Warehouse Technician

Fontaine Modification Company; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Fontaine Modification Company, part of Marmon Holdings and Berkshire Hathaway backed, seeks a dependable Warehouse Technician to support production via disciplined material handling, inventory control, and line-side material support. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and proactive identification of issues to prevent delays.

You will maintain inventory integrity, communicate risks early, and ensure materials are available at the right time and location to keep production running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Dependable, safety-focused, quality-minded, and detail-oriented Warehouse Technician.

Responsibilities

• Receive, unload, inspect, identify, and verify incoming materials against documentation.
• Maintain accurate inventory locations and perform routine cycle counts.
• Pick, stage, sequence, and deliver materials to production per schedules and line-side requirements.

Job description

Fontaine Modification Company As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you'll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We're committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone's empowered to be their best. Fontaine Modification focuses on the design and manufacturing of innovative solutions for heavy truck manufacturers, dealers, and commercial truck users worldwide. We fill the niche between what OEM truck chassis builders can produce in their respective manufacturing plants and what the market needs for the wide variety of fleet and vocational truck applications. Fontaine's long history of providing innovative and custom-engineered solutions in an environment of integrity, customer responsiveness, quality products, and superior workmanship has made us a recognized leader in the industry for more than half a century.

Fontaine Modification is seeking a dependable, safety-focused, quality-minded, and detail-oriented Warehouse Technician to support production operations through disciplined material handling, inventory control, warehouse organization, and line-side material support. The Warehouse Technician is a critical link between suppliers, warehouse operations, production, quality, and the customer. The position is responsible for ensuring the right material is available, in the right quantity, in the right condition, at the right location, and at the right time to support production requirements. The successful candidate will demonstrate ownership of the warehouse environment, maintain high standards of safety and housekeeping, protect inventory accuracy, identify problems before they disrupt production, and actively contribute to continuous improvement.

WAREHOUSE TECHNICIAN POSITION SUMMARY

Fontaine Modification focuses on the design and manufacturing of innovative solutions for heavy truck manufacturers, dealers, and commercial truck users worldwide. We fill the niche between what OEM truck chassis builders can produce in their respective manufacturing plants and what the market needs for the wide variety of fleet and vocational truck applications. Fontaine's long history of providing innovative and custom-engineered solutions in an environment of integrity, customer responsiveness, quality products, and superior workmanship has made us a recognized leader in the industry for more than half a century. Fontaine Modification is seeking a dependable, safety-focused, quality-minded, and detail-oriented Warehouse Technician to support production operations through disciplined material handling, inventory control, warehouse organization, and line-side material support. The Warehouse Technician is a critical link between suppliers, warehouse operations, production, quality, and the customer. The position is responsible for ensuring the right material is available, in the right quantity, in the right condition, at the right location, and at the right time to support production requirements. The successful candidate will demonstrate ownership of the warehouse environment, maintain high standards of safety and housekeeping, protect inventory accuracy, identify problems before they disrupt production, and actively contribute to continuous improvement. This position is expected to operate with a "production-ready" mindset: anticipate needs, identify risks, communicate issues early, and take action to prevent material shortages, errors, damage, delays, and unnecessary downtime.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Material Receiving & Inventory Control

• Receive, unload, inspect, identify, and verify incoming materials, components, supplies, and equipment against applicable documentation.
• Confirm quantities, part numbers, descriptions, condition, and other required information before material is placed into inventory.
• Identify and immediately communicate damaged, incorrect, short, excess, or questionable material.
• Accurately process material transactions in applicable inventory/status systems.
• Maintain accurate inventory locations and ensure materials are stored in their designated locations.
• Perform routine cycle counts and participate in physical inventory activities.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies and assist in identifying root causes rather than simply correcting system quantities.
• Protect inventory from damage, contamination, deterioration, loss, or unauthorized use.
• Maintain appropriate material identification, labeling, lot/part traceability, and organization standards.

Production & Line-Side Material Support

• Pick, stage, sequence, and deliver materials to production in accordance with production schedules and established material-flow requirements.
• Maintain appropriate line-side inventory levels to support uninterrupted production without creating unnecessary excess inventory or congestion.
• Monitor production