Material Audit Coordinator

At Kaman, we are always looking for a better way. Whether we are helping keep our troops safe or pioneering safer ways to fly the globe, we approach every challenge with an innovation mindset. We consider our people to be the key to our success and are looking for candidates who share our core values of Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Creativity and Honor (REACH). Find out more about us at Kaman.com/Careers. We are currently looking for a talented and experienced Materials Audit Coordinator to work at your Middletown, CT facility.

This position will monitor (including transactions, physical location, and cycle counts) production floor inventory assets on one or more programs as assigned. Maintain constant liaison with managers, production areas, planning, receiving inspection and procurement. Obtain program information from Status Reports, production, purchasing, etc. Coordinates the virtual (electronic) and physical movement of materials. Provide direction to production and quality personnel regarding material processing. Report shortages to management. Diagnose troubled areas, communicate problems to supervisor, suggest solutions/improvements and take corrective action.

• Responsibilities:
• Review accurate documentation of all material movement (incoming and outgoing) for all bond rooms as needed.
• Move open hardware back into Bond room from Production floor as needed.
• Move RTP hardware and assemblies from MRB to Bond rooms as required.
• Move rework hardware out of MRB as required.
• Move open hardware with the NC Hardware into MRB as required.
• Track all NC Hardware, ensure movement to MRB Crib
• Reconcile Work orders with Production and Materials as needed.
• Address balance of WO HW not put on NC and moved to MRB.
• Reconcile Work orders with Production and Materials (planning and coordinators)
• Attend MRB meeting as required.
• Pull electronic components for kits and issue kits to assembly as needed.
• Properly identify all materials, inclusive of electronic components as needed.
• Obtain shortage and production floor control reports and information daily.
• Perform transactions, cycle counts, and physical inventories as required.
• Back up Shipping & Receiving, Inventory Control, Production Control & Materials Technician.
• Must be comfortable running machinery, cutting, sharing and power saws.
• Explosive Magazine Audits with Inventory Control Supervisor
• Maintains workflow while balancing changing needs of the business.
• Communicates information to appropriate departments and individuals. Provides updates to management.
• Implements Lean methodologies when developing project plans/layouts to achieve company goals in cost, throughput, productivity, quality, and delivery.
• Ensures that work environment is clean, safe and that safety, health and environmental procedures and regulations are followed.
• Provides a high level of service to all internal and external customers. Contributes to positive teamwork environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Accomplishes related results as needed.
• Must be able to lift and negotiate up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Qualifications:

Education: High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelors' Degree preferred but not required. Interest in Higher Education Required.

Experience: Minimum of 3 years working familiarity and understanding of production control processes, procedures and warehouse experience. Microsoft Office experience, including Excel and Word. Advanced System skills including: Matrix, WDS, TipQA, DCS.

Kaman is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other protected characteristics protected by law. Kaman and all its related companies fully endorse equal opportunity for all.

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