Material Flow Specialist

Eaton Corporation; Airdrie; On-site; CAD 80,231,000 - 94,558,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive program

Wellness benefits

Family assistance benefits

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in Airdrie, Alberta is seeking a ERP Transaction Flow Specialist to join our team. The role focuses on cleaning pending transactions and ensuring the MRP system relieves inventory, while supporting production schedulers in developing schedules and coordinating between Oracle inventory, engineering order flow, and production processes.

The ideal candidate brings experience with Oracle/MRP, scheduling support, and a detail-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Oracle systems and MRP processes.
• Experience in supporting scheduling and inventory management.
• Legally authorized to work in Canada without sponsorship.
• No relocation provided – candidate must reside within 80km of the Airdrie, AB site.
• Experience in manufacturing environment (preferred).
• Familiarity with engineering order flow and production processes (preferred).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented with accuracy and efficiency.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Clean old pending transactions in the Oracle system.
• Ensure the MRP system relieves inventory accurately.
• Root-cause issues with lost parts in the system and Oracle errors.
• BOM and discrete job variance analysis, including root-cause identification and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, and inventory management to resolve discrepancies and improve processes.
• Work closely with the IT department to address system-related issues and implement updates.
• Part setup corrections, coordinating with Engineering on BOM and production flow.
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders to ensure smooth operations.
• Assist production schedulers in developing and maintaining production schedules.
• Provide real-time support to production schedulers during production.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Creative thinking

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Tools

Oracle ERP

MRP processes

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is currently seeking a Material Flow Specialist. Add sentence or two about what the business does/manufactures. Eaton Airdrie is a fully integrated manufacturing plant that has been serving Canadian businesses for over 44 years. Currently, it produces a range of electrical products, for both national and global markets. With our proximity to East Lake and its walking paths, in addition to the wellness and family assistance benefits the company offers, we strive to support the wellbeing of our employees. We pride ourselves on encouraging an atmosphere of diversity and inclusion, while fostering employee engagement initiatives.

The hourly rate for this position is $$28-$33 per hour. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Hours for this position are Mon-Thurs 6am-4:30pm

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

Eaton’s Electrical Sector is currently seeking an ERP Transaction Flow Specialist to join our team. This position is based at our Airdrie, Alberta.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive ERP Transaction Flow Specialist to join our team. The primary focus of this role is to clean pending transactions and ensure the MRP system properly relieves inventory. Additionally, this role will provide crucial support to production schedulers, helping to develop and maintain production schedules, monitor inventory levels, and ensure alignment between Oracle inventory, engineering order flow, and production processes. The ideal candidate will have strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication abilities, and the capacity to think outside the box to resolve long-term errors.

In this function you will:

• Clean old pending transactions in the Oracle system.
• Ensure the MRP system accurately relieves inventory.
• Root cause issues with lost parts in the system and Oracle errors.
• BOM and discrete job variance analysis, including root-cause identification and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with various departments, including engineering, production, and inventory management, to resolve discrepancies and improve processes.
• Work closely with the IT department to address system-related issues and implement necessary updates.
• Part setup corrections, working with the Engineering group when setup issues affect BOMs, discrete jobs, inventory transactions, or production flow.
• Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders to ensure smooth operations and timely resolution of issues.
• Assist production schedulers in developing and maintaining production schedules.
• Provide real-time support to production schedulers to address any issues that arise during the production process.
• Rescheduling discrete jobs for Make operations across all three Product Groups.
• Analyze production data to identify trends and recommend improvements to scheduling processes.
• Support on internal schedule orders for Satellite’s sites requirements ensuring requirements are aligned with production priorities and committed dates.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Proven experience with Oracle systems and MRP processes.
• Experience in supporting scheduling and inventory management.
• Legally authorized to work in Canada without company sponsorship.
• No relocation provided – candidate must reside within 80km of the Airdrie, AB site.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Familiarity with engineering order flow and production processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.
• Ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Skills:

Position Success Criteria:

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects simultaneously.Ability to communicate effectively and professionally across many organizational levels and effectively build rapport with stakeholders.
• Great interpersonal skills. Ability to act as an agent of change, driving and enabling process change and influencing others without authority.
• Takes initiative to develop personally and professionally and actively seeks ways to grow and be challenged.

Additional Information:

Eaton has in place accessibility policies for accommodating employees with disabilities. If you are selected for an interview and require accommodations, please let the recruiter or hiring manager know so that we can work to make reasonable adjustments that best suit your needs. Accessibility information may be found at: http://www.eatoncanada.ca/EatonCA/OurCompany/Accessibility/index.htm

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