Inventory Clerk

Ohio Gratings, Inc.; Canton (OH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohio Gratings, Inc. seeks an Inventory Control Clerk to maintain accurate inventory records supporting warehouse and manufacturing operations. You will perform cycle counts, stock verification, and ERP transactions to ensure data integrity and reduce discrepancies.

As a faith-based organization rooted in biblical principles, we value integrity, safety, and teamwork. You will collaborate with the Transaction Control team to resolve variances and help optimize inventory levels to meet production

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Forklift certification preferred.
• Prior ERP/RF systems knowledge preferred.
• 3 years related experience preferred.
• General supervision is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform cycle counts to verify inventory accuracy.
• Record all inventory data in ERP system and ensure data integrity.
• Identify and reconcile discrepancies with the Transaction Control team.
• Collaborate to optimize inventory levels for production and customers.
• Maintain safety and quality standards in the work area.
• Prepare routine reports on inventory trends.
• Complete administrative duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

ERP experience

5S methodology

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Forklift Certification

Job description

Description

The Inventory Control Clerk is responsible for maintaining accurate inventory records to support efficient warehouse and manufacturing operations. This role ensures inventory accuracy through routine cycle counts, stock verification, and timely transaction processing within the Epicor ERP system. The Inventory Control Clerk identifies and reconciles inventory discrepancies, collaborates with the Transaction Control team to resolve variances, and helps optimize inventory levels to support production and customer demand. By maintaining accurate inventory data, this position contributes to improved operational efficiency, reduced shipping errors, and exceptional service to both internal and external customers.

Job Details

The Inventory Control Clerk is responsible for maintaining accurate inventory records to support efficient warehouse and manufacturing operations. This role ensures inventory accuracy through routine cycle counts, stock verification, and timely transaction processing within the Epicor ERP system. The Inventory Control Clerk identifies and reconciles inventory discrepancies, collaborates with the Transaction Control team to resolve variances, and helps optimize inventory levels to support production and customer demand. By maintaining accurate inventory data, this position contributes to improved operational efficiency, reduced shipping errors, and exceptional service to both internal and external customers.

As a faith-based organization rooted in biblical principles, we strive to reflect these values in our work, relationships, and decision-making. We expect all associates to learn, embrace, and actively model our core values through their actions, choices, and collaboration with others. This commitment is essential to sustaining our culture and achieving shared success.

This job description does not describe all activities, duties, responsibilities, or physical demands that are required of the employee for this job. Likewise, the work environment described is merely representative. Duties, responsibilities, activities, physical demands, and work environment may change at any time with or without notice.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while maintaining quality standards
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• High attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
• Communication and conflict resolution skills
• Will perform cycle counts, inventory reduction and handle obsolete inventory
• Use computerized inventory software (ERP) to record all inventory related data & demonstrates proficiency in ERP software
• Communicate with transaction control and management to improve inventory accuracy
• Trends on inventory with detailed explanation
• Recommendations to resolve inventory issues & reporting discrepancies in inventory
• Track results based on recommendations
• Complete various administrative duties as assigned
• Meets or exceeds all key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Shares in idea generation to improve output or efficiency to meet or exceed standards.
• Embrace the 5S methodology and utilize it to build and maintain a quality work environment.
• Drive a culture of safety, quality, ERP, and productivity through area and business efforts.
• Continually promote safety as a top priority
• Must follow all Ohio Gratings safety guidelines and procedures. Must comply with all OSHA guidelines as trained by Ohio Gratings.
• Must attend all required safety training.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education, Work Experience, And Proficiencies

• High School Diploma Required
• Forklift Certification preferred
• Prior Knowledge of ERP/RF systems preferred
• 3 years related experience preferred
• General supervision is required. Associate generally works alone performing routine work and checks with supervisor only when in doubt.

Physical Demands

• Ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.
• Ability to use hands/arms to reach, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Ability to work in multiple areas of the plant and may be exposed to wet and humid conditions.
• Must be able to lift up to 75 lbs.
• Must have excellent vision, distant and peripheral, with the ability to identify and distinguish colors, and adjust focus.
• Will work near moving mechanical parts, high and/or confining places.
• Ability to sit or stand while counting inventory for long periods of time.