Material Specialist 2

Allegion plc; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegion is hiring a Materials Specialist to move and manage materials to support our production schedule. You will coordinate inbound deliveries, ensure accurate data entry in our business system, and maintain tight inventory accuracy across raw and finished goods.

Responsibilities include receiving materials within 24 hours, staging and issuing inventory, counting cycles, using scanners, and safely operating forklifts and Salvagnini equipment to support daily tower operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in receiving and inspecting materials and entering data into business systems.
• Ability to verify deliveries and manage inventory records.
• Familiarity with cycles counts and material discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Verify material deliveries against carrier and supplier documents.
• Receive material into the business system within 24 hours.
• Ensure accurate receipt and staging of materials.
• Operate forklift and other material-moving equipment as required.
• Maintain safe loading/unloading practices and report damages.
• Conduct cycle counts and physical inventories as needed.
• Ensure Salvagnini machinery is loaded and material flow is continuous.
• Maintain clean work center and accurate inventory records.

Skills

Forklift operation

Inventory control

Data entry

Material handling

Safety compliance

Cycle counts

Scanner usage

Problem solving

Tools

Salvagnini IFL Tower

ERP system

Barcode scanners

Job description

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.

Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.

Job Description Summary

The Materials Specialist is responsible for the movement of material to support the schedule demands of the organization. They are responsible for coordinating inventory deliveries of raw and finished goods to the warehouse or production lines to support customer and company objectives. They are responsible for ensuring inventory records are kept accurate by entering data into the business system while improving inventory accuracy levels.

Primary Accountabilities

• Verifying delivery of material to receive from carrier and supplier documents
• Receive material into the company business system to meet a 24 hour receipt period
• Responsible for accurate receipt of material
• Responsible for accurate staging, put-away, issuing, and processing of material
• Responsible for verifying damaged material from carrier prior to signing BOL. Damaged material must be documented and individuals notified (Manager, Buyer, and Quality Control).
• Perform cycle counts or physical inventories as required
• Understand how to navigate through the company business system
• Able to use scanning devices to enter data into company business system
• Understand how to resolve material discrepancies with supplier deliveries and inventory errors
• Understand how to accurately count material using counting methods and scales
• Identify aged inventory (OSMI)
• Operate forklift, pallet jacks, cranes and other manual or motorized equipment as required to support material movement
• Able to safety load/unload box trucks, vans, flatbeds using forklifts or other material movers
• Understand the safety requirements when operating machinery
• Able to lift, bend, stoop, climb, and stand for long periods of time
• Responsible for the organization and work center cleanliness
• Understand how to operate Salvagnini machine (IFL Tower)
• Understand how to efficiently load the Salvagnini using the computer to move material from the table to tower location
• Understand shortages and making sure material availability of steel is supporting daily tower operations
• Communicate and pull steel from warehouse to support operations
• Keep the Salvagnini loaded with material. There should be no material staged on the floor at the end of each shift.
• Make sure safety precautions are practiced when loading and unloading is required
• Other duties as required

We Celebrate Who We Are!

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

Allegion plc, 2023 | Block D, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Road, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, Ireland

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Allegion is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer

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