Kitting/ Materials Handler

ROSENBAUER STATEMENT

At Rosenbauer we pride ourselves on providing top-of-the-line fire apparatus, created with state-of-the-art technology for more than 150 years because when lives are at stake anything less is unacceptable. As the world’s largest manufacturer of fire equipment, we make sure our vehicles, production teams, and service personnel are ready to do what is necessary to keep communities safe.

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Kitting/Material Handler, you will be vital to the success of, and support of the operations, through professionally and efficiently working with the Kitting/Materials leads and Supervisors to support production. Critical communication and problem resolution skills are essential in the day-to-day activities of the Kitting/Material Specialist. You will be responsible for printing pick sheets, picking parts, scanning parts to location, managing inventory through cycle counts, and expediting, as necessary, the flow of products, components, and information to production to optimize operations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

All employees are required to support Rosenbauer’s Mission, Vision, and Values. The following are the essential duties of this position and do not include marginal functions that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. The scope and duties of a given position may change or be temporarily altered based on the business needs of Rosenbauer.

1. Manage and maintain timely product flow from the warehouse through to the production line, to support production indexing. A critical aspect will be to accept no defect and pass no defect, through material cart audits and effective hand-offs from the warehouse to the production team.
2. Document and work-to-completion any/all shortages that occur for the value stream, regardless of kitting, non-conforming, mis-placed, stock vs VMI, etc.
3. Manage and maintain all product availability in line side and kanban inventory storage locations to support the value stream.
4. Contribute to a team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
5. Support/Maintain effective and safe product storage practices.
6. Maintain consistent daily housekeeping of all areas of responsibility.
7. Performs other duties and responsibilities as required by management to meet the needs of the organization and our members.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA’S): The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

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Knowledge, Education, and/or Experience:

• High school diploma/GED required.
• Forklift certification or ability to obtain one.
• 1 year experience in kitting/materials department or a manufacturing environment.

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Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient organization and time-management skills.

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Abilities:

• Able to follow written and verbal directions and do so with a positive attitude.
• Able to recognize the importance and adherence to all safety policies in order to promote a safe working environment, for everyone at the organization.
• Ability to learn on the job and adapt to challenges.
• Ability to ask for help.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and work well in a team environment.
• Ability to read, interpret, and work with build specs, bills of materials, and/or prints.
• Understand the need to support the organization to work effectively by adhering to the attendance and punctuality standards.
• Able to contribute to work cohesively in a team environment with a positive attitude.
• Able to communicate comfortably and efficiently, both verbal and written, up and down across various levels of the organization.
• Analytical and highly motivated individual with acute attention to detail.
• Must be able to efficiently work with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Windows, and Sage.
• Able to work professionally with customers, vendors, and external business leaders.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports, correspondence and to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Able to work in an ERP/MRP environment and perform associated transactions.
• Ability to perform simple tasks, such as typing a letter and using basic commands such as setting tabs, opening, and closing files, simple formulas.
• Prior experience with a computer terminal and/or PC.

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Hours of work- Ability to work evenings and/or weekends occasionally

As needed to support department needs.