Inventory Control Clerk/Water Striderr

Job Title:                Inventory Control Technician (Water Strider)

Department:           Operations

Reports To:             Senior Manager Production Planning

SUMMARY

The Inventory Control Technician is a key floor-operations role responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and efficient inventory flow throughout the production environment. This position supports continuous manufacturing operations by delivering materials to point‑of‑use, maintaining real‑time inventory accuracy, and resolving material issues before they impact production.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- Replenish materials to production lines based on kanban signals, WIP movement, and production schedules.

- Perform floor-level inventory counts and reconcile discrepancies.

- Monitor consumption rates and communicate shortages, risks, or excess inventory.

- Stage, move, and organize materials to support continuous flow and prevent interruptions.

- Record all material movements accurately in ERP/MES systems.

- Maintain organization and cleanliness of floor storage, supermarkets, and kanban areas.

- Partner with warehouse, planning, and manufacturing staff to resolve material issues.

- Supports cycle counts and participates in root‑cause investigations for inventory accuracy.

- Follow safety guidelines and material handling procedures.

- MUST LOVE GUNS!

This position is expected to be onsite.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

EXPORT CONTROL DETAILS

US based job, US Person required.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in inventory control, materials handling, or manufacturing preferred
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to inventory accuracy
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced production environment
• Comfortable with ERP/MRP transactions and basic computer skills
• Strong teamwork and communication abilities
• Lean/5S familiarity is a plus
• Ability to lift and move materials up to 50 pounds.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

- Highschool diploma

- Prefer previous inventory control experience

LANGUAGE SKILLS

- Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English.

- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

- Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

COMPUTER SKILLS

- Must have demonstrated prior experience with computers.

- Prefer experience with ERP/MES systems.

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

This position requires the incumbent to climb or balance occasionally and frequently requires standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, squatting, and reaching with hands and arms.  Using hands to finger, handle or feel and talking and hearing are required regularly.  This position requires the utilization of a PC; the employee may occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job are close, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate in an office environment. (Examples: business office with computers and/or computer printers, light traffic)

Employment with B.E. Meyers & Co. is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, Veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.