Warehouse & Inventory Specialist

CINDER RESIDUALS TEXAS LLC•Fairfield, TX

52d•Onsite

About The Position

Big Brown Fly Ash is seeking a reliable, safety-focused, and detail-oriented Warehouse & Inventory Specialist to support maintenance and plant operations at our Fairfield, TX facility. This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the plant's warehouse, inventory, receiving, spare parts, and maintenance support systems to maximize equipment reliability, maintenance readiness, and plant uptime. This role owns the day-to-day warehouse and inventory functions, including receiving, inventory control, spare parts management, purchasing support, material staging, and warehouse organization. Working closely with maintenance, operations, purchasing, vendors, and plant leadership, the Specialist establishes standardized processes, maintains accurate inventory records, ensures critical parts, tools, materials, and documentation are available when needed, and continuously improves warehouse operations to support safe, efficient, and reliable plant performance. This is a full-time, non-exempt position. The schedule is generally day shift, Monday-Friday; occasional extended hours, weekend work, emergency maintenance support, or outage support may be required based on site needs. Overtime may be required.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required
Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in industrial warehouse operations, maintenance inventory, receiving, spare parts management, purchasing support, or a similar role in a manufacturing, mining, power generation, cement, or comparable industrial environment
Experience receiving shipments, verifying packing slips and purchase orders, maintaining inventory accuracy, organizing warehouse operations, and identifying discrepancies
Experience managing industrial spare parts inventory, inventory control, cycle counts, material staging, and warehouse organization
Working knowledge of industrial mechanical and electrical components, including bearings, motors, gearboxes, pumps, conveyors, valves, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Outlook, and the ability to learn CMMS, ERP, inventory management, and other business software
Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments
Ability to safely operate forklifts and other material-handling equipment, or obtain certification, and safely receive, unload, inspect, lift, organize, and stage materials
Self-motivated, dependable, safety-focused, and committed to supporting warehouse operations, maintenance readiness, and continuous improvement
Valid driver's license required with the ability to operate company vehicles for local pickups, deliveries, and other business-related travel
Good verbal and written communication skills
Ability to follow procedures and work both independently and in a team

Nice To Haves

technical, trade, or vocational education in maintenance, industrial technology, supply chain, or a related field preferred

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain organized warehouse, parts room, tool storage, PPE inventory, and consumable supply systems
Receive, inspect, verify, document, and properly store incoming deliveries
Maintain accurate inventory records and record inventory receipts, issues, transfers, returns, and adjustments in the approved inventory tracking system
Establish and maintain minimum and maximum inventory levels for critical spare parts and high-use consumables
Perform cycle counts, reconcile inventory discrepancies, and maintain inventory accuracy
Track critical spare parts and proactively notify Maintenance Management of low stock, critical shortages, long-lead materials, or inventory issues
Support maintenance planning by staging parts, building job kits, preparing material lists, and ensuring job readiness for preventive, corrective, outage, and emergency maintenance
Assist with purchase requests, obtain quotes, track purchase orders and backorders, and coordinate with vendors to ensure timely delivery of materials
Pick up and deliver parts, tools, materials, equipment, and other plant-related items from local vendors as needed
Maintain work orders, equipment history, asset records, and inventory documentation within the CMMS or approved tracking system
Develop and maintain standardized asset identification, tagging, and tracking procedures for warehouse inventory and critical spare parts
Maintain tool, rental equipment, PPE, SDS, and maintenance-related records
Maintain a clean, safe, organized, labeled, and audit-ready warehouse and storage areas
Safely operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other authorized material-handling equipment
Collaborate with Maintenance, Operations, Purchasing, Accounting, vendors, contractors, and Plant Leadership to support plant operations and continuous improvement
Identify opportunities to improve warehouse organization, inventory control, material flow, and plant reliability
Complete inventory, receiving, maintenance, and other required documentation accurately and in a timely manner
Support other Site Operations at the request of immediate Supervisor or Plant Manager