Material Specialist

WireCo is the strength behind the world's evolution, through deep legacy and forward thinking, we create premium ropes that inspire innovation without limits. Our global footprint includes manufacturing plants, distribution facilities, and research and development centers around the world.

WireCo offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including wages plus bonus program, paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match, 100% company-paid life insurance, and 100% company-paid disability insurance.

For more information, check out our website atwww.wireco.comand the following videos:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CJwd_yXZA

Role Description

The primary responsiblities of the Material Specialist are pulling completed product from the floor, palletizing, staging for transportation, and loading and unloading freight from vendors and outbound to customers.

The Materials Specialist must exhibit and proactively motivate others in the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS):

• Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our team's strength
• Accountable - celebrates our successes, learn from failures, avoid excuses, and own the outcomes of our efforts
• Self-Aware - demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs, considering how our actions impact others
• Noble Intent - acts in the interests of others, approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome
• Determined - takes initiative, share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals
• Transparent - promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth
• Curious - seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking, challenging the status quo

Duties & Responsibilities

• Leads the effort to implement best practices within job scope; expected to participate in activities designed to improve production, quality and safety.
• Unload, inspect, and receive inbound orders; verify Packing List and/or Bill of Lading match the products received; notate damages or discrepancies
• Stage and load outbound customer and intercompany orders; ensure product loaded matches documents - verify lot numbers, order numbers, piece count.
• Organize warehouse space; keep shipping and receiving areas clean, safe, and organized for efficient operations
• Assist with moving master reels between storage and the production floor as needed
• There may be other duties that are work related tasks as assigned by management

Supervisory Responsibility

• None

Required Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• INITATIVE AND PEOPLE SKILLS:
  • Must be able to work effectively in a high involvement, empowered work environment. Must work as a member of a Team and be able to interact and work cooperatively with Shipping/Scheduling Supervisor, Engineering and Services Manager, Production Supervisor, Metallurgy and Quality Assurance Manager, Production Team Supervisors, Scheduler, Shipping Technician, Quality Assurance Technicians, Production Technicians, and outside truck drivers. Must possess excellent people skills, including ability to effectively communicate.
• EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. 2+ years related experience and/or training desirable. Prefer manufacturing experience.
• LANGUAGE SKILLS:
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as bills of lading, packing lists, shipping schedules, shipping reports, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with Managerial/Supervisory co-workers, Quality Control Personnel, Sales Personnel, and Customers.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• REASONING ABILITY:
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
  • Must be able to be certified as a Forklift Operator

Materials and Equipment Directly Used

• Required to wear safety equipment, consisting of approved metatarsal safety shoes, eye protection, and hearing protection
• Standard office equipment including computer, mouse, keyboard, telephone, multifunction copier

Additional Information

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• An applicant must complete a satisfactory background check post-offer of employment. A criminal conviction will not be an automatic bar to employment.
• Must be willing and able to pass a post-offer drug screen and physical (if required)
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability