INVENTORY CONTROL SPECIALIST II

Description Company Overview: Valor is a dynamic and innovative manufacturing company with a proven track record of delivering exceptional solutions to government agencies.

Deadline to apply: November 30, 2026. Role will be closed sooner if filled. *An internal candidate has been identified for promotion into this role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Optimize inventory; Reduce excess inventory, control costs, manage storage and warehouse inventories while relying on SOPS
• Accurately issue, receive, inventory, and warehouse all materials and supplies for manufacturing operations
• Proactively monitor quantity of materials to support daily demands and production schedule
• Identify compliant solutions to disposition obsolete/shelf-life controlled inventory items
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Work outdoors as needed year-round to move materials between buildings, receive trucks, and transport store materials/equipment
• Collaborate with Receiving Inspection (RI) team members in QA to expedite releasing materials in accordance with Production demands
• Notify Buyer when defective goods are received or identified in inventory and maintain a designated area for defective goods for disposition
• Train junior team members and ensure safety and quality standards are maintained at all times
• Examine shipment contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy
• Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock
• Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, or shipping orders, to route materials
• Pack, seal, label, or affix postage to prepare materials for shipping, using hand tools, power tools, or postage meter
• Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, damages, or discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, or recordkeeping purposes
• Confer or correspond with department team members to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, or nonconformance to specifications
• Deliver or route materials to departments using hand truck, conveyor, or sorting bins
• Communicate with carrier representatives to make arrangements or to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials
• Fulfill receiving requirements for incoming materials by conducting physical counts, reconcile packing slips and validating purchase orders, and perform visual inspections of components
• Ensure that inventory counts are completed as scheduled
• Regularly conduct “cycle counts” on the entire inventory and provides reports to management
• Facilitate outbound shipments as required and directed
• Ensure physical security of Arms, Ammunition and Explosives (AA&E), including Security Risk Categories commiserate with standard operation procedures
• Safely operate a forklift or hand truck to load and unload freight
• Move freight, stock and recyclables to and from storage and or production areas, loading docks, vehicles and containers
• Participate in demilitarization of sensitive items as assigned
• Support Lean 5S initiatives to achieve a workplace that is clean, uncluttered, safe, and well organized to help reduce waste and optimize productivity
• Operate within AS9100 and ISO 9001 quality management systems (QMS) being cognizant of strict aerospace and defense-specific requirements of your department and/or role
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits: We offer a company paid holidays, health insurance, retirement plans, and a robust employee assistance program. Our inclusive and collaborative work environment fosters growth and innovation, empowering employees to make meaningful contributions.

Application Process: Qualified and interested candidates may apply to be considered for the Inventory Control Specialist II position.

Minimum Qualifications

• US Citizen or Permanent Resident Card Holder
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must pass all initial and subsequent background checks and drug screenings
• Ability to speak, read, write, and comprehend the English language
• Proficient in 10 key and Microsoft Office Products
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license
• Must obtain and maintain internal forklift certification via Valor’s PIT Program within 30-days of start date
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in a warehouse/inventory position for a manufacturing facility
• 3 – 5 years’ Material handling equipment experience
• Knowledge and basic use of handheld power tools such as a bandsaw and other cutting equipment
• 1 – 2 years audit and inventory experience

Physical Requirements:

• RARE (less than 10%): Crawling, handling chemicals, climbing stairs and ladder, wearing a respirator, lifting over 40 lbs.
• OCCASIONAL (up to 33%): Stretching arms above head, lifting over 15 lbs. to 30 lbs.
• FREQUENT (up to 66%): Bending, walking, pushing, transport, range-of-motion, reaching, twisting, sweeping, balancing, walking on uneven surfaces, gripping, lifting to 15 lbs., able to withstand loud noise
• CONTINUOUS (up to 100%): Repetitive motion, reading, standing, sitting, seeing, seeing distant, depth-perception, color vision, speaking clearly, hearing-speech-range, manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, ability to withstand varying temperatures, attention to fine detail