On-Site Materials Lead for Data Center Construction

Hut8; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hut 8 is seeking a Materials Manager to oversee on-site material receiving, laydown, storage, and inventory control for a data center build. This boots-on-the-ground leadership ensures material availability aligns with the installation schedule.

Responsibilities include receiving/inspection, laydown and preservation, inventory reconciliation, material issue and returns, schedule alignment with superintendents, and safe, organized coordination of crane and forklift resources on site.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in site materials management, warehousing, or field logistics on industrial, power, or data center construction projects.
• Direct experience receiving and storing major electrical/mechanical equipment, including OEM preservation requirements.
• Strong inventory-control discipline: location systems, cycle counts, and reconciliation habits that hold up under audit.
• Fluency with inventory/ERP tools and Excel; barcode/scanning system experience a plus.
• Comfortable operating daily in an active construction environment alongside superintendents and trade crews.
• Forklift certification and rigging awareness preferred; OSHA 10/30 a plus.
• Organized, accountable, and allergic to 'it's here somewhere.'

Responsibilities

• Receive and inspect incoming materials, coordinate delivery and gate access, and document OS&D with photos.
• Manage laydown yards, warehouse space, and climate-controlled storage with a documented location system.
• Maintain accurate inventory records, run cycle counts, and reconcile with POs, BOMs, and issue records.
• Run disciplined material issue processes to trade partners and manage returns, surplus, and attrition.
• Coordinate with superintendents and planners on three-week lookahead for material readiness.
• Support site coordination and safety, including crane and forklift resources for material moves.

Skills

Materials management

Inventory control

ERP tools

Excel

Forklift certification

OSHA 10/30

Tools

Barcode scanning system

Job description

Hut 8 is seeking a Materials Manager to oversee on-site material receiving, laydown, storage, and inventory control for a data center build. This boots-on-the-ground leadership ensures material availability aligns with the installation schedule.

Responsibilities include receiving/inspection, laydown and preservation, inventory reconciliation, material issue and returns, schedule alignment with superintendents, and safe, organized coordination of crane and forklift resources on site.