Material Coordinator

Lippert; Goshen (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401k with employer match

Vacation and personal days

Career development and mentoring

Job summary

Lippert in Goshen, IN seeks a Material Coordinator to ensure production has the parts it needs and to resolve material issues quickly. You will work with the production, consuming and warehouse teams to keep lines running and maintain accurate BOM and part calls.

Responsibilities include entering calls, tracking shortages, and supporting safety and housekeeping while contributing to a culture that values people and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is preferred but not required.
• Forklift license required or training offered.
• Experience with D365 is preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly in English and work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Investigate material issues at plant level.
• Deliver all parts calls to the line.
• Enter parts calls into LCI Audit app and report BOM/print issues.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Written communication

Reading measurements/instructions

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Forklift license

Tools

D365

Job description

Who We Are

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Overview

Who We Are

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We Are Different

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You Will Get

• A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
• Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
• Fair and competitive compensation.
• Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
• Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary

The goal of the material coordinator is to eliminate down time for production and assist in identifying and solving material issues. The priority of the material coordinator is to ensure production has the material required to produce chassis’ in a timely manner. When material needs arise, the material coordinator retrieves or calls for the material and then work with the production team to identify why there is a material need following the process outlined below and taking necessary action to resolve.

Essential Functions

• Investigating any/all material issues at plant level.
• Delivering all parts calls to the line.
• Enter all parts calls into LCI Audit app and reporting all material BOM & print issues to the appropriate lead(s).
• Supporting production with parts needed until production releases.
• Participates in all Warehouse functions and observes all safety requirements.
• Dedicated to production.
• Fulfills all material needs for production.
• Communicate all material shortages to the consumption and inventory teams.
• Must complete Part call sheets daily.
• Arranges delivery of part shortages.
• Works in partnership with manufacturing managers, Line team leads, line leads, line team members, and QC to address BOM and print inaccuracies.
• Reports BOM and print inaccuracies to the consumption team.
• Reports inaccuracies from the part boxes to the consumption team.
• Identifies and arranges for the return of extra parts to the material pad.
• Working in partnership with the consumption team for scheduling changes to ensure part boxes are ready for production in a timely manner.
• Inspects all incoming part boxes to ensure integrity of work and to address any issues prior to production using the part boxes.
• Uses daily production schedule to monitor production rate to ensure part boxes are ready for change overs.
• Track scrapped parts to ensure they are removed from inventory.
• Working in partnership with production utility for front/back of line housekeeping.
• Monitors and arranges for the return of all material dunnage to material pad.
• Meet Division metric requirements.
• Participates in morning meeting/safety huddle.

Competencies

• Must be able to work as a part of a team to achieve the company’s overall goals.
• Must be able to maintain error log and remaining consumption daily.
• Must help create processes that support management goals and increase productivity.
• Must demonstrate clear verbal and written communication skills (English).
• Must be able to read and process written communication including, but not limited to measurements, directions, instructions, etc.
• Must be able to help production meet goals and time deadlines for company projects.
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision.
• Must possess successful problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Must be able to exhibit tact and diplomacy and maintain professional relationships with supervisors, fellow employees, customers, etc.
• Must be able to work under physically and mentally stressful situations.
• Must be able to prioritize and easily adapt to changes throughout the day.
• Must have the ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work area.
• Must be able to work indoors and outdoors.

Supervisory Responsibility

This role does not have any supervisory responsibility upon hiring.

Physical Demands

While performing duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active - while performing this job the employee is regularly standing walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, balancing, reaching, handling, and climbing all day. The employee may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations considered for individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee works around moving mechanical parts, heavy equipment, and conveyer roller lines. The employee will work in outside weather conditions in all seasons. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
In addition, the employee may be exposed to dust, fumes, gases, noise, heat, cold, and wet work while performing job duties.
This position requires Personal Protective Equipment such as work gloves, safety glasses, ear plugs, cut resistant sleeves, and seasonal gear which will be provided.
Additional items required but not included are steel toed shoes or boots with metatarsal guards.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time hourly position, and hours of work and days are based upon the need to support operations and production. Some Saturdays will be mandatory.

Travel

There is no travel required for this position.

Required Education And Experience

• High school degree or GED (not necessary).
• Forklift license (training is offered).

Preferred Education And Experience

• At least 1 year of D365 experience.
• At least 1 year of inventory control experience.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay Group : AAP/EEO Statement
Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.
Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
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