation experience.
Certified forklift operator.
Valid North Carolina driver's license with a good driving record.
Ability to perform medium work: exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Ability to work outdoors unloading raw materials in varying weather conditions and in an office; long hours and work weeks are required.
Ability to perform the stated physical functions, including reaching, sustained standing, walking, fingering, grasping, talking, and hearing.
Close visual acuity for tasks such as viewing a computer terminal and visually inspecting labels to confirm UPC accuracy.

Responsibilities

Manage and maintain accurate, adequate inventories of High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, vinegar, and spices to support production at the main plant and distribution center.
Release orders from established contracts and issue purchase orders for High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, and vinegar.
Monitor inventories of tank sucrose, alum, calcium chloride, and sodium benzoate; advise the Materials Buyer when to order and schedule deliveries; and unload these items when they arrive.
Unload raw materials and ingredients, and keep raw-material unloading and storage areas neat and orderly.
Weigh raw-material trucks in and out, check security seals, and verify weights against bills of lading.
Sample and test High Fructose Corn Syrup and Corn Syrup for BRIX, and sample and titrate vinegar; handle railcar sampling similarly.
Maintain hard-copy certificates of analysis and kosher records for the listed raw materials and maintain records for review during inspections.
Maintain databases for High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, vinegar, and railcars, including delivery, purchase-order, testing, tank-use, and traceability information; coordinate railcar delivery and pickup with CSX and monitor time on company premises to minimize demurrage.
Maintain annual files of truck and railcar bills of lading.
Take month-end inventories of raw materials and assist with month-end counts; submit inventory information to the Warehouse Supervisor for accounting purposes.
Cycle count labels and packaging materials daily as directed by the Warehouse Supervisor.
Manage old and new materials when designs or ingredients change, using or discarding old materials before moving to new inventory.
Clean work areas, Warehouse 72 and 89, and outside warehouses; complete daily ingredient-area checks.
Use a scan gun to receive and count packaging materials and ingredients.
Count ingredients daily for ordering purposes and submit counts to the Buyer.
Check daily that ingredients follow FIFO rotation, boxes are taped, and items are returned to the correct locations.
Pull ingredients for each production shift and place them in the staging area.
Inspect returned ingredients and place them in the correct areas; notify a production group member and the Warehouse Supervisor when returns are not handled properly.
Help cover any warehouse position when there are call-outs; work with the Warehouse Crew Leader to ensure daily cycle counts are completed and provide coverage when the Warehouse Supervisor is out.