Inventory Clerk

The Jel Sert Company marks a major milestone this year, 100 years of success, innovation, and industry leadership. The Jel Sert Company has focused on creating high-quality, high-value foods and beverages that help bring people together. Jel Sert is proud to have been awarded the Great Place to Work certification and recognized as the Best Workplace to Work in Chicago and a Best Workplace in Manufacturing and Production. We are currently looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as an INVENTORY CLERK. If you are looking for a work environment that encourages personal growth, responsibility, and a shared vision for creating incredible products that help create lasting memories, then Jel Sert wants you!

The Inventory Clerk will assist the Materials Management department with maintaining Packaging /Ingredients inventory accuracy and will analyze variances between WMS and ERP systems and adjust the frequency of cycle counts as needed.

This position will require the employee to work overtime as needed. Overtime is scheduled based upon individual job responsibilities and the needs of the department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

This job description only summarizes typical functions. Duties, tasks, and responsibilities may differ from the description.

• Maintain accurate inventory balances between WMS and ERP - FormWeigh and ERP inventory systems.
• Administer the cycle count program for all Packaging and WIP items.
• Administer cycle count program for all Ingredients, WIP, and Kits.
• Inventory corrections for revision regarding package changes (-A to -B); Pre-counts for final runs and clean up final balances after transition.
• Investigate inventory errors to determine the root cause and make corrections as needed.
• Handle End-of-run Packaging and WIP materials adjustments in WISE/QAD systems.
• Physical counts of items used in Pharmaceutical and regular products with large variances, as needed.
• Update the HSMS system with all the Hold Notification Forms from weekly reworks.
• Assist and backup the Inventory team as needed.
• Other projects as assigned/required.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 1 year of Inventory experience within a manufacturing environment is required.
• Must have WMS software experience. Experience with WISE/QAD/FormWeigh is preferred.
• Bilingual in English Spanish is required.
• A high school degree is required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong working knowledge and proficiency with Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Must be highly organized, disciplined, and detail oriented.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written in English and Spanish, with the ability to work independently within a team environment required.
• Self-starter with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment

BENEFITS & SALARY

Jel Sert Company is committed to pay transparency and will provide further compensation information during the interview process. The minimum compensation for the Inventory Clerk is $18.21 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined upon an offer. Compensation is determined by a candidate's experience, education, skills, training, and internal equity within our organization. In addition to a competitive compensation package, regular full-time corporate employees of Jel Sert are eligible for our extensive benefits programs, which can be reviewed here.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to reach, lift, push and/or pull up to 50 lbs. as needed.
• Must be able to reach, lift, push and/or pull up to 50 lbs. as needed.
• Must be able to move within the office, warehouse, and manufacturing areas as required by job responsibilities.
• Standing/walking for a minimum of 8 hours.
• Sitting at a computer for up to 4 hours at a time, picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand or arms at times.
• Must have clear speech and have the ability to hear and listen for communication.
• Must be able to stoop, crouch, bend, stretch, reach, and/or grasp in order to view product information and/or get product from a specific location.
• Must be able to read at a distance and have the ability to recognize color.
• Must be able to ascend/descend staircases using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Medium work: Exerting up to 50lbs of force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs of force frequently, and/or up to 10lbs of force constantly to move objects.
• Required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, documentation, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, and/or visual inspection.
• Subject to noise, which may cause the employee to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Office, warehouse, and manufacturing environments with exposure to allergen products.

FOOD SAFETY and QUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES

Follow applicable procedures and work instructions.

Back-up for Inventory Clerk

IMPACT ON JEL SERT SUCCESS

This job provides accurate packaging inventory counts to Jel Sert Buyers in order to maintain daily production schedules.