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Avantus Aerospace, Inc.; Santa Clarita, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Avantus Aerospace, Inc. in Santa Clarita, CA is seeking a Stockroom/Materials Clerk to support daily warehouse operations and material flow. You will coordinate with vendors, update job statuses for major customers, and ensure accurate inventory through counts and requisitions.

The role emphasizes strong English communication, ability to handle high-pressure situations, and basic data entry skills. High school diploma or GED is required.

Qualifications

• Two to three years of stockroom experience.
• Previous forklift experience preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Ability to interface and work effectively with customers and with employees at all levels.
• Prefer previous computer data entry experience and some knowledge of raw materials.
• High school diploma or GED preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Interface with outside vendors to schedule/expedite processing jobs.
• Provide online job status for major customers.
• Respond to customer needs by checking status on jobs; help resolve complaints.
• Oversee day-to-day activities in the warehouse; perform back-up duties.
• Issue material requisitions for min-max levels; create material requests.
• Move and locate materials on the floor; operate forklift and related equipment.
• Support cycle counts and maintain accurate inventory records.

Skills

Verbal English

Written English

Customer interfacing

Math skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

Data entry

Job description

• Interfaces with outside vendors to schedule/expedite outside processing jobs.
• Helps provide on-line job status for major customers.
• Responds to customer needs by checking status on jobs; helps resolve customer complaints.
• Checks status on the hot sheet on a continuing basis.
• Follows up on priority jobs.
• Locates Purchase Order Changes on the floor.
• Expedites orders on the floor; locates Manufacturing Plans in Engineering or Customer Service, as needed, to follow up on job status.
• Updates/reprioritizes Manufacturing Plans by locating, re-stamping and finding material for jobs, which could not be located initially.
• Helps oversee day-to-day activities in the warehouse; Performs back-up duties in the warehouse
• (issues pulls stocks, receives remnants, receives overruns, receives make stocks, performs cycle counts etc.)
• Issues requisitions for material to fill min-max levels in the warehouse; creates material requests for material needed.
• Additional Duties, as assigned.

Requirements: Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful job performance will be considered. Typical qualifications would be:

• Two-three years of stockroom experience.
• Previous forklift experience preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Ability to interface and work effectively with customers and with employees in all levels/departments; must be able to handle irate customers/employees effectively.
• Prefer previous computer data entry experience and some knowledge of raw materials.
• High school diploma or GED preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Additional Requirements:

• Strong math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals) to be able to calculate how many parts can be manufactured from a sheet of material, etc.
• Ability to function in high-pressure situations.
• Ability to learn quickly and retain knowledge to be able to constantly revise/update priorities based on production status.
• Manual dexterity to operate forklift, pallet jack, dolly and 10 key.
• Correctable vision and hearing.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, bend, twist and lift up to 50 lbs., etc
• Ability to maneuver successfully through a 33,000 square foot, ground level, single-story manufacturing facility

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.