Plant Operations Assistant

Altium Packaging; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with company contributions

Tuition reimbursement

Bonus potential

Vacation days

Job summary

Altium Packaging is hiring an Operations Assistant in Memphis to support purchasing and inventory for our HDPE extrusion plant. You will enter production reports, process stock purchases, and assist with cycle counts, shipping, and receiving in a hands‑on manufacturing environment.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, basic math skills, and 1–3 years of related experience. Proficiency with JDE and Excel is a plus; overtime may be required.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or GED.
• Basic mathematical skills required.
• 1–3 years of purchasing/inventory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect, enter, and reconcile materials produced and used daily.
• Provide purchase orders to vendors and schedule deliveries.
• Receive items in purchase orders and ensure on-time arrival.
• Interact and develop good working relationships with vendors.
• Monitor safety stock levels.
• Maintain the list of vendors for items used.
• Perform bi-monthly cycle counts in the ERP system.
• Provide backup to shipping clerk for shipping/receiving functions.
• Operate in JDE inventory system and Excel.

Skills

Basic math skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

JDE Inventory System

Excel

Job description

Location Address:

4440 S Mendenhall Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38141

Work Shift:

8hr-1st Shift (United States of America) The Operations Assistant will assist in all aspects of purchasing and inventory for a HDPE extruded plastics products factory. This includes entering production reports, purchasing for stock and non-items, performing and entering cycle counts, shipping and receiving functions. The candidate must have a hands‑on background with purchasing and inventory in a manufacturing environment.

• Collect, enter, and reconciliation of materials produced and used on a daily basis.
• Provide purchase orders to vendors that supply stock and non‑stock items to the plant and schedule items to be delivered.
• Receive in purchase orders and ensure that items arrive.
• Interact and develop good working relationships with vendors.
• Monitor Safety stocks of materials used.
• Manage and update the list of vendors of items used.
• Perform and enter cycle counts on a bi‑monthly cycle into JDE.
• Provide back up to shipping clerk on shipping and receiving functions.
• Operate within JDE inventory system, database, and excel spreadsheet.

• Reasonable mandatory overtime may be required due to business needs.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Requires a high school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Basic mathematical skills.
• One to three years experience is also required.

Preferred:

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