Parts Room Technician

WireCo WorldGroup; Rosenberg (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Company-paid life insurance

Company-paid disability insurance

Paid time off & paid holidays

Job summary

WireCo WorldGroup in Rosenberg, TX, is seeking a Parts Room Technician to ensure accurate, organized, and timely handling of daily parts room activities to support production.

You will inspect and receive materials, maintain inventory records, perform cycle counts, and coordinate with Manufacturing and Quality teams while following ISO 9001 and WireCo safety policies. This role requires attention to detail and forklift operation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required or ability to demonstrate basic literacy and math.
• 1–3 years of inventory control, receiving, or material handling experience preferred.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to learn to use micrometers and calipers; comfortable on concrete floors for long shifts.
• Forklift operation experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Receive and verify incoming parts against packing slips and documentation.
• Inspect materials according to standards and quality requirements.
• Manage daily parts room activities ensuring timely completion and clear communication of issues.
• Identify, store, and organize parts in designated locations.
• Review work orders and specifications to issue correct materials to production.
• Record transactions in JD Edwards/TransCollector and maintain inventory records.
• Perform cycle counts and investigate discrepancies.
• Ensure accuracy of material issuance and proper deduction from inventory.
• Maintain documentation of receiving, counts, movements, and adjustments.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Detail orientation

Organizational skills

Forklift operation

Basic literacy and math

Physical stamina

Stand/walk 12 hours

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

JD Edwards/TransCollector

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Measuring devices (calipers/micrometers)

Job description

WireCo® is the strength behind the world’s evolution, through deep legacy and forward thinking, we create premium ropes that inspire innovation without limits. Our global footprint includes manufacturing plants, distribution facilities, and research and development centers around the world.

WireCo® offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including wages plus bonus program, paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match, 100% company-paid life insurance, and 100% company-paid disability insurance.

For more information, check out our website at www.wireco.com and the following videos:

The Parts Room Technician is responsible for the accuracy, organization, and timely execution of daily parts room activities, including receiving, inspecting, storing, and issuing parts and materials to support production operations. This position maintains accurate inventory records and material transactions, verifies inventory quantities and locations, and ensures materials are properly identified, stored, and available when needed.

The Parts Room Technician takes ownership of assigned inventory control activities by proactively identifying discrepancies, investigating causes, completing authorized corrections, and coordinating with the appropriate departments to resolve outstanding issues. This position follows established procedures, quality standards, and work instructions and identifies opportunities to improve inventory accuracy, material flow, and parts room efficiency.

The Parts Room Technician must exhibit the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS):

• Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our team’s strength.
• Accountable – celebrates our successes, learn from failures, avoid excuses, and own the outcomes of our efforts.
• Self-Aware – demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs, considering how our actions impact others.
• Noble Intent – acts in the interests of others, approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome.
• Determined – takes initiative, share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals.
• Transparent – promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth.
• Curious – seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking, challenging the status quo.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Receive incoming parts, fittings, rope, and other materials, verifying quantities against packing slips and receiving documentation.
• Inspect incoming materials according to established specifications and quality requirements.
• Take ownership of daily parts room activities, ensuring tasks are prioritized and completed accurately and on time to support production needs. Proactively communicate issues requiring additional support or decisions.
• Identify, organize, and store parts and materials in designated locations.
• Review work orders, drawings, and part specifications to identify and issue the correct materials to production.
• Complete receiving and material issuance transactions in JD Edwards/TransCollector.
• Take ownership of inventory accuracy within the assigned area by reviewing material transactions, identifying discrepancies, and ensuring timely corrections in accordance with established procedures.
• Be accountable for the accurate and timely completion of assigned cycle counts, verifying inventory quantities and locations and promptly addressing identified discrepancies.
• Take responsibility for investigating inventory discrepancies, documenting findings, completing authorized corrections, and following through with the appropriate departments to ensure issues are resolved.
• Be accountable for the accuracy of assigned material issuance transactions, ensuring materials issued to work orders are properly recorded and deducted from inventory. Identify and promptly correct transaction errors or omissions in accordance with established procedures.
• Maintain accurate documentation of receiving, inventory counts, material movements, and adjustments.
• Assist with preparing weekly and monthly inventory reports as required.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality Control to resolve parts identification, material, and inventory transaction issues.
• Provide guidance to employees on established inventory transaction procedures as needed.
• Take ownership of assigned material staging and movement activities to support production priorities, ensuring materials are available when needed and proactively communicating shortages or delays that may impact production.
• Proactively identify recurring inventory and material-handling issues, recommend process improvements, and take responsibility for following through on assigned corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Follow ISO 9001 standards, the Counterfeit Parts Prevention Program, and applicable quality procedures.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe parts room.
• Follow all WireCo safety policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility

• None

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or ability to demonstrate basic literacy and math proficiency through education, experience, or assessment
• One (1) to three (3) years of related experience in inventory control, receiving, or material handling preferred. Manufacturing experience is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, organizational skills, and accountability for completing assigned work accurately, on time, and with appropriate follow-through.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Outlook.
• Creating basic reports using Excel including data entry and maintenance.
• Ability to learn to use measuring devices such as micrometers and calipers.
• Ability to stand and walk on concrete floors for up to 12 hour shifts.
• Interest in continuing devloping skills and training.
• Proven ability to operate a forklift.

Preferred Qualifications

• Desire to be a part of a winning culture and a team player with initiatives to serve and continuously improve
• Continuous Improvement and/or Professional Organization certification (Lean, Six Sigma, CPSM, CPIM)

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Combination office/production floor environment.
• Standing/walking on concrete floors for 12-hour shifts.
• Pushing/pulling, lifting up to 50 lbs.

Additional Information

Materials and Equipment Directly Used

• Standard office equipment including computer, mouse, keyboard, multifunction copier
• Personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and steel-toed safety shoes
• Must be able to use JDE TranCollector scan guns and printers, calipers and micrometers, hand tools including wire cutters, plier’s wrenches, files, spot-welding equipment, calculator, and computer.
• Must demonstrate the ability to safely and responsibly operate a forklift in accordance with all site safety procedures, while obtaining and maintaining a valid forklift operator certification

Additional Information

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• An applicant must complete a satisfactory background check post-offer of employment. A criminal conviction will not be an automatic bar to employment.
• Must be willing and able to pass a post-offer drug screen and physical (if required)
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability