Material Specialist I

Job Summary:

Under the guidance of a lead Shipping/Receiving/Stockroom employee responsible for the performance of a variety of manual and clerical duties required for the accurate and timely receipt, packaging, labeling, shipping, and distribution of materials and products through the Company Stockroom and Shipping departments.

Typical duties could include, but would not be limited to, those listed below.

Responsibilities and Tasks:


* Identify, count, check, log, weigh, and validate incoming and outgoing products and materials to properly package, distribute, and/or store such items, ensuring all military (if applicable), customer, state, federal, and customer regulations are met.


* Move, load and unload, store and retrieve materials, supplies, parts, raw stock, etc.

May use hand trucks, dollies, and forklift trucks.
Provide accurate and timely processing and disposition of all shipping and material documents, including purchase orders, receiving reports, freight bills, packing slips, invoices, routing tags, bills of lading, and damaged goods records.


* Initiate and prepare requisitions for standard supplies and materials based on established inventory levels or department requests.

Obtain required approvals and check the price and delivery of locally purchased material.

Maintain safety stock of critical supplies as necessary.


* Purchase materials via company account on petty cash and execute all associated paperwork, including vouchers, receipts, purchase orders, etc.

Maintain the back-order file and follow up.


* Obtain proper authorization signature for deliveries, and record and return all receipts.


* Verify items to be shipped or received against information contained in Shipping/Receiving documents.

Notify supervisor of damage, improper quantity, or other discrepancies.


* Follow standard instructions in the selection of proper use of packing materials and packing procedures in accordance with Military, Air Transport Association or special customer specifications, if applicable.


* Perform a variety of related shipping and receiving duties that may include general clerical work, light typing, checking items shipped or received, driving a company van, etc.
Education, Experience & License or Certification

Education, Experience & License or Certification:


* High school education or equivalent in order to understand and use commercial English and basic Mathematics where accuracy is important.


* Requires familiarity with material handling documents and basic Shipping/Receiving procedures normally gained with a minimum of 1 year of experience.


* Must be able to perform general clerical duties that require basic computer skills.

Skills and Abilities:


* Will have a successful background in warehousing and inventory control/management.


* Be aware of compliance fundamentals.


* Functional in ERP systems and database management required.


* Must have good writt...