Inventory Associate

About the Job:

In this role, you will perform critical fulfillment center and inventory operations to support manufacturing workflows. You will receive, inspect, unload, stage, and store parts and materials while maintaining strict inventory accuracy within digital management systems. Operating heavy material-handling equipment (PIT), you will safely transport parts across site facilities, perform quality control checks, execute packaging and labeling per standard operating procedures (SOPs), and drive continuous improvement by identifying roadblocks and supporting root-cause problem-solving.

What We’re Looking For Education & Experience

• 2+ years of Fulfillment Center Operations experience, including work in an industry with receiving and inventory functions. • Direct experience operating heavy equipment and Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), specifically forklifts. 

• Proven background handling receiving inspections, storage auditing,sorting/staging, packaging, and shipping. • Mathematical and analytical skills to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw sound operational conclusions. 

• Ability to derive inventory requirements directly from Bills of Material (BOM).

Must-Have Skills

• PIT & Forklift Operation: Fundamental knowledge, safe operating practices, and hands-on skill running heavy equipment to transport materials, including forklifts, electronic pallet jacks (EPJs), reach-trucks, and turret-trucks. 

• Certified Forklift Experience: Prior certified forklift experience. 

• Receiving & Quality Inspection: Capability to unload carrier shipments, visually inspect packages against SOPs, verify part requirements, and conduct quality control checks. 

• Data Entry & Receipt Documentation: Proficiency navigating inventory management tools, inputting receipt data accurately, and systematically closing out receipts and work orders. 

• Packaging, Labeling & Staging: Expertise selecting appropriate packaging to protect parts at all workflow stages, labeling parts with correct identifiers, and securely sorting/staging storage containers to prevent loss. 

• Continuous Improvement & RCCA: Ability to evaluate and escalate process roadblocks that may cause downstream defects and support root-cause analysis. 

• Physical & Safety Standards:Ability to regularly lift 50 lbs., wear required PPE, adhere strictly to safe operating procedures, and participate in regular safety training.

Nice-to-Have Skills (Preferred)

• Warehouse, receiving, or inventory control experience within the aerospace or automotive industry.