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Field Material Controller
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What they do
A Materials Planner plans and manages the flow of materials used in production by a company. Plans and manages procurement of raw materials or parts, tracks shipments, monitors inventories and monitors materials used in production processes
$79,312 / year median in Florida
+10% projected growth
Job Description
At Jacobs, we're not just building structures, we're helping our clients innovate and grow by designing, engineering, and executing the construction of their state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing facilities that are changing our world. We're seeking to hire a Field Material Controls professional to support our project in Saint Francisville, LA. Here's what you'll do:
- Develop an enhanced understanding of material control processes, procedures, and tools, basic procurement principles and practices, techniques of ensuring task completion, project delivery processes, and supplier relationship expectations.
- Utilize established policies, procedures, systems, and tools.
- Review Shipment Release Request related Supplier documentation and ensure that Shipment Authorizations are approved in accordance with terms and conditions agreed within the purchase order and the Material Control Execution Plan.
- Advise stakeholders how to create & initiate shipment releases and help them in understanding the overall shipment authorization process.
- Administer Material Receiving Reports (MRRs), Material Issue Requests (MIRs) and Over shipment / Under shipment / Damaged Reports (OS&Ds).
- Maintain a register of Materials requiring preservation activities to be performed.
- Evaluate facts surrounding material control related problem areas and apply remedies to resolve them.
- Maintain material control documentation in a repository.
- Identify and advise management of material control related risks.
- Participate in the coordination of OS&D resolution.
- Work under close supervision. No direct reports.
- Coordinate with project or departmental personnel in performance of the material control activities.
- Bachelor's degree in business, construction, supply chain, operations management, or equivalent project experience.
- Prior site experience within complex, large-scale construction environments.
- Willingness to obtain OSHA 10-hour Construction Certificate. OSHA 30 preferred.
- Experience in Advanced Manufacturing (or related industry) projects is ideal.
- Experience using MS Office tools, including intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills.
- Experience using Materials Management software &/or Enterprise Purchasing Systems, including hands-on expertise with inventory control and procurement processes (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Smart Materials) is preferred.
- An expressed interest in pursuing a career in Construction Management or Procurement.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- The ability to work and thrive in a team environment.
- Strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
- A drive to solve complex and challenging problems.
- Ability to work on-site in Saint Francisville, Louisiana.