Materials Specialist will be an integral aspect of the Materials Department and directly interface with the entire materials department, production department, quality department, maintenance department and the engineering departments.

• Interpret and enforce company policies and safety regulations.
• Interpret and understand customer releases on both weekly and daily basis.
• Excellent communication with both the customer and suppliers
• Follow up with suppliers to ensure timely delivery.
• Follow up with carriers to ensure on time delivery.
• Ability to look out at forecast and see increases and issues in shipping.
• Understand cycle count process as well as FIFO.
• Assure the floor is following FIFO procedure so breakpoints can be attained.
• Review inventory levels daily to assure material availability.
• Communicate issues affecting material flow to management personnel.
• Responsible for safe, timely, accurate shipments to FWA.
• Understand our storage of material and window times for the different loads of incoming material.
• Responsible for housekeeping of area.'
• Participate in continuous improvement activities.
• Actively participate in self-directed work team model.
• Participate in plant recycling programs.
• Follow ISO14001 and TS16949 procedures/processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Contribute to the achievement of quality/management objectives by providing accurate part numbers to the line in a safe and timely manner as requested.
• Ability to react quickly and professionally in urgent/critical situations

Qualifications:

SAP

• Associate degree (AA/AS.); two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Detailed oriented
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.