Cycle Counter

Kelvion Products; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelvion Inc. in Knoxville, TN is seeking a Cycle Counter to join the Inventory Control Team. The role involves counting physical inventory, executing inter-plant material transfers, and verifying ERP accuracy to support production schedules.

Responsibilities include identifying discrepancies, maintaining FIFO integrity, and complying with quality, safety, and corporate policies. Strong data handling and communication skills are required; knowledge of ERP systems is essential, with a focus on

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; associates degree preferred.
• Minimum 2–3 years in manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, or similar.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform counts and transactions to ensure inventory integrity and accurate ERP counts.
• Identify and communicate discrepancies in quantities and locations to senior staff.
• Transpose inter-plant material transactions efficiently to support production schedules.
• Verify product location and cadence follow FIFO and report inconsistencies.
• Adhere to cycle counting and material control procedures and policies.
• Support physical inventories by proper labeling, counting, and reporting.

Skills

Cycle counting

Inventory management

Analytical thinking

Verbal communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associates degree preferred

Tools

Syteline

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Cycle Counter

Full Time Indirect Knoxville, TN, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1836

POSITION SUMMARY

Kelvion Inc., one of the leading global and domestic manufacturers of heat exchangers is seeking to hire a Cycle Counter to join our Knoxville, Tn Inventory Control Team. This individual will perform various duties in accordance with day-to-day monitoring and transferring of inventory through the performance of cycle counting and material transactions (verifications and transfers) to ensure that all materials are properly verified and are reflective of reported inventory in the EPR system. These activities primarily include counting of physical inventory as assigned by supervisor, executing material transfer transactions in the ERP system, providing material transport team with inter-plant BOL details for shipments from the ERP system. Cycle Count employees further assist Warehouse, Production, Quality, Engineering, Customer Service, and Finance coworkers in identifying, locating, and communicating material discrepancies.

OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

To assist Warehouse, Production, Quality, Engineering, Customer Service, and Finance coworkers in identifying, locating, and communicating material discrepancies.

PRIMARY CUSTOMER FOCUS

To ensure Kelvion’s Standard of Excellence, which includes quality, safety and functionality, is evident in the work completed by production employees, guaranteeing customer satisfaction.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Perform counts and execute transactions that ensures the integrity of inventory accounting, and that inventory reporting (physical on-hand versus ERP counts) are accurate and in accordance with company policies.
• Identify and communicate discrepancies in reported quantities and locations of inventory to Senior Cycle Counter and Inventory Control Lead.
• Transact inter-plant material transactions efficiently and effectively so Material Handling co-workers and deliver on-time to Production schedules.
• Verify product location and material picking cadence follows FIFO objective and communicate any inconsistencies to the Senior Cycle Counter and Inventory Control Lead.
• Adhere to all cycle counting and material control procedures and policies.
• Always exhibit good interpersonal skills and a pleasant demeanor.
• Support all planned physical inventories by verifying proper labeling of product and locations, and count, document, and communicate physical inventory as assigned by Senior Cycle Counter and or Inventory Control Lead.
• Ability to work non-standard hours as needed.

RESPONSIBILITIES – Safety

• Safely and efficiently lead team to perform tasks in warehouse and production environment.
• Report any property damage, safety incidents (including near misses) or material damages immediately to Inventory Control Lead, Warehouse Manager / Regional Management.

RESPONSIBILITIES – Quality

• To ensure Kelvion’s Standard of Excellence, which includes quality, is incorporated into every product we produce.
• Will adhere to all quality requirements that are inside of the Quality Management system.
• Understand and comply with all facets of the 5S and Safety Program.

RESPONSIBILITIES – Corporate / Site

• Follow all company policies and procedures, including but not limited to Global Code of Business Principles, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, Operational Framework
• To be part of & to promote Knoxville Standard of Excellence which incorporates high standard of ethical behavior, to promote a culture of honesty and integrity, and one team culture.
• All employees are expected to follow government and corporate laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Language Skills: Fluent in English to read and comprehend written guidelines and instructions and perform basic verbal and written communication. Fluent in Spanish a plus.
• Computer skills: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn various functions assigned within the ERP (Syteline, SAP or other) manufacturing system.
• Communications Skills: Ability to receive, listen, and understand in-coming messages (Teams and Telecom), verbal, and written communication from Shipping & Receiving, Engineering, Finance, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain co-workers, outside transportation firms and supplier documentation.
• Reasoning: Ability to apply general rules to determine resolutions of requests and be able to process numbers as needed to assess quantities and transactional (ERP System) history to assess and communicate inventory accounting accuracy.
• Strong understanding of inventory management practices such as ABC analysis and cycle counting.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (required levels)

• High school diploma or GED required, with Associates degree preferred.
• A minimum of 2-3 years of experience in manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, or similar.
• Good analytical and logistical thinking abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands, arms, and shoulders. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear. The employee must regularly hand lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.