Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Completes shipments by processing and loading orders per production schedules or shipping order to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed.

• Unloads, receives, and puts away incoming goods and materials, checks for damage and discrepancies between goods and invoices.

• Enters data into a computerized inventory management system to maintain up-to-date stock records.

• Accurately sorts, labels, moves, and stores items; places material or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to part number; arranges storage to optimize space.

• Weighs or counts items for distribution within warehouse to ensure conformance to company standards.

• Prepares, picks, packs, and dispatches outgoing goods and merchandise according to written or verbal requests or work orders; uses pick sheets in various formats (paper or electronic) to locate items within inventory; verifies product and quantity accuracy.

• Loads trucks for customer delivery; may install strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.

• Assists with the creation of a highly collaborative material control culture within the organization. 

• Assists in cycle counts and inventory level management to ensure on-time deliveries, while maximizing turns, and minimizing carrying costs

• Manage inventory databases.

• Ensure accuracy of orders and shipping documents.

• Receive orders and add to inventory.

• Responsible for verifying materials received were ordered; match to purchase order or verify with Procurement; while also verifying quantity delivered, inspect materials received for damage, mark inventory items with the appropriate stock number and location, and notify plant personnel that materials ordered have been received.

• Resolves receipt issues with material suppliers over damaged goods, shipment incorrect materials, and delivery of materials to the incorrect staging location; and collaborates with suppliers to arrange for pick-up items that were shipped incorrectly, damaged or were not ordered.

• Ensures inventory items are placed in the appropriate locations the day they are received; new inventory items are assigned a location when received.

• Prepares shipping memos for all material, equipment, scrap, etc. sent off site; includes materials returned to suppliers, scrap sales, equipment sent out for repair, disposal of regulated and non-hazardous wastes, and materials sent out for fabrication. 

• Works with Procurement personnel to purchase materials when needed and with suppliers when assigned to expedite materials.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED

• 3-5 years’ experience in procurement and/or inventory management or logistics.

• Ability and willingness to work off shift, as required.

• Ability to assume additional responsibilities, as required.

• Operate basic powered equipment (pallet jack, forklift)

• This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

• Must be available to work 7am-330pm

Desired Characteristics

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interface with personnel from diverse backgrounds at all levels of the organization.

• MRO product knowledge preferred.

• Ability to organize and prioritize work.

• Basic computer knowledge and proficiency and/or a demonstrated technical aptitude to learn; preferred technical skills to include but not limited to MS-Office products.

• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, work orders, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Demonstration of basic mathematical skills (add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units to measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals)

• Ability to compile routine reports and write correspondence.

• Ability to work in a team environment and be initiative-taking to accomplish assigned tasks and goals.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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