Manufacturing/Inventory Clerk

Duties include tracking and reporting Edge Damage, Lost Material, Cycle-Count completions. A key focus will be to analyze semi-finished and finished material inventory trends, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance. Another key objective will be to evaluate financial losses with the ultimate goal of achieving defined year-over-year reduction goals specifically for Edge Damage and Lost material. This position will serve as a key member within the Iowa Park Leadership team and will pursue the successful completion of both short-term tactical activities and longer-term strategic objectives.

Pay rate: $20.00

Productivity

• Monitor daily activities in the departments and advise management of any issues that may require attention (Prod Balancing, Lost Material for Planning, Cycle Count accuracy and completion, etc).
• Perform system related auditing and verification activities to ensure accuracy of data (bin counts, order corrections, customer billing etc).
• Initiate location balancing to ensure that material inventories are reported accurately and in a timely manner.
• Generate and examine Percentage of Inventory Value audited and Percentage of bins locations Cycle-Counted prior to month end to achieve required targets.
• Post Cycle-Count variances (gains/losses) to reconcile actual on hand inventory.
• Obtain required approval levels for all discrepancies.
• Transfer (LWH/FWH) consigned and non-consigned materials as required for Cycle-Count auditing.

Administrative

• Provide daily, weekly, and monthly performance reports as requested by department manager.
• Validate and publish daily reports in department DI meeting.
• Gather, analyze, and report data related to variances and trends.
• Provide monthly data to Manager for SOX reporting requirements.
• Provide support to help resolve shipping/receiving issues within the plant.
• Perform other duties as directed by Management.

Quality

• Manage inventory side of Non-Conforming materials (Edge Damage).
• Periodically assess and answers questions about Block Stock reports.
• Act as a data mining resource for retrieval of pertinent information to root cause for the purpose of analysis. Example includes researching manufacturing data for customer issues.

• Contributor in a team setting.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Access, etc).
• Demonstrates proficiency in SAP or other ERP system. Exhibits a high level of commitment to safety.
• Positive work history with an ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Able to work both independently and within a team, generating results with minimal guidance from management.
• Communication - possesses strong interpersonal skills and demonstrates ability to communicate with clarity, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Agility to accommodate changing priorities.
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment, be well organized, and perform as a high level

• Bachelor's degree preferred - Business Related
• Minimum of 5 to 10 years' experience within a Manufacturing environment
• Sound Business judgments - understands the overall picture and what drives the business
• Experience with high volume operations

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.