Agri-Fab is a leader in the lawn and garden marketplace with shipments reaching around the globe. As successful as Agri-Fab has become, the core goal has not changed; provide a reliable source of employment for the community.
1st Shift Hours: 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Pay: Weekly pay, starting wage of $19.48/hour. Opportunity for monthly production bonus up to $230 a month.
Agri-Fab offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, vision, dental and pharmacy benefits. You will have company paid life insurance and 401K contribution once eligibility requirements are met. Agri-Fab offers affordable on-site childcare, two weeks of vacation time and 10 paid Holidays a year.
Purpose: Responsible for maintaining a high level of inventory accuracy and integrity. Investigation of any variance in inventory to establish Root Cause Analysis.
Position Prerequisite:
Must meet the following requirements:
- Complies with all rules and regulations of Agri-Fab, Inc. and actively contributes to workplace safety.
- Interacts in a positive and cooperative manner in all dealings with co-workers and management.
- Actively participates in training; stays current and in compliance with required annual safety training.
- Supports manufacturing improvement programs and initiatives. Offers and helps implement improvement suggestions.
- Maintains a clean, orderly and safe working environment; wears and utilizes all PPE required for each job.
- Follows standard work and work instructions.
- Displays a high degree of attention to detail.
- Displays appropriate sense of urgency in communicating concerns (safety, quality, etc.).
- Works overtime, including weekends and holidays, as required.
Essential Functions
Required but not limited to:
- Run reports to verify part availability.
- Transmit updated “parts needed” lists to appropriate departments each day.
- Interface with manufacturing personnel, purchasing personnel, etc. on material status and productions planning issues.
- Monitors and controls inventory integrity and identifies root cause for any variance.
- Maintain product identification and location program.
- Responsible for completing physical inventories, cycle counts, random or receipt audits and reconciliations.
- Research, track and report inventory discrepancies through appropriate documentation to Production Control in a timely manner.
- Uses lift or fork truck (including Drexel when needed) to access parts stored in warehouse.
- Verifies correct part number is on tags on baskets.
- Performs required PMs as scheduled.
- Compile and distribute changeover list to appropriate departments 3 days before scheduled changeover.
- Makes list of parts needed from AFGAR and AF Sullivan 2 days before needed and distributes to appropriate people.
- Requisition and maintain inventories of materials or supplies necessary to meet production demands.
- Communication with Laser, Machining, Fabrication, Paint, Tubing, and Welding departments.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Must successfully complete Industrial Power Vehicle training and certification, including hearing and/or vision testing, and possess valid driver’s license.
- Measuring and Mathematical Skills
a. Accurately add, subtracts, multiplies, and divides.
b. Able to verify parts using work instructions or blueprints.
- Language Skills (Speaking and Writing)
a. Effectively communicates with coworkers and supervisors.
b. Writes, counts and identification numbers clearly and legibly on tags.
c. Maintains a professional manner at all times due to contact with outside vendors.
- Basic Reasoning Skills
a. Applies common sense when following written and oral instructions.
b. Reads, interprets, and takes action on written instruction.
c. Strong Analytical skills.
- Physical Requirements and Manual Dexterity
a. Steps up and down to get in and out of lift or fork truck.
b. May sit throughout shift, or stand throughout shift depending on equipment operated, and regularly walks to and from lift or fork truck.
c. Operates lift truck controls and steering using feet and hands.
d. Excellent sense of balance to work at heights on lift, with a platform height of approximately 20 feet.
e. Frequently rotates upper body, head and neck to look behind truck when operating in reverse.
f. Occasional bending, lifting, carrying; may be required to lift up to 40 pounds on an intermittent basis
- Computer Skills
a. Proficient computer skills with Microsoft Office, and knowledge in MTMS and Webclient.
b. Able to interpret routing plans for individual parts as well as finished goods.
- Manufacturing and Technical Skills
a. Knowledge in regards to Lean Manufacturing processes, Inventory Control and Material Management Systems.
b. Familiarity with production plans and material deployment to production lines as well as warehouse management and inventory accuracy.
c. Demonstrated capability to conduct Root Cause Analysis
d. Demonstrated capability of 8 Step Problem Solving
- Organizational Skills
a. Ability to multitask and manage own time efficiently.
b. Ability to work autonomously.
Work Environment
- Subject to hot temperatures.
- May be subject to loud working environment.
- Works at heights on lift, with a platform height of approximately 20 feet.
- Work performed in a combination of shop and office environment
- May be required to rotate into jobs to cover staff as needed.