Material Operations Clerk

ampsortation; Commerce City (CO); On-site; USD 37,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

AMP Sortation seeks a Materials Operations Clerk for its Commerce City, CO site to support planning, inventory control, and logistics. You will collaborate with operations, finance, and business development while maintaining accurate schedules and inventory levels.

We value flexibility, adaptability, and a proactive mindset. APICS CPIM is preferred, and the role emphasizes continuous improvement and safety in daily tasks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• APICS certification (e.g. CPIM) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interfaces with customers on planning and forecasting orders to meet shipments.
• Monitor material demand and maintain run schedules.
• Maintain optimum inventory levels for on-time deliveries and financial goals.
• Oversee shipping, receiving and storage of raw materials; manage deliveries.
• Ensure inventory accuracy (98%+ in value) and compliance with standards.
• Lead continuous improvement of materials management processes.

Skills

Relationship building

Agility

Innovation

Employee motivation

Decision-making

Conflict management

Negotiation

Critical thinking

Continuous improvement

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

APICS CPIM preferred

Job description

AMP is applying AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world's recycling infrastructure and maximize the value in waste. AMP gives waste and recycling leaders the power to harness AI to reduce labor costs, increase resource recovery, and deliver more reliable operations. With hundreds of deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, AMP's technology offers a transformational solution to waste sortation and changes the fundamental economics of recycling.

Headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, the Denver Post and BuiltIn Colorado have recognized AMP as one of the state's top workplaces. AMP has operations and career opportunities outside of Atlanta, Cleveland, Portsmouth, Virginia, and Europe. We're fostering an environment where passionate individuals can grow and create impact. We seek unconventional thinkers to join our mission to enable a world without waste; at AMP, your contributions have meaning and can spur change. With backing from top-tier investors and national recognition including North American Cleantech Company of the Year, we're always seeking ways to better our operations, raising the bar on innovation, and looking to collaborate and improve in what we do. Learn more at AMPSortation.com.

AMP is looking for a Materials Operations Clerk for our Commerce City location.

This role will work closely with our facility operations, finance and business development teams. This role requires a deep interest in recycling, as well as flexibility and adaptability to the evolving needs of AMP programs, projects and organization.

Responsibilities

Materials Planning

• Interfaces with the Customer on the planning and forecasting of customer orders to meet shipments
• Monitor material demand
• Maintain and distribute daily/weekly run schedule
• Maintain optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries to meet customer requirements and company financial goals

Inventory Management

• Communicate with plant colleagues on inventories and anticipated production needs
• Ensure and capture inventory accuracy of downgraded and rejected material from suppliers, in process and postproduction
• Responsible for total inventory accuracy of 98%+ in value
• Ensure material storage is in compliance with standards

Logistics

• Oversee procedures for shipping, receiving and storing raw materials
• Organize and manage deliveries, advise shipment delays and/or information necessary to set up deliveries. Initiate traces with carriers for proof of deliveries when needed
• Resolve invoicing issues in cooperation with suppliers and accounts payable
• Participate in the annual physical inventory
• Ensure that the company's standard practices and procedures are followed in connection with all materials department functions

General

• Ensures that equipment is properly cleaned and stored at the end of each shift.
• Adheres to all company and regulatory safety standards and rules.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
• Participate in or lead continuous improvement of processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness of materials management operations

The successful candidate will have:

General Requirements

• Relationship building
• Agility and adaptability
• Innovation and creativity
• Employee motivation
• Decision-making
• Conflict management
• Negotiation
• Critical Thinking
• Continuous Improvement

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• APICS certification (e.g. CPIM) preferred

Experience

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment

Working Conditions/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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus, and ability to accurately see and label color.

Working Location(s)

4150 E 60th Ave, Commerce City, CO

Salary & Compensation Information

$26.50 - $28.50 per hour

Travel Requirements

Travel as needed - up to 10% *Please note: this role requires travel.

Schedule

Monday to Thursday, 6am to 4:30 pm or 7am to 5:30pm
Occasional Fridays as needed
Weekends off!

AMP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state