Inventory Specialist I

Lyons Magnus leads the food industry with creativity and innovation, crafting top-quality products across all manufacturing phases, from raw materials to marketing. With over 2000 diverse items for industrial ingredient and food service sectors, Lyons caters to leading restaurant chains nationally and internationally.

At Lyons, our diverse and talented staff is the heart of our organization. We foster a thriving work environment where employees are engaged in shaping both the company's and their own future.

A member of the Warehouse Department, a food service division at Lyons Magnus, an international food and beverage manufacturer headquartered in Fresno, California. The Inventory Specialist I is responsible for adjusting and maintaining inventory accuracy for raw materials and finished goods. Specialists will also occasionally operate forklifts and retrieve & provide samples as requested. Additional duties may be assigned as needed. This position reports to the Sr. Director of Warehouse Operations.

Pay Range: $19.00 per hour

Hours:

• 7:00am - 3:30pm
• 3:30pm - 12:00am
• 9:00pm - 5:30am

Schedule: 5 days per week

(Must be willing to work OT and Weekends)

Location: Fresno, CA

Position Type: Temp-to-Hire

Travel Requirements: None

Work Environment: Warehouse Environment

Additional Information:This is an in-house temporary position aligned with a temp-to-hire process. While a permanent role may become available, conversion is not guaranteed and will depend on business needs, performance, and attendance. Benefits eligibility begins after 90 days.

Core Responsibilities:

• Supports the mission, values, and vision of the company.
• Maintains the best interest of Lyons Magnus first and foremost.
• Collaborate with employees of Lyons Magnus in a positive and constructive manner to maintain a professional relationship. Demonstrates courtesy, discretion, friendliness, and diplomacy.
• Works within a team environment to share information and help others as needed.
• Understand the inbound and outbound flow of materials.
• Physically count materials and balance out actuals and perpetuals.
• Investigate and correct inventory introduction, shipping and receiving errors.
• Learn RAF and restock processes.
• Identify issues as well as opportunities for improvement related to inventory or processes.
• Work to resolve inventory discrepancies by escalating communication to inventory control supervision for review.
• Review weekly HRR with inventory supervision to assure items are moved from live inventory and placed in designated locations.
• Register inbound cargo and monitor inbound/outbound trailer and seal inspection procedures.
• Learn to operate forklift equipment to help with efficiency.
• Retrieve and provide samples when requested.
• Learn and understand conversion rates and date codes.
• Demonstrate professionalism, particularly when collaborating with customers and other departments within the company.
• Partner with the company’s procurement, receiving and production departments to ensure that all items for work orders are accounted for and available.
• Plan and complete assigned tasks within the deadlines.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Radio Frequency (RF) experience.
• Strong mathematical ability.
• Professional communication skills, written and verbal.
• Ability to work well with computers, notebooks and maintain databases effectively.
• Multi-tasking and strong attention to detail.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalency.
• 0-2 years relative work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Willingness to learn how to operate a forklift.
• Forklift experience.
• Strict adherence to the Lyons Magnus attendance policy.