Inventory & Availability Coordinator

empirical foods, inc.; South Sioux City (NE); On-site; USD 34,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

empirical foods, inc. is seeking a warehouse/production support role to manage raw material and finished product handling, inventory tracking, and timely processing of loads.

The position requires coordination with Transportation and Quality Assurance to maintain product availability and quality. The role includes forklift operation, accuracy in pallets and bills of lading, and ensuring shift transitions are smooth while maintaining safety and documentation.

Qualifications

• Basic math skills.
• General computer knowledge and proficiency.
• Experience with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and Outlook is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process all incoming and outgoing loads of raw material and finished product. Accurately perform pallet counts and inspect pallets for damage in a timely manner. Immediately notify plant management of any problems or errors in a clear and effective manner. Complete sales order fulfillment and all other paperwork, as needed, to ensure product availability.
• Follow all procedures and safety practices to ensure quality of incoming and outbound products. Coordinate and assists Quality Assurance department in taking incoming quality measurements and sampling. As required, provide leadership as backup to supervisor.
• Will clearly communicate and direct sequenced instructions to multiple parties. Will drive a forklift to assist with the loading and unloading of incoming raw materials and outgoing finished product.
• Process bills of lading for all incoming and outgoing loads and ensure any material leaving the facility has the proper seals placed on trailer. Accurately maintain various spreadsheets and documents.
• Take accurate inventory of all inventory items and process orders in a timely manner. Use critical thinking skills appropriate for role.
• Direct and monitor production employees to ensure adequate coverage, communicate priorities and schedule changes as needed. Will train production employees and cover for breaks.
• Perform basic operational PM’s and inspections on equipment used for material handling and inventory control.
• Responsible for smooth shift transitions and full communication of related items to ensure production is not interrupted. As required, provide stewardship and oversight of overall machine center upkeep and reliability.
• Coordinate and assist in all inbound and outbound dock activities which include receiving, unloading, induction, preparing sales orders, sales order staging, and loading shipments.
• Responsible for inspection of all raw material trailers which include, but not limited to, inspection of seals, record and monitor set points, and temperatures. Perform verifications confirming that trailer is from approved supplier list. Performance of core sampling test.
• Ability to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Basic math

General computer knowledge

MS Office

Education

High School diploma

Job description

empirical foods, inc. is seeking a warehouse/production support role to manage raw material and finished product handling, inventory tracking, and timely processing of loads.

The position requires coordination with Transportation and Quality Assurance to maintain product availability and quality. The role includes forklift operation, accuracy in pallets and bills of lading, and ensuring shift transitions are smooth while maintaining safety and documentation.