Purchasing and Inventory Coordinator

Highwood USA; Hazleton (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Highwood USA, a growing entrepreneurial manufacturer in Hazleton, PA, seeks a Material Handler/Inventory Specialist. You will handle shipping/receiving, warehousing, and stock control while maintaining accurate records and ensuring inventory levels meet production needs.

The role requires lifting up to 50 lbs, operating lift trucks, and using IQMS/ERP tools. Strong attention to detail and teamwork are essential for success in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; 3–5 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination.
• Forklift experience a plus.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physical tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate multiple types of lift trucks and pallet jacks, incl. pre-start inspections.
• Manage material planning, procurement and inventory control for production.
• Conduct physical counts and reconcile discrepancies; cycle counts on raw materials.

Skills

Forklift operation

Inventory control

RF scan gun

IQMS

Receiving

Warehousing

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Microsoft Office

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or GED

3–5 years related experience

Tools

IQMS

RF scan gun

Microsoft Office

Job description

Highwood USA is an entrepreneurial manufacturer serving the hot tub and outdoor furniture market with unique synthetic wood products. The company has grown each year, and continues to increase both its revenues and workforce.

Position Summary:

Successful Material Handler enjoys the challenges of working in a fast paced, team oriented environment while safely completing the processes associated with shipping, receiving, warehousing and inventorying products/items

An inventory specialistmanages a company's stock by tracking incoming and outgoing goods, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring optimal inventory levels to meet operational needs. Key duties include conducting physical counts, reconciling discrepancies, coordinating with suppliers, and using inventory management software to record and report on stock. The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and often involves physical tasks like lifting and standing for long periods

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Safely operate multiple types of lift trucks and pallet jacks including completing pre start up inspections.
• Executes material planning, procurement and inventory control for production. This includes sourcing /purchasing and receiving all raw materials/ ancillary items.
• Manages, adjusts and tracks inventory shortages or gains include root cause analysis and action plans to correct.
• Develops a schedule and leads physical inventories and cycle counts on all raw materials. Identifies and correct root cause of inventory variances.
• Put away and/or stage all incoming product
• Receive and Label RMAs for Fabrication
• Complete receiving functions in IQMS
• Making inventory moves/adjustments in IQMS
• Ability to learn and successfully use an RF scan gun
• Manage and organize floor space constraints vs. inventory levels
• Rotate and replenish all inventory stock to keep lower racking full ???
• Maintain Receiving Rack
• Responsible for hardware rack organization
• Maintain and Schedule dumpster pick ups
• Scrap, Saw Dusts and Cardboard runs as needed
• Manages hardware kits both on and off site
• Back up truck driver

Essential Functions

• Demonstrate attention to detail
• Demonstrate willingness to learn and advance
• Motivated to increase skills and progress
• Able to operate multiple types of lift trucks (i.e. narrow aisle reach, order pickers, sit-down lift)
• Excellent communication skills, must be able to communicate effectively with technicians, the management team and outside suppliers/vendors
• Versatile & self-motivated able to prioritize work to best use time
• Able to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment
• Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
• Consistently looks for ways to improve and promote quality
• Accuracy and thoroughness in data recording
• Desire to work in a team based environment where decision making is at the team level
• Recognize and take action upon what needs to be done with little to no aid
• Interested in company results
• Treat people with respect
• Follow policies and procedures
• Open to new ideas and welcome change
• Commitment to working safely
• Able to apply team feedback to improve work performance
• Prompt and consistent attendance
• Appropriately asks for and offers help
• Possess strong Microsoft office suite and keyboarding skills
• Able to quickly and accurately compare color and pattern of products on the basis of visual stimuli to quality control standards
• Comfortable working at elevated heights
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily as well as the ability to handle situations by working as a team.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Selection Criteria:

The position will be filled based upon the following selection criteria:

• Maintain an acceptable level of performance & attendance
• Ability to flex shift and complete OT as required
• Preference to team members with prior truck driving experience
• Has successfully completed 9 months of employment (Exceptions to this 9-month requirement can be made prior to posting the position externally)

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED), three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Forklift Experience a plus.

Language Skills

Able to communicate & comprehend in the English Language to perform the duties of this position.

Mathematical Skills

Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Possess the ability to accurately read a tape measure.

Reasoning Ability

Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

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 regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must be able to work adeptly at elevated heights. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to accurately compare color and pattern of products to quality control standards.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud and PPE is required. Appropriate hearing protection while in the plant is required as noise levels within the facility meet OSHA requirements for hearing protection equipment.

Although typically the employee will be required to work inside on occasion they may be required to load/unload shipments outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions.

Highwood provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by the law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Highwood USA believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to our success. This job description is designed to outline the primary job scope, but it is our expectation that each employee will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors.