Inventory Control Clerks-Lockport Area

RJW Logistics Group; Lockport (IL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 47,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Match

Health Insurance

Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off & Sick Days

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Disability Insurance

Employee Discount

Job summary

RJW Logistics Group is seeking an Inventory Control Lead in Lockport, IL to supervise stockroom activities and coordinate inventory across facilities. You will oversee counts, reconciliation of records, and ensure accuracy of stock levels, while utilizing WMS software and forklift equipment.

The role requires experience in warehouse environments, strong attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively with team members and management.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED (or equivalent).
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and manuals.
• Ability to write reports and correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Supervise inventory control activities in stockrooms and warehouses.
• Study records and recommend actions for non‑usable, slow‑moving, or excess stock.
• Maintain accurate stock levels and KPI reporting.
• Schedule regular and special inventory counts and prepare reports.

Skills

Inventory control

Forklift operation

WMS software

PC literacy

Outlook/Word/Excel/Access

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Synapse WMS

Cherry picker/high lift

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Job description

Shift

Monday‑Friday, 7:00 am‑3:30 pm. $20/hr.

Job Purpose

The Inventory Control Lead is responsible for supervising and coordinating activities of workers concerned with inventorying materials, supplies, tools, equipment, and parts in a stockroom, warehouse, or yard.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains layout of stockroom, warehouse, and other storage areas, considering turnover, size, weight, and related factors in items stored.
• Studies records and recommends remedial actions for reported non‑usable, slow‑moving, and excess stock.
• Reviews records for accuracy of information and compliance with established procedures, and to determine adequacy of stock levels.
• Schedules work for special and periodic inventories.
• Prepares composite reports from individual reports of Inventory Specialists.
• Traces history of items to determine reasons for discrepancies between inventory and stock control records and recommends remedial actions to resolve discrepancies.
• Issues written/oral instructions and expedites workflow with team members.
• Assigns duties and examines work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.
• Other tasks as assigned by manager.
• Travel requirement to assist other facilities and having reliable transportation.

Additional Responsibilities

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to physically count articles or products on shelves, racks and pallets.
• Utilizes a computer terminal to properly account for inventory issues, returns, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years related experience and/or training in Inventory Control.
• Minimum 1 to 2 years related experience and/or training in warehouse environment.
• Experience operating a forklift and cherry picker/high lift.
• Experience using WMS software (Synapse preferred).
• Working knowledge of Inventory Control practices; KPI reporting, coordinating cycle count programs, product rotation.
• PC literate with experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Access Database.

Education And/or Experience Required

• High School Diploma or GED (General Education Diploma) equivalency.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write reports and correspondence.
• Ability to physically count articles or products on shelves, racks and pallets.

Language Skills

• Must be able to effectively communicate, read, write, and speak English.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to determine "root cause" of problem and determine corrective action.

Computer Skills

• Knowledge of business operating systems, internet software, word processing, and spreadsheet software.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to stand; walk; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl.
• Must be able to activate phone systems utilizing keyboards and buttons.
• Must be articulate and comfortable speaking in front of others.
• Regularly works in an indoor/office environment and required to sit and/or use repetitive hand motion.
• Frequently required to talk, hear, stand and walk.
• Must be able to work in excess of continuous 8 hours when required.
• Must be able to work under stressful situations, have good cognitive skills, maintain work accuracy, and the ability to concentrate on more than one task at a time.
• Must have the ability to read and discern visual images on a variety of media with 20/20 corrected vision.
• Must be able to speak and communicate clearly over telephones.
• Must be in sound physical health as determined by a certified licensed physician with no evidence of the use of controlled substances.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment will range from quiet to moderately loud.

Employment‑At‑Will

It is the Company’s policy that all associates, other than those covered by a written individual employment or labor agreement with the Company that has been authorized in writing by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors, are not employed for any fixed term and are employed at the will of the Company for an indefinite period. The Company reserves the right to terminate an associate at any time for any reason either with or without cause.

Benefits

• 401(k) & 401(k) Matching
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employee Discount
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Paid Time Off & Sick Days
• Short & Long‑Term Disability Insurance
• Accidental & Critical Illness Insurance