Lean Material Flow Specialist

polamerprecisioninc; New Britain (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k

HRA funding

Company apparel

Safety shoe vouchers

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Floating holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Company picnics

Job summary

Polamer Precision Inc. in New Britain, CT is seeking a Material Handler / Water Spider to support lean manufacturing and ensure smooth workflow. You will move materials, read blueprints, track inventory in PLEX, and coordinate with production to meet schedules.

This full-time role covers 1st and 2nd shifts. Candidates should be comfortable with standing, lifting up to 50 lbs, wearing safety shoes, and using ERP systems daily. Excellent organizational skills and clear communication are essential.

Responsibilities

• To oversee the workflow processes throughout the company, allocating raw material, physically handling the material to appropriate work centers, attending to problems as they occur
• Ability to read and understand blueprints, job routings, and a working knowledge of the PLEX database system
• Proactively responding to the dispatch schedule and constant communication with production department throughout the workday
• To review alerts on Work Center Inventory Requirements and ensure they align with receiving raw material dates if not already allocated
• Analyzing changes in demand and communicating them to the appropriate personnel, this helps me to keep customer required ship dates current within the ERP system departments
• Starting cycle counts in Inventory control, completing cycle counts- accounting for all physical inventory/tooling in exact locations in PLEX, adjusting inventory as necessary, creating Master Units for Lot Management of materials
• Working with other departments to maintain jobs get to next operation in a timely manner and assisting at control centers when need be
• Always striving to improve customer service metrics scoring to ensure that the company meets its goals

Job description

Polamer Precision Inc. in New Britain, CT is seeking a Material Handler / Water Spider to support lean manufacturing and ensure smooth workflow. You will move materials, read blueprints, track inventory in PLEX, and coordinate with production to meet schedules.

This full-time role covers 1st and 2nd shifts. Candidates should be comfortable with standing, lifting up to 50 lbs, wearing safety shoes, and using ERP systems daily. Excellent organizational skills and clear communication are essential.