Lead Stock Clerk

Kalitta Air; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kalitta Air is seeking a Materials Clerk/Stock Clerk in Oscoda, MI to lead a warehouse team, manage daily receipt and inspection of materials, and ensure on-time replenishment and data accuracy. The role requires aviation inventory experience and strong Microsoft Office skills.

The successful candidate will train clerks, monitor unserviceable parts, coordinate with Maintenance, and ensure all required reports are completed promptly in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Aviation inventory experience preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• Strong communication and organizational skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the shift team to complete tasks efficiently and safely.
• Oversee receipt and inspection of incoming materials per GMM.
• Maintain stock levels with real-time inventory updates.
• Train Stock Clerks on procedures for shipping, receiving, storing, labeling, and DG handling.
• Monitor unserviceable parts and report to Repairs.
• Coordinate parts transfers and shipments during the shift.
• Document turnover and communicate via email as needed.
• Support maintenance with timely parts provisioning.
• Ensure reports like shelf life expiry and audits are completed on time.
• Review clerk tasks and implement improvements.

Skills

Communication

Inventory management

Team leadership

Education

High school diploma

Some college / technical school

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Job description

Regular Full-Time Oscoda, MI, US

DEPARTMENT: Materials

LOCATION:Oscoda, MI

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Leads the team in completing assigned tasks during the designated shift, ensuring efficiency and adherence to operational standards.
• Oversees the daily receipt and inspection of all incoming materials to ensure timely completion in accordance with the General Maintenance Manual (GMM)
• Ensures daily physical stock replenishment is carried out with real-time updates to the inventory database.
• Trains Stock Clerks on proper procedures for all relevant tasks, including—and not limited to—shipping, receiving, storing, labeling, shelf-life compliance, and handling in accordance with Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR).
• Monitors the unserviceable parts to ensure accuracy and timely reporting to the Repairs department.
• Ensuring all parts transfer and shipping requests are being worked during assigned shift and followed throughout the day to completion.
• Ensure all uncompleted tasks that require to be turned over is documented and conveyed verbally and in e-mail form.
• Work with Stores personnel to ensure parts required by maintenance is provided promptly to support the maintenance teams.
• Ensures all required reports—such as Shelf Life Expiry reports and audit follow-ups—are accurately completed and submitted in a timely manner.
• Reviews all tasks performed by Stock Clerks to identify areas for improvement and provide necessary guidance or corrective actions.
• Perform other duties as directed by Materials Management.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school graduate; some college and/or technical school desirable.

Aviation experience preferred w/ background in navigating and using Inventory Management databases. Microsoft Office experience is required, including Excel, Outlook and Word. Proficient communication skills is a must.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, write and understand spoken and written English. Ability to create / write routine reports and correspondence.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

This position requires the ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Employee will perform duties in a warehouse setting.

ACCOMMODATIONS:

**Must be authorized to work in the United States**